Join Ralph “R.E.” Burrillo for a reading and book signing of his recently published, THE BACKWOODS OF EVERYWHERE: Words from a Wandering Local. This book is published by Torrey House Press: “In The Backwoods of Everywhere, archaeologist Burrillo excavates his past, examining Indigenous and tourist cultures, the complexities of American archaeology, and what it means to be a local. In the vein of Bill Bryson, Tim Cahill, and Ellen Meloy, Burrillo’s is a fresh voice in humor-spiked nature writing and cultural commentary.”

R.E. is an archaeologist, author, and conservation advocate for the American Southwest. His writing has appeared in Archaeology Southwest, Colorado Plateau Advocate, The Salt Lake Tribune, Blue Mountain Shadows, The Moab Times, The Navajo-Hopi Observer, Kiva, The Gulch, The Dust, The Archaeological Record, Flag Live, The San Juan Record, and Southwestern Lore. He is also the author of Behind the Bears Ears: Exploring the Cultural and Natural Histories of a Sacred Landscape, which was chosen by ForeWord Book Reviews as their critic’s choice in nonfiction for the year 2020. Both books are available at regional booksellers or online at Torrey House Press. He currently works as a project manager for PaleoWest, and splits his time between Scottsdale and Flagstaff, AZ.