2024 New Mexico-Arizona
Book Awards Finalists
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The Winners will be announced on October 1.
New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards — 2024 Finalists
AnthropologyArchaeology
William Frej Blurred Boundaries Museum of New Mexico Press
Edward Ranney; Essay by L R Lippard Huacas, The Univ of New Mexico Press
Diane D Dittemore Woven from the Center Univ of Arizona Press
Arts (art, music, or photography)
William Frej Blurred Boundaries Museum of New Mexico Press
Barry Walsh & Anna Kim Walsh Hopi Katsina Anomalies: The Unusual, Rare, and Unique Rio Nuevo Publishers
E Ranney; Essay by L R Lippard Huacas, The Univ of New Mexico Press
E P Rose When Cows Wore Shoes Studio on 41 Press
Autobiography & Memoir
Paul Semendinger 365.2 Going the Distance: A Runner's Journey Artemesia Publishing
Jean A Miller Mariner Backward and Blind Citrine Publishing
Edith Tarbescu Beyond Brooklyn
Erica M Elliott, MD From Mountains to Medicine
Daniel X Shephard Hollywood Furlough
Ed Ashurst & Jean Ann Ashurst Kids on a Ranch
Neil McKee My University of the World
Cheryl Marita Touching the Veil: End of Life Stories
Daniel Asa Rose Truth or Consequences Univ of New Mexico Press
Jerry D Thompson Under the Piñon Tree Univ of New Mexico Press
Los Seis Amigos Views from the Margin
George Kent Kedl & Pamela T Kedl We Ran Away to Sea Jacana Press
Tim Jones Zoo Man Eco Publishing
Biography – AZ subject
J Rosales & V Fonseca-Chavez, eds La Plonqui: The Literary Life & Work of Margarita Cota-Cardenas Univ of Arizona Press
M Montiel & Y de la Torre Montiel World of Our Mothers Univ of Arizona Press
Biography – NM subject
Jack McElroy Citizen Carl Univ of New Mexico Press
Richard Melzer Don Perkins Univ of New Mexico Press
Malcolm Ebright & Rick Hendricks Pablo Abeita Univ of New Mexico Press
Biography – other
E P Rose Long The Short and the Tall, The Studio on 41 Press
M Montiel & Y de la Torre Montiel World of Our Mothers Univ of Arizona Press
Business & Career
Mike Kimmel Actor's Book of Quotes, The
Children’s Picture Book
Rachel Bate Hatch Chile Willie Mascot Kids
Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw Like You, Like Me Little, Brown/Christy Ottaviano Books
Blumenthal, Blumenthal & Gustavson UFOhs! Univ of New Mexico Press
Coffee Table Book
William Frej Blurred Boundaries Museum of New Mexico Press
Judith Phillips Gardens of Los Poblanos, The Univ of New Mexico Press
Sara Frances, ed Unplugged Voices Photo Mirage Books
Cookbook/Gardening/Crafts/Hobby/Home
Kelley Cleary Coffeen Big Book of Hatch Chile, The Univ of New Mexico Press
Loretta Barrett Oden Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine Univ of Oklahoma Press
Judith Phillips Gardens of Los Poblanos, The Univ of New Mexico Press
David DeWitt & Jose Marmolejo Mexico Chile Pepper Cookbook, The Univ of New Mexico Press
Molly Boyle & Lynn Cline, eds New Mexico Magazine Centennial Cookbook New Mexico Magazine
eBook
Cheryl Taylor Breaking Free
E J Randolph Oceana
Melissa Bowersock Spider Woman Walk
Rosalie Rayburn Sunshine Solution, The
Rebecca Roque Til Human Voices Wake Us
Fiction - adventure or drama
W Michael Farmer Desperate Warrior Hat Creek/Roan & Weatherford
Peter Riva Elephant Safari
Ross Van Dusen How Dance Hall Mary Conquered the West
Sue Boggio & Mare Pearl Hungry Shoes Univ of New Mexico Press
Maralie Waterman Running in Place ReDNet Press
Fiction - anthology
Jane Ruby I Dream I Wake I Write
Southwest Writers Woven Pathways Southwest Writers
Fiction - cozy mystery
Patricia Walkow & Chris Allen Alchemy's Reach
D R Ransdell Dervla Alarms the Nanas
Marcia Rosen Murder at the Zoo Artemesia Publishing
Vicky Ramakka Pearl Plot, The Artemesia Publishing
Fiction - crime
Lisa Boyle In the Silence of Decay
William J Fisher Price of the Sky, The
Daniel Burke Red Screen Shadow Dragon Press
Fiction - historical, AZ
Venetia Hobson Lewis Changing Woman Bison Books
W Michael Farmer Desperate Warrior Hat Creek/Roan & Weatherford
Lynn Downey Dude or Die
Ed Ashurst Fall Roundup, The
Fiction - historical, NM
