New Mexico Book Awards
2007 New Mexico Book Awards Winners
BEST BOOK 2007
Meyers, Harold Burton - The Death at Awahi - Texas Tech University Press
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD
Bless Me Ultima - Rudolfo Anaya - Grand Central Publishing
Best Children's Book
WINNER
Lainez, Rene Colato - Playing Loteria - Northland Publishing
FINALISTS
Costales, Amy - Abuelita Full of Life - Northland Publishing
Hamilton, Kersten - Firefighters to the Rescue! - Viking
Ward, Jennifer - There Was A Coyote Who Swallowed A Flea - Northland Publishing
Williams, Arlene - Tiny Tortilla - Dutton Childrens Books
Best Young Adult Book
WINNER
Klages, Ellen - The Green Glass Sea - Penguin USA- Viking
FINALISTS
Abraham, Susan Gonzales and Denis Gonzales - Surprising Cecilia - Cinco Puntos Press
Flores, Carlos Nicolas - Our House on Hueco - Texas Tech University Press
Foard, Sheila Wood - Harvey Girl - Texas Tech University Press
Reeder, Carolyn - The Secret Project Notebook - Los Alamos Historical Society
Tacang, Brian - Bully Be Gone - HarperCollins
Best Arts Book (includes art, music, or photography)
WINNER
Trimble, Stephen - Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography - Northland Publishing
FINALISTS
Deveney, Kaylynn - The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings - Princeton Architectural Press
Udall, Sharyn - Santa Fe Art Colony - Gerald Peters Gallery
Walker, Hollis - Zink: The Language of Enchantment - New Mexico Magazine
Best Biography (includes memoirs and autobiographies)
WINNER
Carl, Glenys - Hold My Hand - Macmillan
FINALISTS
Caffey, David - Frank Springer and New Mexico - Texas A&M Univ Press
Fenn, Forrest - Teepee Smoke, A New Look at Joseph Henry Sharp - One Horse Land and Cattle Co
Griego, Marten - Leaving the House of Tears - Future Destinations Publishing
Wheeler, Richard - An Accidental Novelist - Sunstone Press
Best Business Book (includes career)
WINNER
Zimmerman, Jan - Web Marketing for Dummies - Wiley
FINALISTS
Grace, Nicole - Mastery At Work: 18 Keys for Achieving Success - Mani Press
Shipley, Andrew - The Japanese Money Tree - FT Press
Walker, June - Self-employed Tax Solutions - Globe Pequot Press
Best Cookbook
WINNER
Fenzl, Barbara Pool - Seasonal Southwest Cooking - Northland Publishing
FINALISTS
Butel, Jane - Real Women Eat Chiles - Northland Publishing
Casey, Clyde - Red or Green: New Mexico Cuisine - Clear Light Publishing
DeWitt, Dave - DaVinci's Kitchen - BenBella Books
Best Gardening Book
WINNER
Bellinger, Cindy - Waterwise Garden Care: Your Practical Guide - High Country Gardens Publications
FINALIST
ABQ Area Ext Master Gardeners - Down to Earth: A Gardener's Guide to the Albuquerque Area - ABQ Area Ext Master Gardeners
Best Health Book (includes wellness, nutrition, beauty)
WINNER
Shapiro, Pat - Yoga for Women at Midlife & Beyond - Sunstone Press
Best New Mexico History Book
WINNER
Powers, Robert - Peopling of Bandelier - SAR Press
FINALISTS
Bartlit, Nancy and Everett Rogers - Silent Voices of World War II - Sunstone Press
Hordes, Stanley - To the End of the Earth - Columbia University Press
Poling-Kempes, Lesley - Ghost Ranch - University of Arizona Press
Best Southwest History Book
WINNER
Pettit, Michael - Riding for the Brand - Univ of OK Press
FINALISTS
Bauver, Robert - Navajo and Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945 - Rio Grande Books
Blake, Michael - Indian Yell - Northland Publishing
Noble, David Grant - Mesa Verde World - SAR Press
Sanchez, Joseph, et. al. - Between Two Countries - Rio Grande Books
Best New Age Book
WINNER
Heydt, M. Louise - Divine Rainbow - Sunstone Press
FINALISTS
Audlin, James David - Circle of Life - Clear Light Publishing
Viola - How Not to Do a Psychic Reading - Infinity Publishing
Best Political Book (includes current events)
WINNER
Garavito, Fernando - Praxis and Ambiguity of the Enemy - Gaon Books
FINALISTS
Baughman, Sharon - Freedom's Challenges - PAD Company
Vadurro, Bernadette - America's Conscience - Speakers Live Books
Best Reference Book
WINNER
Tiller, Veronica - Tiller's Guide to Indian Country - BowArrow Publishing
FINALISTS
Bullis, Don - New Mexico: A Biographical Dictionary - Rio Grande Books
Castaneda, Eliza Cross - Family Home of the New West - Northland Publishing
Davis, Marcie & Melissa Bunnell - Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook - Alpine Publications
Price, LG, et. al. - Mining in New Mexico - NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
Best Religious Book
WINNER
Taylor, John - Dejad a los Niños - LPD Press
FINALISTS
Lucero, Thomas and T. Steele - Religious Architecture in Hispano New Mexico - LPD Press
Ruggles, Tammy - Peace: Quotations and Aspirations - Clear Light Publishing
Best Self-help Book
WINNER
Bellinger, Cindy - Journaling for Women - Sunstone Press
FINALISTS
Jones, Teddy and Sue Jane Sullivan - One Hundred Doses - Sunstone Press
Willson, Harry - Myth and Mortality - Amador Publishing
Wynne, Louis - Healing the Hurting Soul - Booksurge
