2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LIST OF FINALISTS
2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Finalists
Anthology
OK Anaya, Rudolfo Billy the Kid and Other Plays Univ of OK Press
NM Brown, Billy, Gregory Candla, Elaine Schwartz, Stewart Warren Fixed and Free Poetry Anthology 2011 Mercury Heart Link
NC Saberhagen, Joan & Robert Vardeman Golden Reflections Baen Books
NM Andrews, Martha Shipman Out of the Shadows Rio Grande Books
AZ Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter SoWest SoWild DS Publishing
IL Nye, Valerie & Kathy Barco True Stories of Censorship Battles ALA
NM Patterson, Shirley & Susan Cho Turning Points in Women’s Lives Nuevo Books
Anthropology/Archaeology
NM Sturm, Circe Becoming Indian SAR Press
NM Szabo, Joyce Imprisoned Art SAR Press
NM Hart,Ron Duncan Islam and Muslims Gaon Books
NM Bakewell, Liza Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun UNM Press
Arts
NM Heller, Douglas Aloft Aloft Publishing
NM Counsell, Steven Edwin Illuminations Black Swan Editions
NM Mac Gregor, Greg and Siegfried Halus In Search of Domingues & Escalante Museum of NM Press
NM David Grant Noble In the Places of the Spirits SAR Press
NM Lewandowski, Stacia Light, Landscape & the Creative Quest Salska Arts
NM Pardue, Diana and Norman Sandfield Native American Bolo Ties Museum of NM Press
Biography-AZ
AZ Krueger, Susan with Reba Wells Grandrud Addie Slaughter: The Girl Who Met Geronimo Five Star Publications
PA McMichael, Susan Harrison Box 7, Black Canyon Stage Route Infinity
CA Waite, Barbara Anne Elsie Palomar Mountain Bookworks
AZ Hayden, Julian Field Man Univ of AZ Press
AZ Arizona Press Women Skirting Traditions Wheatmark
Biography-NM
NM Snyder, Sharon At Home of the Slopes of Mountains Los Alamos Historical Society
NY Nez, Chester & Judith Schiess Avila Code Talker Penguin
OK Clifford, Frank Deep Trails in the Old West Univ of OK Press
NM Sanchez, David Don’t Forget the Accent Mark UNM Press
NM Macabe, Cate This New Mountain Casa de Snapdragon
Biography-Other
NM Vaca, Cabeza de & Baker Morrow Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca: The South American Expeditions UNM Press
AZ Richards, Rusty Casey Tibbs - Born to Ride Moonlight Mesa Associates
NM Bellinger, Cindy Into the Heat, My Love Affair with Trees, Fire, Saws and Men Blue Mesa Books
NM Penner, Mary and Irvin Hornkohl Just Do It Crazy or Not Manzano Alley Press
TX Auker, Amy Hale Rightful Place Texas Tech Press
AZ Niece, Rick Side-Yard Super Hero Five Star Publications
AZ Malchuk, Kim Tasting Rain Five Star Publications
Business
NM Marker, Dennis Fifteen Steps to Corporate Feudalism One Standard Press
WV Corwell, David Many Genres One Craft Headline Books Inc
Cookbook
NM Nyquist, Jules Appetites Beatlick Press
AZ Niethammer, Carolyn Cooking the Wild Southwest Univ of AZ Press
NY DeWitt, Dave Popular Plates Fiery Foods Source Interlink
AZ McCormack, Barbara Recipes to Crow About Two Cats Press
NM Jamison, Cheryl & Bill Tasting New Mexico Museum of NM Press
Children’s Activity
AZ Storad, Conrad & Lynda Exley Arizona Way Out West & Wacky: Awesome Five Star Publications
NM Lane, Jill OsoBear’s Christmas in NM Enchantment Lane Publications
