2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
The finalists in the 2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards were announced on September 20, 2013 at the monthly Coop meeting. The list can be downloaded by clicking the button below.
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2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
Finalists
Anthology (individual or collection)
Chavez, Thomas A Moment in Time Rio Grande Books
Coy, Deborah La Llorona Beatlick Press
Gordon, Wally A Reporter’s World Terra Nova Books
Hays-Gilpin, Kelley, Dennis Gilpin Jeffrey Lunges: Visions of the Southwest Coppercliff Press
Melzer, Richard & John Taylor Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Rio Grande Books
Rhetts, Paul & Barbe Awalt Voices of New Mexico, Too Rio Grande Books
Anthropology/Archaeology
Downum, Christian Hisat’sinom SAR Press
Fowles, Severin An Archaeology of Doings SAR Press
Haury, Eric Edward Bridge Danson Museum of Northern Arizona
Weaver, Anne Children of Time UNM Press
Arts Book
Booker, Margaret Moore Southwest Art Defined Rio Nuevo Publishers
Fred Jones Museum James T Bialac Native American Art Collection Univ of OK Press
Hays-Gilpin, Kelley, Dennis Gilpin Jeffrey Lunges: Visions of the Southwest Coppercliff Press
Krasin, Richard The Nature of Objects Artifact Editions with Burning Books
Stern, Jean, Susan McGarry & Terry Dunn Art of the National Parks Fresco Fine Arts
Varjabedian, Craig Landscape Dreams, A New Mexico Portrait UNM Press
Biography – Arizona subject
Grasse, David A Killer is What They Need Graphic Publishers
Haury, Eric Edward Bridge Danson Museum of Northern Arizona
Iverson, Peter We Will Secure Our Future Univ of AZ Press
McCroskey, Mona Lange Chasing Cattle and the Cure HollyBear Press
Biography – New Mexico subject
Bachrach, Arthur A Life in Full ABQ Press
Burns, Cherie Searching for Beauty St Martin’s Press
Hey, Nigel Wonderment Matador
Larson, Robert & Carole Larson Ernest L. Blumenshein Univ of OK Press
Madrid, Arturo In the Country of Empty Crosses Trinity University Press
Walsh, Candace Licking the Spoon Seal Press
Biography – Other
Black, Bonnie Lee How to Make an African Quilt Nighthawk Press
Blake, Roger Ramjet: My Secret Life with PTSD
Folsom, Tom Hopper HarperCollins Publishers
Hagenbach, Dieter & Lucius Werthmuller Mystic Chemist Synergetic Press
Business Book (includes career)
Swinger, Joe Beans of Wisdom LID Publishing
Children’s Activity Book
Storad, Conrad & Lynda Exley Arizona Color Me Wacky! Five Star Publications
Children’s Picture Book
Boeholt, V A Burton the Kind Scarecrow Five Star Publications
Bommersbach, Jana A Squirrel’s Story Five Star Publications
Fields, Terri The Most Dangerous Sylvan Dell Publishing
Haake, Martha Baxter Erskine Wolf Creative Response Inc
Heller, Marcy Loco Dog and Tom AZRO Press
Ritt, Sharon GQ GQ: Where are You? Five Star Publications
Rose, Elizabeth Dotty Ditties Quillrunner Publishing
Rose, Elizabeth Daft Doggerels Quillrunner Publishing
Young, Nancy The Moon Saw it All Five Star Publications
Children’s Picture or Activity Books Bilingual
Adalucia Micaela: Despertaren en poesia Cholita Prints & Publishing
Anaya, Rudolfo How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico Rio Grande Books
Crafts/Hobby/How-to Book
Babb, Randall An Introduction to Hunting Arizona’s Small Game Arizona Game & Fish Dept
Crowder, Les & Heather Harrell Top-Bar Beekeeping Chlesea Green Publishing
Fiction - historical fiction
Avidson, Douglas Brothers of the Fire Star Crossquarter Publishing Group
Cobb, Thomas With Blood in Their Eyes Univ of AZ Press