Hank Bruce Call of Quarai Petals & Pages
Willa Cather; Intro by R W Etulain Death Comes for the Archbishop Univ of New Mexico Press
Mark Warren Last Serenade for Billy Bonney, A Five Star/Gale-Cengage
David Kyea More Margarito and Me
Fiction - historical, other
Donald Willerton Death in the Tallgrass
J Hoolihan Clayton Small Light of Discretion Dog Soldier Press
Charlene Dietz Spinster, the Rebel, and the Governor, The Artemesia Publishing
Deborah Swenson Till My Last Day, Book Two NorHar Press
W Michael Farmer Trini! Come! Five Star/Gale-Cengage
Fiction - mystery, thriller
Shannon Baker Bull's Eye Severn River Publishing
Ron Franscell Deaf Row
D R Ransdell Dervla Alarms the Nanas
Peter Riva Elephant Safari
J L Greger Escape from a Dark Cave Bug Press
Jim Peach Hinton: A Novel of Murder Aakenbaaken & Kent
Anne Hillerman Lost Birds HarperCollins
Merle McCann Murder at Harmony Farm
Fiction - sci fi/fantasy
Catherine Wells Crystal Desert
Avery Christy Guardians of the High Pass
Kris Neri Magical Mushrooms Well Read Coyote Books
E J Randolph Oceana
Fiction – other
Martha Burns Blind Eye Atmosphere Press
Cheryl Taylor Breaking Free
Manuel Muñoz Consequences, The Gray Wolf Press
Estella Gonzalez Huizache Women Arte Publico Press
Sue Boggio & Mare Pearl Hungry Shoes Univ of New Mexico Press
Stacie Shannon Denetsosie Missing Morningstar and Other Stories, The Torrey House
David Kyea More Margarito and Me
Maralie Waterman Running in Place ReDNet Press
Oriana Rodman Unanswered Howls Fine Dog Press
Jeanne Shannon Vespers
First Book AZ
Venetia Hobson Lewis Changing Woman Bison Books
Kelly Rowe Rise Above the River Able Muse Press
Rebecca Roque Til Human Voices Wake Us
First Book NM
Jean A Miller Mariner Backward and Blind Citrine Publishing
Martha Burns Blind Eye Atmosphere Press
Loretta Barrett Oden Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine Univ of Oklahoma Press
Oriana Rodman Unanswered Howls Fine Dog Press
Gay/Lesbian (LGBTQ)
Dr P J Sedillo Embraced or Excluded? Pieces of Learning
David Meischen Nopalito, Texas Univ of New Mexico Press
Rosalie Rayburn Sunshine Solution, The
Health/Humor/New Age
James Navé 100 Days: Poems After Cancer 3: A Taos Press
Kat Sawyer Poetry in Pose
Brenda Fleming Short Front Legs
History – AZ
Jerry A Cannon The Navajo Bridge Vishnu Temple Press
Michelle Berry Cow Talk: Work, Ecology, & Range Cattle Ranchers Univ of Oklahoma Press
M Montiel & Y de la Torre Montiel World of Our Mothers Univ of Arizona Press
Roger Naylor Awesome Arizona Univ of New Mexico Press
History – NM
Jack McElroy Citizen Carl Univ of New Mexico Press
Nick Pappas; Foreword by R Melzer Crosses of Iron Univ of New Mexico Press
R Montano, D Roche, & D Pardue, eds Maria & Modernism Heard Museum
Robert Tórrez New Mexico's Wicked City Rio Grande Books
Malcolm Ebright & Rick Hendricks Pablo Abeita Univ of New Mexico Press
Jerry D Thompson Under the Piñon Tree Univ of New Mexico Press
History anthology
Robert Tórrez New Mexico's Wicked City Rio Grande Books
Los Seis Amigos Views from the Margin
E R Lamadrid & J A Rivera, eds Water for the People Univ of New Mexico Press
History – other
Dr P J Sedillo Embraced or Excluded? Pieces of Learning
Estella Gonzalez Huizache Women Arte Publico Press
Peter Goin Lake Tahoe: A Rephotographic History Univ of New Mexico Press
Nelson, ed; Foreword by Vanausdall Religion and the American West Univ of New Mexico Press
Juvenile (grades 3-8)
Robert Skead Batboy and the Unbreakable Record, The Kinkajou Press
Dr P J Sedillo Embraced or Excluded? Pieces of Learning
Jennifer Bohnhoff Worst Enemy, The Kinkajou Press
Multicultural
Jodi Lea Stewart Canyon of Doom Progressive Rising Phoenix Press
Estella Gonzalez Huizache Women Arte Publico Press
Phillip Gonzales & Manuel Sarinana Impresiones de un Surumato Univ of New Mexico Press
Nature/Environment/Animals/Pets
Betsy James Breathing Stone Casa Urraca Press
M John Fayhee Long Tangent, A Mimbres Press of Western New Mexico University
Renata Golden Mountain Time Univ of Georgia Press
A Thomas Cole Restoring Pitchfork Ranch Univ of Arizona Press
