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2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards



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2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Winners

Anthology Sponsored by CNM LIbraries
Martha Shipman Andrews Out of the Shadows Rio Grande Books
Shirley Patterson & Susan Cho
Turning Points in Women’s Lives Nuevo Books

Anthropology/Archaeology Sponsored by Lori Hines
Joyce Szabo Imprisoned Art SAR Press

Arts Sponsored by Museum of NM Foundation
David Grant Noble In the Places of the Spirits SAR Press
Steven Edwin Counsell
Illuminations Black Swan Editions

Biography-AZ Sponsored by Sunbelt Media
Julian Hayden Field Man Univ of AZ Press
Susan Krueger with Reba Wells Grandrud
Addie Slaughter: The Girl Who Met Geronimo Five Star Publications

Biography-NM Sponsored by Treasure House Books & Santa Fe Pub. Library
Frank Clifford Deep Trails in the Old West Univ of OK Press
Sharon Snyder
At Home on the Slopes of Mountains Los Alamos Historical Society

Biography-Other Sponsored by Sunbelt Shows
Mary Penner and Irvin Hornkohl Just Do It Crazy or Not Manzano Alley Press
Cindy Bellinger
Into the Heat, My Love Affair with Trees, Fire, Saws and Men Blue Mesa Books

Business Sponsored by NM Business Weekly
Dennis Marker Fifteen Steps to Corporate Feudalism One Standard Press

Cookbook Sponsored by Gibbs Smith & ABQ Public Library
Cheryl & Bill Jamison Tasting New Mexico Museum of NM Press

Children’s Activity Sponsored by Gibbs Smith & LithExcel
Jill Lane OsoBear’s Christmas in NM Enchantment Lane Publications

Children’s Picture Sponsored by ABQ Public Library
Rudolfo Anaya La Llorna: The Crying Woman UNM Press

Juvenile Sponsored by AZRO Press
Jaenet Guggenheim and Spencer Lucas Triassic Hall: Building the Triassic Exhibit AZRO Press
Caroline Starr Rose
May B. Random House Childrens Books

Young Adult Alamosa Books
Vaunda Nelson No Crystal Stair Lerner Publishing Group

Young Readers Sponsored by Santa Fe Public Library & Mayor Tom Swisstack and the City of Rio Rancho
Shirley Raye Redmond Fairies: A True Story Random House

Crafts/Hobby/How-to Book Sponsored by Sunbelt Media
Marcia Rosen My Memoir Workbook Abbott Press

Fiction-adventure/drama Sponsored by Lori Hines & ABQ Public Library
Lynne Hinton Welcome Back to Pie Town HarperCollins

Fiction-historical Sponsored by Rio Grande Books
Rosemary Zibart True Brit - Beatrice, 1940 Artesmesia Publishing

Fiction-mystery/suspense Sponsored by Word Harvest Writers Conference
Sara Sue Hoklotubbe The American Café Univ of AZ Press
Alice Duncan
Fallen Angels Five Star/Cengage

Fiction-Other Sponsored by NM Book Co-op
Martha Egan An Apricot Year Papalote Press

Fiction-romance Sponsored by NM Book Co-op
CL Gillmore Uncommon Bond INDI Publishing

Fiction-Sci Fi/Fantasy Sponsored by NM Book Co-op
Kris Neri Magical Alienation Red Coyote Press

First Book Sponsored by Southwest Writers
Stacia Lewandowski Light, Landscape & the Creative Quest Salska Arts

Gardening Sponsored by Sunbelt Shows
Dave DeWitt & Lois Manno Dave DeWitt’s Chile Trivia Rio Grande Books

Gay/Lesbian (GLBT) Sponsored by NM Book Co-op
Sarah Leamy Lucky Shot Strategic Books

Health Sponsored by NM Coalition for Literacy and Walmart (Zuni)
Steve Parker The Advanced Mediterrranean Diet exHealth

History-Other Sponsored by Artemesia Publishing
J Edward Steiguer Wild Horses of the West Univ of AZ Press

History–AZ Sponsored by Rio Grande Books
Jack Carlson & Elizabeth Stewart Superstition Wilderness Trails West Clear Creek Publishing

