2011 New Mexico Book Awards
The finalists in the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards were announced on September 23, 2011 at the monthly Coop meeting. The list can be downloaded by clicking the button below.
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2011 New Mexico Book Award Finalists
Children’s Activity Book (workbook/craft book/coloring book)
Bruce, Hank and Tomi Jill Folk Stasha Dog’s Secret Dream Petals & Pages Press
Lane, Jill Travelin’ Jack Enchantment Lane Publications
Children’s Picture Book
Ana Baca Tia’s Tamales University of NM Press
Boyden, Linda Giveaways University of NM Press
Bruce, Hank and Tomi Jill Folk Miracle of the Moringa Tree Petals & Pages Press
Hausman, Sid Emus and Owlhoots AZRO Press
Hauth, Katherine What’s for Dinner? Charlesbridge
Heller, Marcy Paloma & the Dustdevil at the Balloon Festival AZRO Press
Martinez, Demetria & Rosalee Montoya-Read Grandpa’s Magic Tortilla University of NM Press
Robinson, Gary Native American Night Before Christmas Clearlight Publishers
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
Young Readers (to grade 3)
Hausman, Sid Emus and Owlhoots AZRO Press
Martinez, Demetria & Rosalee Montoya-Read Grandpa’s Magic Tortilla University of NM Press
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
Juvenile (grade school to junior high school)
Cervantes, Jennifer Tortilla Sun Chronicle Books
Gotsch, Connie Belle’s Trial Artemesia Publishing
Hausman, Sid Emus and Owlhoots AZRO Press
Hauth, Katherine What’s for Dinner? Charlesbridge
Heller, Marcy Paloma & the Dustdevil at the Balloon Festival AZRO Press
Romero-Anderson, Emerita Milagro of the Spanish Bean Pot Texas Tech University Press
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
Young Adult (high school)
Avasthi, Swati Split Knopf
Diaz, Alexandra Of All The Stupid Things Egmont USA
Gonzales, Felipe Little Folk Stories and Tales Sunstone Press
Gravel, Bosley The Movie BeWrite Books
Paloma, Vanessa The Mountain, The Desert and the Pomegranate Gaon Books
Taschek, Karen The Risen Horse University of NM Press
Fiction, Adventure/drama
Anaya, Rudolfo Randy Lopez Goes Home University of OK Press
Bodin, Joanne Walking Fish Outskirts Press
Chavez, Ronald Winds of Wildfire Create Space
Fleming, James Tengo Sed University of NM Press
Hinton, Lynne Pie Town William Morrow
Lowry, Jackson The Sonora Noose Berkley Books
Fiction, Historical
Duncan, Alice Pecos Valley Revival Five Star Publishing
Erb, Gene and Ann Dewolf Erb Voices In Our Souls Sunstone Press
Kresge, Robert Murder for Greenhorns ABQ Press
McDuffie, Susan The Faerie Hills Five Star Publishing
Petton, Maggi The Queen’s Companion Booklocker
Fiction, Mystery/suspense
Barber, Christine The Bone Fire Minotaur Books
Jones, Darynda First Grave on the Right St. Martin’s Press
McDuffie, Susan The Faerie Hills Five Star Publishing
Orenduff, Michael The Pot Thief Einstein Oak Tree Press
Tessler, Margaret Tangled Web BookLocker
Fiction, Other
Bodin, Joanne Walking Fish Outskirts Press
Campbell, Liza The Dissemblers Permanent Press
Chavez, Ronald Winds of Wildfire Create Space
Corwell, David Dia de los Muertos Elektrik Milk Bath Press
Gonzales, Felipe Little Folk Stories and Tales Sunstone Press
Izay, Jo Roybal My El Mochito Sephardim CreateSpace
Steinsiek, Sabra Brown When That Time Comes Whiskey Creek Press
Fiction, Romance
Jones, Darynda First Grave on the Right St. Martin’s Press
Steinsiek, Sabra When That Time Comes Whiskey Creek Press
Tessler, Margaret Tangled Web BookLocker
Fiction, Sci Fi & Fantasy
Corwell, David Daily Flash 2011 Pill Hill Press
Corwell, David Dia de los Muertos Elektrik Milk Bath Press
Hickman, Kirt Fabler’s Legend Quillrunner Publishing
Jones, Darynda First Grave on the Right St. Martin’s Press
Post, James Nathan Murder by Starlight Create Space