Garcia, Belinda Vasquez Return of the Bones Magic Prose
Jones, Jim Waning Moon Create Space
Kennedy, John Coyote Book Baby
Petton, Maggi When Rain Remembers Booklocker
Smith, James Catherine’s Son Suncrest Publications
Zibart, Rosemary Forced Journey Kinkajou Press
Fiction - mystery/suspense
Anaya, Rudolfo Curse of the ChupaCabra UNM Press
Badal, Joseph The Lone Wolf Agenda Suspense Publishing
Badal, Joseph Evil Deeds Suspense Publishing
Badal, Joseph Shell Game Suspense Publishing
Baker, Shannon Tainted Mountain Midnight Ink Books
Cash, Marie Romero Treasure Among the Shadows Camel Press
Harrison, CC Picture of Lies Five Star Gage
Nance, Joyce Escaping the Arroyo CreateSpace
Tessler, Margaret Casting Shadows BookLocker
Waite, Urban The Carrion Birds HarperCollins Publishers
Wood, Patricia The Easter Egg Murder Aakenbaaken & Kent
Fiction - other
Anaya, Rudolfo Curse of the ChupaCabra UNM Press
Barber, Christine When the Devil Doesn’t Show St Martin’s Press
Boggio, Sue & Mare Pearl A Growing Season UNM Press
Manthiram, Annam Dysfunction: Stories Aqueous Books
McCall, Deanna Dickinson Mustang Spring Stories & Poems Frontier Project
Nichols, John On Top of Spoon Mountain UNM Press
Poling-Kempes, Lesley Bone Horses La Alameda Press
Southard, Duke A Favor Returned Wheatmark
Fiction - romance
Anaya, Rudolfo The Old Man’s Love Story Univ of OK Press
Jacobs, Linda Jackson Hole Journey Camel Press
King, Lesley The Baby Pact Create Space
Ross, Inez Blaize Castle: The Novel Ashley House
Whitt, J Allen Notes from the Other Side of the Mountain BlueSkyWriter
Fiction - science fiction & fantasy
Garcia, Belinda Vasquez Ghosts of the Black Rose Magic Prose
Gray, Michael Asleep at the Wheel of Time ABQ Press
Mirabal, RJ The Tower of Il Serrohe Black Rose Writing
Rogers, Garry Corr Syl the Warrior CreateSpace
Wiley, Robert Aaron On Stranger Winds Bindlegrim Press
Fiction – adventure or drama
Avidson, Douglas Brothers of the Fire Star Crossquarter Publishing Group
Conkling, Mark Dog Shelter Blues Sunstone Press
Lassiter, Karl China Jack Amazon Encore
Neri, Kris Revenge on Route 66 Cherokee McGhee Publishing
Ochse, Weston Seal Team 666 St Martin’s Press
First Book
Haury, Eric Edward Bridge Danson Museum of Northern Arizona
Kelling, Karen The Comanchero’s Grave Sunstone Press
Mendez, Edward One Calamitous Spring Reines Viegas Amargas
Sine, William Guardian Angel Casemate
Taylor, Rae Marie The Land Bright Shores Press
Wood, Patricia The Easter Egg Murder Aakenbaaken & Kent
Gardening Book
Irish, Mary A Place All Our Own Univ of AZ Press
Gay/Lesbian (GLBT) Book
Chavez, Michael Haze Regal Crest Enterprises
Walsh, Candace Licking the Spoon Seal Press
Health Book (includes wellness, nutrition, beauty)
Amsden, Lucia Breaking Eggs Outskirts Press
Fourier, Aline Everything I Eat Nourishes Me Creative Response Inc
Padilla, Wanda Stop Digging Your Grave with your Teeth Masters of Influence
History Book – Arizona subject
Brown, David Bringing Back the Game: Arizona Wilkdlife Management 1912-1962 Arizona Game & Fish Dept
DeBarbieri, Lili Guide to Southern Arizona’s Historic Farms & Ranches History Press
Haury, Eric Edward Bridge Danson Museum of Northern Arizona
Link, Martin Navajo Country Pioneers Clear Light Publishing
Melcher, Mary Pregnancy, Motherhood & Choice in 20th Century Arizona Univ of AZ Press
Sheridan, Thomas Arizona: A History Univ of AZ Press
History Book – New Mexico subject
Blackwell, Shirley Balance Ditchbank Diaries MercuryHeartLink
Correia, Dave Properties of Violence UGA Press
Eidenbach, Peter An Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps UNM Press
Holtby, David Forty-Seventh Star Univ of OK Press
