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NEW READS BY NEW MEXICO AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS
FEBRUARY 7, 2008
by Sabra Brown Steinsiek
softcover (Whiskey Creek Press) $15.95
When acclaimed Broadway actress Annie Collins Morgan finds herself in need of a roommate, she takes on aspiring writer, Christopher “Kit” Maxwell. It’s a match made in heaven and it’s strictly platonic . . . at least at first. Can a ghostly encounter at Albuquerque’s KiMo Theatre bring them together before it’s too late?
The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings is a collaboration between photographer KayLynn Deveney and 85 year-old Albert Hastings. While living in Wales, KayLynn photographed Bert regularly. He, in turn, provided hand-written responses to her photographs. Along with drawings and poems by Bert, this charming book gives readers a glimpse into one man’s life.
by Philip C. Jackson
Softcover (XLibris) $19.99
Fifteen year-old Tommy Miller is determined to stop Yankee General George McClellan. Tommy, taken captive, escapes, and is recruited by Captain John Mosby to spy for the Confederacy. Tommy uses his innate ability as an actor to convince Union soldiers and leaders along the way that he’s a Yankee.
by Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, translated by Ronald Christ
soft cover (Lumen Books) $17
A Mexican classic, El Zarco’s exciting, romantic story with real-life characters marries passion and politics, democracy and desire in the noble cross-breed love of the Indian hero for his mestiza heroine, pitched against the disastrous pairing of a fair-skinned girl blinded by the blue-eyed thief and her hatred of Indians.
JANUARY 10, 2008
LightLines Media, $16
THE MOONQUEST is a "true fantasy" set in a land where fear rules and storytelling spells death. As black-clad armies terrorize the countryside, one young bard embarks on a journey to end the tyranny...a journey guided only by stories...a journey where vision and reality are one.
by Betsy James
Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster) $8.99
Seventeen-year-old Kat joins Nall, the man who came to her out of the sea, on a dangerous quest that will take them to the last boundary of all—the Gate where the world is born. A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens and Tiptree Award Honor Book.
A teen girl breaks all the rules and her life spins out of control when binge drinking, date rape, and teen pregnancy collide. Choices is a compelling coming-of-age journey voiced with sensitivity, heart and emotion. For teens everywhere—your life, your choices!
by Sandra Benson, Interlink Publishing, $15
Within these 25 tales of intrigue and magic you will encounter heroes, villains and clever tricksters with a uniquely Tibetan humor. Songs,
riddles, jokes, and sayings make the folktales come alive as they unfold against the background of everyday Tibet - its farmers and nomads, kings and magical beings.
by Jimmy Mason, Outskirts Press $13.95
Roberto Kelly, convinced he’s been abandoned by his parents and fearing placement in a children’s detention center, flees to the Río Grande bosque; the narrow cottonwood forest skirting the river as it meanders through the city of Albuquerque. He tries to survive like the classic lost boys, Bomba and Tarzan.
DECEMBER 20, 2007
by Jill Lane, Enchantment Publishing, $4.99
A children's coloring activity book for the holidays! Designed for 4-8 year olds. 32-page soft-cover coloring story/activity book will please both kids and parents. New Mexico's newest adventure bear travels around New Mexico visiting different holiday events unique to New Mexico. The book also includes holiday activities for the kids to create their own holiday traditions.
Sleepytown Beagles, Oh, Brother is the third book in the popular series. Come along once again on another entertaining and life lesson journey with the Sleepytown Beagles. Oh Brother! uses humor to help children deal with the arrival of a new sibling.
by Sue Houser, MT Publishing, $15.95
The book chronicles the life of NM's famous bear that was rescued from a forest fire in Capitan, NM, and became a national icon for fire prevention. This educational storybook, with historical photos, is written for both children and adults. It is licensed by the US Forest Service.
by Marcy Heller, Azro Press, $19.95
Once upon a time, in a small, dusty Southwestern town, in the middle of the busy railyard, there lived a large, black dog. His name was Loco. The railyard was always gritty, and sometimes dust devils swirled through. One wild and windy spring evening, a huge, powerful dust devil forever changed the lives of everyone who loved the railyard and its big black dog.
DECEMBER 6, 2007
By Robert Bauver
Paperback and hardback (Rio Grande Books) $39.95/$27.95
Winner of 9 awards this is the first book on an Albuquerque Collection of earrings that tells the materials, history, and shows many examples in archival and new photos. Great for a gift!
Available at Borders, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Bookworks, Treasure House, Page One
Winner, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
By C. C. Harrison
Hardcover (Five Star) $26.95
A mysterious disappearance in remote Monument Valley, a Navajo recommitted to his culture, rumors of scandal, sullen and secretive teenagers who spend too much time in the desert, and a scheming newspaperman who knows everything but tells nothing all come together in this suspenseful tale of murder and greed.
By Erika Wurth
Paperback (West End Press)$11.95
INDIAN TRAINS is Albuquerque resident and Institute of American Indian Arts instructor Erika Wurth's first book of poetry, and it's devastating. INDIAN TRAINS is about small town Indians, community and family, thieves, prostitutes, train stealers, drug dealers and loners. Sherman Alexie raves, "This is a funny, sad and powerful book."
By Marsha ScarbroughPaperback (O Books) $16.95
Prompted by a bad mammogram, a middle-aged divorcee with a downhill career in film production seeks healing from Native American mystic Joseph Rael “Beautiful Painted Arrow”. The amazing result of his treatment inspires the author of this engaging narrative memoir to begin an apprenticeship to learn more about shamanic wisdom.
by Forrest Fenn
Hardcover (One Horse Land & Cattle Company) $50
This book, written by a noted Santa Fe gallery owner is truly beautiful. It tells the history of Native American dolls and has beautiful pictures of many. It will appeal to children and adults and would make a great gift with an authentic doll.
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
OCTOBER 25, 2007
Antonio Garcez
$22.95
These are not long-ago cowboy yarns, but very real, very current ghost stories from a rich and chilling mix of voices. The author has a rare talent for telling detail; he paints unforgettably creepy images that linger long after the book is done.
Finalist, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Don Bullis
$14.95
A real life murder mystery set in New Mexico in the 1960's. "What Don Bullis has done with this novel is intertwine a very accurate weave of murder, police and politics in New Mexico."
Florence Weinberg
$18.50
Father Ygnacio, a missionary in Sonora, Mexico, is caught in the expulsion of all Jesuits in 1767. After enduring eight years of prison and abuse, he is incarcerated in La Caridad Monastery (Spain) where the Abbot recruits him to help solve two murders, thus placing him in mortal danger.
Jason Silverman
$19.95
This entertaining collection explores some of the forgotten moments and people who have defined New Mexico--and America, from Dennis Hopper to Hispanic civil rights hero Dennis Chávez, Buddy Holly to Martha Graham, Native American artists to Spanish conquistadores, basketball to boxing, volcano experts to Pueblo activists, and from Roswell's alien party to Santa Fe's Indian Market.
Margaret Tessler
$15.95
Sharon Salazar's vacation to Chama, New Mexico, turns upside-down when she encounters a mysterious stranger who resembles an old enemy.
Compiled by the New Mexico Book Co-op. For more information on local authors and their works, visit nmbookcoop.com.