Children’s Picture
NM Anaya, Rudolfo La Llorna: The Crying Woman UNM Press
CA Lester, Stephen Big Horns Don’t Honk Bobolink Media
NM Goldman, Lisa Bear The Proud Little Burro Enchantment Press
IN Habiger-Doxon, Lydia, Jatalyn & Anastasia The World Upside-Down Xlibris
CA Geiger, Lorraine Cool Critters Bobolink Media
AZ Butcher, Tami My Bonus Mom Five Star Publications
NM Hickman, Kirt Purple Quillrunner Publishing
NM Holtby, Michelle Meet My Bipolar Brain Nuevo Books
Juvenile
NM LaMadrid, Enrique Amadito & the Hero Children UNM Press
MT Buchheit, Mike Going to the Grand Canyon FarCountry Press
AZ Krueger, Susan Horrifa’s Magic Makeover: Witch Way Five Star Publications
NY Rose, Caroline Starr May B. Random House Childrens Books
NM Eboch, Chris The Eyes of the Pharaoh Pig River Press
NM Guggenheim, Jaenet and Spencer Lucas Triassic Hall: Building the Triassic Exhibit AZRO Press
Young Adult
IN Apodaca, Rudy A Rare Thing AuthorHouse
NM Lovato, Andrew Leo Elvis Romero and Fiesta de Santa Fe Museum of NM Press
MN Nelson, Vaunda No Crystal Stair Lerner Publishing Group
SC Goldfarb, Ann The Last Tag CreateSpace
NM Zibart, Rosemary True Brit - Beatrice, 1940 Artesmesia Publishing
NM Gatuskin, Zelda Where the Sky Used to Be Amador Publishers
Young Readers
NY Redmond, Shirley Raye Fairies: A True Story Random House
NM Lewis, Camron Frankie and the Thompson Traveling Circus Lewis Endeavors
AZ Sanders, JR The Littlest Wrangler Moonlight Mesa Associates
FL Storad, Conrad What’s the Weather Like Today Rourke Publishing
Crafts/Hobb y/How-to Book
WV Corwell, David Many Genres One Craft Headline Books Inc
IN Rosen, Marcia My Memoir Workbook Abbott Press
First Book
NM Alexander, Francelle Among the Cottonwoods Rio Grande Books
NM Jacobson, Elizabeth Her Knees Pulled In Tres Chicas Books
NM Lewandowski, Stacia Light, Landscape & the Creative Quest Salska Arts
NM Fanning, Frances Rhythm of my Heart Casa de Snapdragon
AZ Tornga, Susan Seashells in the Desert Treble Heart Books
Gardening
NM DeWitt, Dave & Lois Manno Dave DeWitt’s Chile Trivia Rio Grande Books
Fiction-adventure/drama
NM James, Earl Bella Coola Black Moon Press
AZ McLaughlin, John In the Shadow of the Mountain John McLaughlin Books
CA Miller, Jonathan Lawyer Geisha Pink Cool Titles
AZ Austin, Rico My Bad Tequila Pow Wow Publishing
NM Libo, Lester Openings ABQ Press
IN Jung, Dennis Still Life in a Red Dress Martin Brown Publishers
NM Julyan, Robert Sweeney UNM Press
IN Ruby, Jane Frances The Azurite Encounter iUniverse
NY Hinton, Lynne Welcome Back to Pie Town HarperCollins
Fiction-historical
AZ Marriott, Barbara Contact Creede Fireship Press
ME Duncan, Alice Genteel Spirits Five Star/Cengage
FL Petton, Maggie Heaven’s Daughter Booklocker
NM Averill, Thomas rode UNM Press
IN Cillis, Daniel Statehood of Affairs iUniverse
CO Davis, Will The Ring Outskirts Press
NM Zibart, Rosemary True Brit - Beatrice, 1940 Artesmesia Publishing
CO Hawkes, Marlene White Feather & Teresita Outskirts Press
Fiction-mystery/suspense
FL Tessler, Margaret Black Widow White Lies Booklocker
ME Duncan, Alice Fallen Angels Five Star/Cengage
FL Downs, Robert Falling Immortality Rainbow Books
TX Miller, Susan Cummins Fracture Texas Tech Press