Kiser, William Dragoons in Apacheland Univ of OK Press
Kraemer, Paul Perfect Crystals Rio Grande Books
Lawrence, Adrea Lessons from an Indian Day School Univ of Kansas Press
Melzer, Richard & John Taylor Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Rio Grande Books
Secord, Paul Santa Fe’s Historic Hotels Arcadia Publishing
History Book – Other
Hagenbach, Dieter & Lucius Werthmuller Mystic Chemist Synergetic Press
Robinson, Sherry I Fought a Good Fight University of North Texas Press
Rose, Elizabeth Poet Under a Soldier’s Hat Quillrunner Publishing
Scheele, Charel Old World Breads & History of a Flemish Baker iUniverse
Juvenile Book (grade school to junior high)
Arizona, Jonah Sam’s Desert Adventure Moonlight Mesa
Budden, Diane The Un-Common Raven Red Rock Mountain Press
Flood, Nancy Bo Cowboy Up! Wordsong
Heller, Marcy Loco Dog and Tom AZRO Press
Little, Kimberley Griffiths Circle of Secrets Scholastic Press
Weaver, Anne Children of Time UNM Press
Multi-cultural Subject
Blackwell, Shirley Balance Ditchbank Diaries MercuryHeartLink
Etchart, Martin The Last Shepherd Univ of NV Press
Garcia, Belinda Vasquez Return of the Bones Magic Prose
Hays-Gilpin, Kelley, Dennis Gilpin Jeffrey Lunges: Visions of the Southwest Coppercliff Press
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
Nature/Environment Book
Anderson, C.L. Developing the Art of Equine Communication Moonlight Mesa
Babb, Randall An Introduction to Hunting Arizona’s Small Game Arizona Game & Fish Dept
Schlyer, Krista Continental Divide Texas A&M University Press
Storad, Conrad What’s the Weather Like Today? Rourke Educational Media
Taylor, Rae Marie The Land Bright Shores Press
New Age Book
Kirkel, Mercedes Mary Magdalene Beckons Into the Heart Creations
Ravenwood, Kathyrn How to Create Sacred Water Bear & Co
Nonfiction - other
Babb, Randall An Introduction to Hunting Arizona’s Small Game Arizona Game & Fish Dept
Carter, Bill Boom, Bust, Boom Scribner
Davis, Jerry Barns of the Land of Enchantment Artemesia Publishing
Kaltenbach, Bart & Barbara Anschel Sun Sticks & Mud La Sombra Books
Kelly, James Where Night is Day Cornell University Press
Sine, William Guardian Angel Casemate
Pets/Animals
Bommersbach, Jana A Squirrel’s Story Five Star Publications
Heller, Marcy Loco Dog and Tom AZRO Press
Rhetts, Paul & Barbe Awalt Terrie Q & Travelin’ Jack’s Pet Friends Rio Grande Books
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
Philosophy
Mitchell, Gary Amos the Philosophical Churchmouse CrossBooks
Willson, Harry From Fear to Love Amador Publishers
Poetry Book (individual or collection)
Bales, Chandra Poetry From the Other Side New Mexico State Poetry Society
Blackwell, Shirley Balance Ditchbank Diaries MercuryHeartLink
Eigner, Janet What Lasts is the Breath Black Swan Editions
Gallion, Teresa Chasing Light Inner Child Press
Harris, Dale Dream of Dragonfly Hummingbird Hollow Press
Lipman, Jane On the Back Porch of the Moon Black Swan Editions
Raby, Elizabeth This Woman Virtual Artists Collective
Shannon, Jeanne At the Horizon Line Finishing Line Press
Political Book
Gutierrez, Donald Feeling the Unthinkable Amador Publishers
Reference Book
Cross, Mark Encyclopedia of Santa Fe Caminito Publishing
Martin, Craig Los Alamos Place Names Bathtub Row Press
Nickell, Judy Atrisco to Zena Lona Rio Grande Books
Religious Book
Kestell, Vikki A Rose Blooms Twice Growing Up in God
Marcus, Jerry Shoshana’s Song Brittany Publications
Mitchell, Gary Amos the Philosophical Churchmouse CrossBooks
Starr, Mirabai God of Love Monkfish Book Publishing
Sutliff, David The Directors
Science (including mathematics)