Vadurro, Rob The Oma Sagas Speakers Live Books
Poetry (individual or collection)
Golos, Veronica Vocabulary of Silence Red Hen Press
Gregorio, Renee et al Love & Death Tres Chicas Books
Logghe, Joan The Singing Bowl University of NM Press
Martinez, Valerie Each and Her University of AZ Press
Nevin, Jean Mindscapes: Poems for Paintings Dryad Studio
Anthology
Bello, Kyce The Return of the River Sunstone Press
Corwell, David Daily Flash 2011 Pill Hill Press
Corwell, David Dia de los Muertos Elektrik Milk Bath Press
Gonzales, Felipe Little Folk Stories and Tales Sunstone Press
Melzer, Richard Sunshine & Shadows II Rio Grande Books
NM Book Co-op Voices of NM Rio Grande Books
Torrez, Robert Rio Arriba Rio Grande Books
Vesely, Kim, et al The World Comes to Albuquerque Rio Grande Books
Anthropology/Archaeology
Colwell-Chantaphonh, Chip Living Histories: Native American & Southwestern Archaeology Alta Mira Press
Lowry, Joe Dan and Joe P. Turquoise Gibbs Smith
Munson, Marit Archaeology of Art in American Southwest Alta Mira Press
Nelson & Hegmon Mimbres Lives and Landscapes SAR Press
Art & Photography
Bacon, Frank Paintings of Elizabeth Bacon Rio Grande Books
Foster, Barbara Spencer Fremont F. Ellis Sunstone Press
Lowry, Joe Dan and Joe P. Turquoise Gibbs Smith
Noble, David Grant In the Places of the Spirit SAR Press
Price, Roberta Across the Great Divide University of NM Press
Rhetts and Awalt Contemporary Hispanic Market Rio Grande Books
Vesely, Kim, et al The World Comes to Albuquerque Rio Grande Books
Biography (includes memoirs and autobiographies)
Armijo, Andres Becoming a Part of My History Rio Grande Books
Caldwell, Clifford John Simpson Chisum Sunstone Press
Grana, Mari Charity’s Sister Sunstone Press
Kristofie, Jim Navajos Wear Nikes University of NM Press
Miller, Darlis Open Range University of OK Press
Randles, Slim Sweetgrass Mornings University of NM Press
Remley, David Kit Carson University of OK Press
Sayler, Carolyn Doris Fleeson Sunstone Press
Wyatt, Susan Clough Arabian Nights & Daze New Academia Publishing
Business (includes career)
Lautman, Mark When the Boomers Bail Logan Square Press
Powers, Marianne Doing the Right Thing Quillrunner Publishing
Cooking
DeWitt, Dave The Southwest Table Globe Pequot
DeWitt, Dave 1001 Best Hot & Spicy Recipes Surrey Books
Eliav, Danit Spice Blends: A New Way of Cooking Danit Eliav
Fourier, Aline Everything I Eat Nourishes Me Creative Response
Niederman, Sharon New Mexico’s Tasty Traditions NM Magazine
Gardening
Bruce, Hank and Tomi Jill Folk Along the Garden Path Petals & Pages Press
Downey, Nate Harvest the Rain Sunstone Press
Hillerman, Anne Gardens of Santa Fe Gibbs Smith
Gay/Lesbian (GLBT)
Bodin, Joanne Walking Fish Outskirts Press
Diaz, Alexandra Of All The Stupid Things Egmont USA
Katt, AC Shattered Glass Captiva Press
Petton, Maggi The Queen’s Companion Booklocker
Health (includes wellness, nutrition, beauty)
Coggins, Natalia Medina and Kip I’m Not On A Diet Sunstone Press
Dubois, William Beyond Fingersticks Red Blood Cell Books
History, New Mexico subject
Armijo, Andres Becoming a Part of My History Rio Grande Books
Chevalier, Jaima La Conquistadora Sunstone Press
Cozzens, Gary Nogal Mesa History Press
DeWitt, Dave The Founding Foodies Sourcebooks
Hall, Loretta Out of this World: New Mexico & Space Travel Rio Grande Books
Keegan, Marcia Taos Pueblo & Its Sacred Blue Lake Clearlight Publishers
Lowry, Joe Dan and Joe P. Turquoise Gibbs Smith
Melzer, Richard Sunshine & Shadows II Rio Grande Books
Romero, Orlando All Trails Lead to Santa Fe Sunstone Press
Tanner, Karen Holliday & John The Bronco Bill Gang University of OK Press
Taylor, John Catholics Along the Rio Grande Arcadia Publishing
Torrez, Robert Rio Arriba Rio Grande Books
Vesely, Kim, et al The World Comes to Albuquerque Rio Grande Books
Multi-cultural Subject (Hispanic, Native American, etc.)