Best Travel Book (includes guides
WINNER
Price, LG, et. al. - High Plains of Northeastern New Mexico - NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
FINALISTS
Barco, Kathy & Valerie Nye - Breakfast Santa Fe Style - Sunstone Press
Cline, Mary Kay - Albuquerque: Portrait of a Western City - Clear Light Publishing
Harrelson, Barbara - Walks in Literary Santa Fe - Gibbs Smith
Best Book on Hispanic Subject
WINNER (tie)
Pena, Abe - Memories of Cibola - Rio Grande Books
Valencia y Valdez, Gloria - Aqui Se Comienza: A Genealogical History of the Founding Families of La Villa de San Felipe de Alburquerque - New Mexico Genealogical Society
FINALISTS
Archuleta, Ruben - Penitente Renaissance - El Jefe
Pena, Abe - Villages & Villagers - Rio Grande Books
Best Book on Native American Subject
WINNER
Bauver, Robert - Navajo and Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945 - Rio Grande Books
FINALISTS
Blake, Michael - Indian Yell - Northland Publishing
Fenn, Forrest - Historic American Indian Dolls - One Horse Land and Cattle Co
Sando, Joe, and Herman Agoyo - Po'Pay - Clear Light Publishing
Wilson, Waziyatawin Angela - For Indigenous Eyes Only - SAR Press
Best Book, Other Nonfiction
WINNER
Garcez, Antonio - New Mexico Ghost Stories - Red Rabbitt Press
FINALISTS
Glendinning, Chellis - Chiva: A Village Takes on the Global Heroin Trade - New Society Publications
Henderson, Charles - Goodnight Saigon - Berkley-Caliber
Johnston, Barbara Rose - Half-Lives & Half-Truths - SAR Press
Scott, Sam - Encounters with Beauty - Fresco Fine Art Publications
Best Novel, adventure or drama
WINNER
Buffington, G.N. - Apache Casino - iUniverse
FINALISTS
Bingham, Sallie - Nick of Time - Sunstone Press
Eisenstadt, Melvin - The Dynamite Campaign - PublishAmerica
Pettigrew, Dawn Karima - The Marriage of Saints - Univ of OK Press
Shaw, Steve - Beyond the Rio Grande - iUniverse
Best Novel, historical fiction
WINNER
Baca, Ana - Mama Fela's Girls - UNM Press
FINALISTS
Boggs, Johnny - Camp Ford - Five Star
DeWitt, Dave - Avenging Victorio - Rio Grande Books
Fackler, Elizabeth - Bone Justice - Western Star Books
Farmer, W. Michael - Hombrecito's War - Llumina Press
Noyer, Albert - The Cybelene Conspiracy - The Toby Press
Weinberg, Florence Byham - Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross - Twilight Times Books
Best Novel, mystery
WINNER
Miller, Susan Cummins - Quarry - Texas Tech University Press
FINALISTS
Bullis, Don - Bull's Eye - ABQ Press
Miller, Jonathan - Volcano Verdict - Cool Titles
Van Gieson, Judith - The Wolf Path - ABQ Press
Best Novel, romance
WINNER
Bingham, Sallie - Cory's Feast - Sunstone Press
FINALISTS
MacQuigg, Donna - The Price of Pride - Thomson/Gale
Storme, Sarah - The Long Way Home - Thomson/Gale
Best Science Fiction
WINNER
Williamson, Jack - Stonehenge Gate - TOR
FINALISTS
Chase, Melvyn - The Terminal Project - Sunstone Press
Corwell, David - Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves - Fantasist Enterprises
Best Book, Other Fiction
WINNER
Davis, Cynthia - Rahab's Redemption - Crossings Book Club
FINALISTS
Bell, Charles - Millenial Harvest - Lumen Books
Lindskold, Jane - Child of a Rainless Year - Tor
Paul, Paula - Crazy Quilt - UNM Press
Best Poetry Book (individual or collection)
WINNER
Morris, Sawnie, Michelle Holland, & Catherine Ferguson - The Sound a Raven Makes - Tres Chicas Books
FINALISTS
Bentley, Daril - The Long Lake And Other Poems - Outskirts Press
Dyc, Gloria - East West and Beyond - Plain View Press
Stanbrough, Stan - Beyond the Masks - Central Ave Press
Yurcic, Jason - Voice of My Heart - Sherman Asher Publishing
Best Anthology
WINNER
Rhodes, Robert - Live Poets' Society Vol III - Live Poets Society
FINALISTS
Corwell, David - Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves - Fantasist Enterprises
The Grande Dames - The Trouble with Romance - Treble Heart Books
Best First Book
WINNER
Carl, Glenys - Hold My Hand - Macmillan
FINALISTS
Bradburd, Rus - Paddy on the Hardwood: A Journey in Irish Hoops - UNM Press
Davis, Marcie & Melissa Bunnell - Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook - Alpine Publications
Grace, Nicole - Mastery At Work: 18 Keys for Achieving Success - Mani Press
Tacang, Brian - Bully Be Gone - HarperCollins
Best Book on New Mexico
WINNER
Bullis, Don - New Mexico: A Biographical Dictionary - Rio Grande Books
FINALISTS
Bent, Pauline Chavez - Atarque, Now All Is Silent - Rio Grande Books
Campbell, Suzan - Landscapes of New Mexico - Fresco Fine Art Publications
Heaphy, Mary Lou - A Cliffe Experience: Tales of NM 1902-1940 - Mary Lou Heaphy Publications
Torrez, Robert - New Mexico in 1876-77 - Rio Grande Books
Best Book on Southwest
WINNER
Duty, Michael - Western Traditions: Contemporary Artists of the American Landscape - Fresco Fine Art Publications
FINALISTS
Harrelson, Barbara - Walks in Literary Santa Fe - Gibbs Smith
Weinberg, Florence Byham - Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross - Twilight Times Books