Smarandache, Florentin & WB Vasantha Kandasami Algebraic Structure Using Subsets Educational Publisher
Storad, Conrad Uncovering Earth’s Crust Lerner Publishing Group
Weaver, Anne Children of Time UNM Press
Self-help Book
Amsden, Lucia Breaking Eggs Outskirts Press
Eigner, Janet What Lasts is the Breath Black Swan Editions
Martin, Linda Lighten Up: Diets Don’t Work You Do Masters of Influence
Stone, Chad Confessions of a Middle-Aged Babe Magnet Soulmate Media
Sports/Recreation
Herron, Gary Duke City Diamonds Rio Grande Books
McKerley, Jennifer Football Lucent Books
Speer, Joe Backpack Trekker Beatlick Press
Travel Book (includes guides)
DeBarbieri, Lili Guide to Southern Arizona’s Historic Farms & Ranches History Press
Hillerman, Anne and Don Strel Tony Hillerman’s Landscapes: Southwest Guide and Map High Desert Field Guides
Sohn, Ruth Crossing Cairo Gaon Books
Speer, Joe Backpack Trekker Beatlick Press
Young Adult Book (high school)
Avidson, Douglas Brothers of the Fire Star Crossquarter Publishing Group
Daugherty, Sharleen Young Voices of Silver City Rio Grande
Etchart, Martin The Last Shepherd Univ of NV Press
Goldfarb, Ann Light Riders and the Morenci Mine Murder Createspace
McKerley, Jennifer Football Lucent Books
Zibart, Rosemary Forced Journey Kinkajou Press
Young Readers Book (to grade 3)
Austin, Rico Arizona is Where I Live AuthorHouse
Heller, Marcy Loco Dog and Tom AZRO Press
Storad, Conrad Earth is Tilting Rourke Educational Media
Storad, Conrad Your Circulatory System Lerner Publishing Group
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
Best Cover Design - Small Format
Londene, Carl & Donna Call the Vet Nuevo Books
Melzer, Richard & John Taylor Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Rio Grande Books
Noyer, Albert One for the Money Plain View Press
Rhetts, Paul & Barbe Awalt Voices of New Mexico, Too Rio Grande Books
Ross, Inez Blaize Castle: The Novel Ashley House
Best Cover Design - Large Format
Adalucia Micaela: Despertaren en poesia Cholita Prints & Publishing
Anaya, Rudolfo How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico Rio Grande Books
Davis, Jerry Barns of the Land of Enchantment Artemesia Publishing
Davis, Jerry Michigan Barns Artemesia Publishing
Herron, Gary Duke City Diamonds Rio Grande Books
The New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards is organized by The New Mexico Book Co-op,
a not-for-profit organization serving authors and publishers
Category sponsors: Aakenbaaken & Kent Publishers, New York; Albuquerque/Bernalillo Co Public Library & Friends of the Albuquerque Public Library; Arizona Press Women; Artemesia Publishing; AZRO Press; Bathtub Row Press; Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections; Dexter Cirillo; Clear Creek Publishing; Pauline and Mel Eisenstadt; Five Star Publications; Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho, Inc.; Gaon Books; Mary Girsch-Bock; Roberta Haldane; Historical Society of New Mexico; Humanist Society of New Mexico; Joe the Book Guy; Latin American Professional Speakers Association; LPD Press; Judith McLaughlin and Daniel Godfrey; Moonlight Mesa Associates; Museum of New Mexico Foundation; New Mexico Book Co-op; New Mexico Coalition for Literacy; New Mexico Library Foundation; New Mexico State Library; New Mexico State Poetry Society; Rio Grande Books; Marcia Rosen; Santa Fe Public Library; SAR Press; Sirens of Suspense; Southwest Writers; Tinkertown Museum; Treasure House Books & Gifts; University of New Mexico Press; WalMart; and Word Harvest Writers Conference
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