NY Greaves, Chuck Hush Money St Martins
NM Kresge, Robert Painted Women ABQ Press
AZ Ledford, Deborah Snare Second Wind Publishing
AZ Hoklotubbe, Sara Sue The American Café Univ of AZ Press
SC Pearson, Annmarie The Fetish Ruby CreateSpace
TN Weinberg, Florence Unrest in Eden Twilight Times Books
Fiction-Other
TX Manthiram, Annam After the Tsunami S Austin State Uni Press
MD Reider, Rob American Scream PublishAmerica
NM Egan, Martha An Apricot Year Papalote Press
NM Larimore de Lara, Sylvie Guanacolia In Other Words
NM Kona-Dovale, Isolde Tales for Asti Vorona Press
NY Pritchard, Melissa The Odditorium Bellevue Literary Press
NM Patterson, Barbara Corn The Woman on the Table and Other Stories CE Productions
Fiction-romance
AZ Gillmore, CL Uncommon Bond INDI Publishing
NM Bock, Kris Whispers in the Dark Pig River Press
Fiction-Sci Fi/Fantasy
NM Hickman, Kirt Fabler’s Legend Quillrunner Publishing
NM Rucobo, Bonnie King Pachuco & Princess Mirasol Wildflower Press
AZ Neri, Kris Magical Alienation Red Coyote Press
MD Peck, Kayt The Kiva and the Mosque Publish America
AZ Ashe, Bonny Gilbert The Legend Wisdom Quest Publishing
NM Garcia, Belinda The Witch Narratives: Reincarnations MagicProse
IN Scott, JK Tracking Terra iUniverse
Gay/Lesbian (GLBT)
TX Chavez, Michael Creed Regal Crest Enterprises
CT Leamy, Sarah Lucky Shot Strategic Books
IN Travis, Don The Zozobra Incident Martin-Brown Publishers
Health
NM Dubois, William Diabetes Warrior Red Blood Cell Books
AZ Parker, Steve The Advanced Mediterrranean Diet exHealth
AZ Robinson, Dr John Alexander The Hormone Zone Intermedia Publishing
Multi-cultural
NM Egan, Martha An Apricot Year Papalote Press
NM Levitt, Paul & Elissa Guralnick Raven Finds the Daylight Clearlight Publishing
OK Santiago, Mark The Jar of Severed Hands Univ of OK Press
OK Shreve, Bradley Red Power Rising Univ of OK Press
History-Other
TX Nelson, David & Randolph Schiffer David and Lee Roy Texas Tech Press
NM Marker, Dennis Fifteen Steps to Corporate Feudalism One Standard Press
NM Lenthe, Jean-Vi Flying Into Yesterday Wild Hare Press
NM Koenig, Karl P. Fragments: Architecture of the Holocaust Fresco Fine Arts
AZ Steiguer, J Edward Wild Horses of the West Univ of AZ Press
History–AZ
AZ Exley, Lynda & Conrad Storad Arizona Way Out West & Witty: Witty Five Star Publications
NM VanderMeer, Philip Desert Visions & the Making of Phoenix UNM Press
AZ Cleere, Jan Levi’s & Lace: Arizona Women who Made History Rio Nuevo Publishers
AZ Carlson, Jack & Elizabeth Stewart Superstition Wilderness Trails West Clear Creek Publishing
History–NM
SC Secord, Paul Albuquerque Deco & Pueblo Arcadia Publishing
OK Haldane, Roberta Key Goldmining Boomtown Univ of OK Press
TX Carpio, Myla Vicenti Indigenous Albuquerque Texas Tech Press
UT Melzer, Richard New Mexico: Celebrating the Land of Enchantment Gibbs Smith
CO Huggard, Christopher & Terrence Humble Santa Rita del Cobre University Press of Colorado
NM Reynolds, Joyce WNM History Joyce Reynolds
TX Stegmaier, Mark Texas New Mexico and the Compromise of 1850 Texas Tech Press
NM Kutz, Jack The Wild West Never Died Rhombus Publishing Co
TX Kiser, William Turmoil on the Rio Grande Texas A&M University Press
