Escape the holiday bustle and attend a book reading at the Long Pour 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 144 Central Park Square.

Grab a cocktail, sit back and relax while listening to Los Alamos local Brenda Fleming as she reads from her book, Short Front Legs: Observations of the Human Species from a Tired Mother. Stories from the book focus on the hilarities of humanhood, and for this reading, one of the topics will be the holidays.

There will be a limited number of books available for sale after the book reading and will benefit Family Strengths Network. (Cheers to Giving Tuesday!) Cash only please.

For more information on the book or to read reviews, visit Amazon, where it is available in Kindle, paperback, hardcover and very soon an Audiobook version read by the author (available Nov. 25). Those who enjoy the book and have the chance this crazy holiday season are encouraged to leave a review as this is the best way to help the author, and help readers discover the book.

Brenda Fleming is the illustrator of the popular children’s book, Goodnight, Los Alamos that won Best Picture Book from the Arizona and New Mexico book awards.