History–NM Sponsored by Museum of NM Foundation & Historical Society of NM
Richard Melzer New Mexico: Celebrating the Land of Enchantment Gibbs Smith
Roberta Key Haldane
Goldmining Boomtown Univ of OK Press

Centennial-AZ Sponsored by SAR Press & Arcadia Publishing
Arizona Press Women Skirting Traditions Wheatmark

Centennial-NM Sponsored by NM Centennial Office & Gibbs Smith
Richard Melzer Sunshine & Shadows Volume III Rio Grande Books
FIG Publications
Las Cruces: A Photographic Journey Las Cruces Bulletin

Multi-cultural Sponsored by UNM Press
Mark Santiago The Jar of Severed Hands Univ of OK Press

Nature/Environment Sponsored by Sunbelt Shows
Larry Littlefield & Pearl Burns Wildflowers of the Sandia and Manzano Mountains Sandia Plant Books
William Dunmire
New Mexico’s Living Landscapes Museum of NM Press

New Age Sponsored by NM Book Co-op
Dianne Ebertt Beeaff Spirit Stones: Unravelling the Megalithic Mysteries Five Star Publications

Nonfiction, Other Sponsored by Rio Grande Books
Maggie Macnab Design by Nature New Riders
Paul Berkowitz
The Case of the Indian Trader UNM Press

Parenting/Family Sponsored by Santa Fe Public Library
Joy O’Donnell & Dawn Burruel Birthday Tributes Amethyst Moon Publishing

Philosophy Sponsored by Humanist Society of NM
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi & Natanel Miles-Yepez A Hidden Light Gaon Books

Poetry Sponsored by Bookworks
Barbara Rockman Sting and Nest Sunstone
Lawrence Welsh
Begging for Vultures UNM Press

Political Sponsored by NM Breeze Newspaper & Nancy Marshall
Pauline Eisenstadt A Woman in Both Houses UNM Press

Reference Sponsored by NM Library Foundation
Don Bullis New Mexico Historical Biographies Rio Grande Books

Religious Sponsored by Regis University & Mr and Mrs Randy Lumpp
Rick Nahmias Golden States of Grace UNM Press

Science & Math Sponsored by Sunbelt Shows
Sylvester Allred The Natural History of Tassell-Earred Squirrels UNM Press
Florentin Smarandache
DSm Super Vector Space of Refined Labels Zip Publisher

Self-help Sponsored by NM Book Co-op
Slim Randles Home Country Rio Grande Books

Travel Sponsored by Artemesia Publishing
Carolyn Dodson A Guide to Plants of Northern Chihuahua Desert UNM Press
Paul Bauer
The Rio Grande NM Bureau of Geology

Spanish Language Latin American Professional Speakers Association
Raquel Rubin-Jimenez el Vidajero Claubin

Cover design-large Sponsored by Rio Grande Books
Steven Edwin Counsell Illuminations Black Swan Editions

Cover design-small Sponsored by SAR Press
Martha Egan An Apricot Year Papalote Press

Howard Bryan Western History Award — sponsored by Rio Grande Books
Christopher Huggard & Terrence Humble Santa Rita del Cobre University Press of Colorado

Tony Hillerman Award for Fiction — sponsored by Tony Hillerman Writers Conference
Robert Julyan Sweeney UNM Press

Joe Sando Western History Award— sponsored by Rio Grande Books
Chester Nez & Judith Schiess Avila Code Talker Penguin

Thomas J. Steele, S.J. Western History Award — sponsored by Regis University & Dr. & Mrs. Randolph F. Lumpp
Francelle Alexander Among the Cottonwoods Rio Grande Books

Best Arizona Book — sponsored by Moonlight Mesa Associates
Jack Carlson & Elizabeth Stewart Superstition Wilderness Trails West Clear Creek Publishing

Best New Mexico Book — sponsored by Rio Grande Books
Jaenet Guggenheim and Spencer Lucas Triassic Hall: Building the Triassic Exhibit AZRO Press

Best Book — sponsored by Santa Fe Public Library
Vaunda Nelson No Crystal Stair Lerner Publishing Group



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



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