AZ Shaw, Harley Twelve Hundred Miles by Horse and Burro Univ of AZ Press
Centennial-AZ
AZ Storad, Conrad & Lynda Exley Arizona Way Out West & Wacky: Awesome Five Star Publications
AZ Exley, Lynda & Conrad Storad Arizona Way Out West & Witty: Witty Five Star Publications
AZ McLaughlin, John Red Sky at Morning John McLaughlin Books
AZ Arizona Press Women Skirting Traditions Wheatmark
Centennial-NM
NM FIG Publications Las Cruces: A Photographic Journey Las Cruces Bulletin
NM Bullis, Don New Mexico Historical Biographies Rio Grande Books
NM Andrews, Martha Shipman Out of the Shadows Rio Grande Books
NM Melzer, Richard Sunshine & Shadows III Rio Grande Books
NM Hendricks, Rick The Casads: Pioneering Family of the Mesilla Valley Rio Grande Books
Nature/Environment
TX Liddell, Judy & Barbara Hussey Birding Hot Spots of Central New Mexico Texas A&M Univ. Press
AZ Lamberton, Ken Dry River Univ of AZ Press
NM Dunmire, William New Mexico’s Living Landscapes Museum of NM Press
AZ Storad, Conrad Rattlesnake Rules Five Star Publications
NM Price, VB The Orphaned Land UNM Press
NM Littlefield, Larry & Pearl Burns Wildflowers of the Sandia and Manzano Mountains Sandia Plant Books
New Age
NV Key, Anne Desert Priestess: a memoir Goddess Ink
AZ Beeaff, Dianne Ebertt Spirit Stones: Unravelling the Megalithic Mysteries Five Star Publications
AZ Frazer, Marilyn When Angels Call Your Name Brooks Goldman Publishing
Nonfiction, Other
NM Garcia, Nasario An Indelible Imprint Rio Grande Books
CA Macnab, Maggie Design by Nature New Riders
NM Lenthe, Jean-Vi Flying Into Yesterday Wild Hare Press
NM Berkowitz, Paul The Case of the Indian Trader UNM Press
NM Black, Uyless The Light Side of Little Texas Lea County Museum Press
Parenting/Family
AZ O’Donnell, Joy & Dawn Burruel Birthday Tributes Amethyst Moon Publishing
Philosophy
NM Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman & Natanel Miles-Yepez A Hidden Light Gaon Books
NM Randles, Slim Home Country Rio Grande Books
OH Smarandache, Florentin Neutrosophic Interpretation of the Analects of Confucius Zip Publisher
Poetry
NM Blackwell, Shirley Balance Already There Mercury HeartLink
NM Welsh, Lawrence Begging for Vultures UNM Press
NM Golden, Renny Blood Desert UNM Press
NM Shannon, Jeanne In a Rose Wood Wandering Mercury Heartlink
SC Pearson, Annmarie Nature Rhymes with Natural Impressions CreateSpace
NM Bodin, Joanne Piggybacked Mercury Heartlink
AZ Coke, Allison Sing Univ of AZ Press
NM Taylor, Reese SPARE a poetic memoir beboldbooks
NM Rockman, Barbara Sting and Nest Sunstone
SC Giomi, Thelma Weaving the Wind CreateSpace
NM Wolfert, Lela Belle Whisper on the Wind Maverick Publishing
Political
AZ Van Ham, Lane A Common Humanity Univ of AZ Press
NM Eisenstadt, Pauline A Woman in Both Houses UNM Press
NM Marker, Dennis Fifteen Steps to Corporate Feudalism One Standard Press
NM Milstein, Mati My New Middle East Gaon Books
AZ Sarla, Mini Power & Privilege Winmark Communications
NM Berkowitz, Paul The Case of the Indian Trader UNM Press
Reference
CA Macnab, Maggie Design by Nature New Riders
NM Sanchez, Joseph From Mexico City to Santa Fe Rio Grande Books
NM Bullis, Don New Mexico Historical Biographies Rio Grande Books