Boyden, Linda Giveaways University of NM Press
Colwell-Chantaphonh, Chip Living Histories: Native American & Southwestern Archaeology Alta Mira Press
Lowry, Joe Dan and Joe P. Turquoise Gibbs Smith
Martinez, Demetria & Rosalee Montoya-Read Grandpa’s Magic Tortilla University of NM Press
Rhetts and Awalt Contemporary Hispanic Market Rio Grande Books
Sanchez, Richard White Shell Water Place Sunstone Press
Shaphard, Bud Chief Loco University of OK Press
Sweney, Edwin From Cochise to Geronimo University of OK Press
Valdez de Pong, Dolores A New Mexican Treasury of Songs Sierra Blanca Press
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
Wyatt, Susan Clough Arabian Nights & Daze New Academia Publishing
Nature/Environment
Bello, Kyce The Return of the River Sunstone Press
Cartron, Jean-Luc Raptors of New Mexico University of NM Press
Guyette, Susan Zen Birding O-Books
Shaw, Daniel Eco-Tracking University of NM Press
New Age
Chernoff, Seth David Manual for Living Spirit Scope Publishing
Kuenzli, David Diving Deeper Dog Ear Publishing
New Mexico Centennial
Hall, Loretta Out of this World: New Mexico & Space Travel Rio Grande Books
Melzer, Richard Sunshine & Shadows II Rio Grande Books
New Mexico Book Co-op Voices of NM Rio Grande Books
Vesely, Kim, et al The World Comes to Albuquerque Rio Grande Books
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
Nonfiction, Other
Armijo, Andres Becoming a Part of My History Rio Grande Books
Davis, Jerry Michigan Barns Artemesia Publishing
Friese, Kraft, & Nabhan Chasing Chiles Chelsea Green
Hall, Loretta Out of this World: New Mexico & Space Travel Rio Grande Books
Herron, Gary Baseball in Albuquerque Arcadia Publishing
Lowry, Joe Dan and Joe P. Turquoise Gibbs Smith
Melzer, Richard Sunshine & Shadows II Rio Grande Books
Niederman, Sharon New Mexico’s Tasty Traditions NM Magazine
Rubin, Gail A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning Light Tree Press
Torrez, Robert Rio Arriba Rio Grande Books
Wyatt, Susan Clough Arabian Nights & Daze New Academia Publishing
Parenting/Family Issues
Rubin, Gail A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning Light Tree Press
Philosophy
Burch, Jack The New Trinity DeVorss & Company
Chernoff, Seth David Manual for Living Spirit Scope Publishing
Powers, Marianne Doing the Right Thing Quillrunner Publishing
Political/current events
Keegan, Marcia Taos Pueblo & Its Sacred Blue Lake Clearlight Publishers
Radford, Benjamin Tracking the Chupacabra University of NM Press
Taggart, Vicki Senator Pete Domenici’s Legacy 2010 Rio Grande Books
Wyatt, Susan Clough Arabian Nights & Daze New Academia Publishing
Reference
Lowry, Joe Dan and Joe P. Turquoise Gibbs Smith
Morgan, Phyllis N. Scott Momaday University of OK Press
Rubin, Gail A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning Light Tree Press
Religious (in honor of Father Thomas J. Steele, S.J.)
Chevalier, Jaima La Conquistadora Sunstone Press
Paponetti, Giovanna Kateri: Native American Saint Clearlight Publishers
Rubin, Gail A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning Light Tree Press
Sandlin, Lisa You Who Make the Sky Bend Pinyon Publishing
Taylor, John Catholics Along the Rio Grande Arcadia Publishing
Science & Math
Kandasamy & Smarandache Algebraic Structures Using Natural Class of Intervals The Educational Publisher
Tyson, Scott The Unobservable Universe Gaiaxia Way
Self-help (includes spirituality /inspirational)
Guyette, Susan Zen Birding O-Books
Randles, Slim A Cowboy’s Guide Rio Grande Books
Rubin, Gail A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning Light Tree Press
Salazar, Gloria & Louis Grave Reflections Legacy Book Solutions
Shapiro, Patricia Coming Home to Yourself Gaon Books
Travel (includes guides)
Biderman, Stan Bullet Trains to Yaks Irony Press
Casselle, Tania Insiders Guide to Albuquerque Globe Pequot
Grace, Nicole Dreaming Bhutan Mani Press
Groves, Melody Hoist a Cold One: Historic Bars of the Southwest University of NM Press
First Book (first book published by author)
Armijo, Andres Becoming a Part of My History Rio Grande Books
Avasthi, Swati Split Knopf Books
Bodin, Joanne Walking Fish Outskirts Press
Wright, Sandi The Adventures of Santa Fe Sam Art Academy de los Ninos
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