NM Christmas, Henrietta & Patricia Rau Probates & Wills, Santa Fe, New Mexico Rio Grande Books
AZ duBois, Reyn Reyn’s River Tubing Handbook Southwest Geographics
Religious
NM Kagan, Michael God’s Prayer Gaon Books
NM Nahmias, Rick Golden States of Grace UNM Press
NM Houser, Sue La Conquistadora Sunstone Press
NM Galligan, Elizabeth Ann Secrets of the Plumed Saint ABQ Press
Science & Math
OH Smarandache, Florentin DSm Super Vector Space of Refined Labels Zip Publisher
MN Storad, Conrad Mars Lerner Publication Co
NM Radford, Benjamin Scientific Paranormal Investigation Rhombus Publishing Co
NM Allred, Sylvester The Natural History of Tassell-Earred Squirrels UNM Press
NM Guggenheim, Jaenet and Spencer Lucas Triassic Hall: Building the Triassic Exhibit AZROPress
Self-help
NM Padilla, Wanda Are You Living Together or Dying Together? Masters of Influence Publishers
NM Randles, Slim Home Country Rio Grande Books
AZ Malchuk, Kim Tasting Rain Five Star Publications
Travel
AL Ausherman, Stephen 60 Hikes within 60 Miles Menasha Ridge Press
NM Dodson, Carolyn A Guide to Plants of Northern Chihuahua Desert UNM Press
NM Steinsiek, Sabra Brown The Lodge at Cloudcroft Nuevo Books
NM Bauer, Paul The Rio Grande NM Bureau of Geology
NM Hammond, Jim Wines of Enchantment Create Space
Spanish Language
ES Rios, Frances El Factor Prega BiblioGraficas
ES Rubin-Jimenez, Raquel el Vidajero Claubin
ES Posada, Joachim de No te Devores el Marshmallow Nunca Berkeley Books
Cover design-large
NM LaMadrid, Enrique Amadito & the Hero Children UNM Press
OK Haldane, Roberta Key Goldmining Boomtown Univ of OK Press
NM Counsell, Steven Edwin Illuminations Black Swan Editions
NM Pasztory, Esther Jean-Frederic Waldeck UNM Press
NM Eckmann, Teresa Neo-Mexicanism UNM Press
Cover design-small
SC Secord, Paul Albuquerque Deco & Pueblo Arcadia Publishing
NM Egan, Martha An Apricot Year Papalote Press
NM DeWitt, Dave & Lois Manno Dave DeWitt’s Chile Trivia Rio Grande Books
NM Bakewell, Liza Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun UNM Press
NM Averill, Thomas Fox Secrets of the Tsil Café UNM Press
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: Alamosa Books, Albuquerque/Bernalillo Co Public Library & Friends of the Albuquerque Public Library, Arcadia Publishing, Artemesia Publishing, AZRO Press, Bookworks, Gibbs Smith, Humanist Society of New Mexico, Latin American Professional Speakers Association, Lori Hines, Mayor Tom Swisstack and the City of Rio Rancho, Moonlight Mesa Associates, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, Nancy Marshall, New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Book Co-op, New Mexico Breeze Newspaper, New Mexico Business Weekly, New Mexico Centennial Office, New Mexico Coalition for Literacy , New Mexico Library Foundation, New Mexico State Library, Regis University & Dr. & Mrs. Randolph F. Lumpp, Rio Grande Books, Santa Fe Public Library, SAR Press, Southwest Writers, Sunbelt Media, Sunbelt Shows, Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, Treasure House Books & Gifts, University of New Mexico Press, Word Harvest Writers Conference, WalMart
New Mexico Book Co-op, 925 Salamanca NW, Los Ranchos, NM 87107
info@nmbookcoop.com www.nmbookcoop.com 505/344-9382