E R Lamadrid & J A Rivera, eds Water for the People Univ of New Mexico Press
Bernadette Maldonado Why Asha Goes North BeArtsybyBernadette
J E Cartron & J K Frey, eds Wild Carnivores of New Mexico Univ of New Mexico Press
Tim Jones Zoo Man Eco Publishing
Nonfiction – general
Brittany Means Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways Zibby Books
Daniel X Shephard Hollywood Furlough
M John Fayhee Long Tangent, A Mimbres Press of Western New Mexico University
Tom Zoellner Rim to River Univ of Arizona Press
Susan Kollin Thelma and Louise Univ of New Mexico Press
Cheryl Marita Touching the Veil: End of Life Stories
Parenting & Family
Larada Horner-Miller Hair on Fire Horner Publishing Co
Brenda Fleming Short Front Legs
Philosophy/Religion
Mary E Carter Diaspora of the Discombobulated Tovah Miriam
Larada Horner-Miller Hair on Fire Horner Publishing Co
Jack Loeffler Pagan Polemic, A Univ of New Mexico Press
Poetry - AZ
Kelly Rowe Rise Above the River Able Muse Press
Tennison S Black Survival Strategies Univ of Georgia Press
Eleanor Kedney Twelve Days from Transfer 3: A Taos Press
Katie Sarah Zale Weight of a Leaf, The Kelsay Books
Poetry - NM
Sara Danielle Rivera Blue Mimes, The Gray Wolf Press
Tina Carlson Guide to Tongue Tie Surgery, A Univ of New Mexico Press
Shelley Armitage Habit of Landscape, A Finishing Line Press
Mary Morris Late Self-Portraits Wheelbarrow Books
Sarah Kotchian Light of Wings Univ of New Mexico Press
Levi Romero & Michelle Otero, eds New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023 Museum of New Mexico Press
Mary Oishi Sidewalk Cruiseship Univ of New Mexico Press
Poetry Anthology
Dale Harris & Merimee Moffitt Central Avenue Then & Now Hummingbird Hollow Press
Zachary Kluckman, ed Glissando! NM State Poetry Society
Levi Romero & Michelle Otero, eds New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023 Museum of New Mexico Press
Zotalis, Williams, Barnett, & Hildebrandt, eds Upward Spiral Upward Spiral Collective
Political & Current Events
Hal Malchow Reinventing Political Advertising
Greyeyes, Lee & Martinez, eds Yazzie Case, The Univ of New Mexico Press
Reference
Mike Kimmel Actor's Book of Quotes, The
J E Cartron & J K Frey, eds Wild Carnivores of New Mexico Univ of New Mexico Press
Sports/Recreation
Richard Melzer Don Perkins Univ of New Mexico Press
M John Fayhee Long Tangent, A Mimbres Press of Western New Mexico University
Lincoln A Mitchell One Hundred Most Important Players in Baseball History, The Artemesia Publishing
Matt Baxter & Ron Mann Running Up The Mountain Soulstice Publishing
Travel
Roger Naylor Awesome Arizona Univ of New Mexico Press
Neill McKee My University of the World
Tom Zoellner Rim to River Univ of Arizona Press
Judith Fein; Photos by Paul J Ross Slow Travel New Mexico Univ of New Mexico Press
Young Adult (high school)
Christine H Bailey Burning Little Lies Kinkajou Press
Jodi Lea Stewart Canyon of Doom Progressive Rising Phoenix Press
Sue Boggio & Mare Pearl Hungry Shoes Univ of New Mexico Press
W Michael Farmer Trini! Come! Five Star/Gale-Cengage
Jennifer G Edelson True North Bad Apple Press
Young Readers (grades 1-3)
Sally Harper Bates Canyon Cowboy
Richard E Rokosz Horoscopial Proverbs II Glory Bound Publisher
Ricardo Yancey Jr My Best Friend GRANNY
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Small Shoes, Great Strides Lerner Publishing Group
Cover Design (6x9 or smaller)
Willa Cather; Intro by R W Etulain Death Comes for the Archbishop Univ of New Mexico Press
W Michael Farmer Desperate Warrior Hat Creek/Roan & Weatherford
Mary Oishi Sidewalk Cruiseship Univ of New Mexico Press
Tennison Black Survival Strategies
John Roche Tubbables Poetry Playhouse Publications
Cover Design (>6x9)
Dawn Newland Arizona Tough
J L Greger Come Fly with Elf Bug Press
Peter Goin Lake Tahoe: A Rephotographic History Univ of New Mexico Press
Bernadette Maldonado Why Asha Goes North BeArtsybyBernadette
Cover Design (eBook)
Melissa J White Beautiful Girl Facing Pages Publishing
Peter Riva Elephant Safari
Melissa Bowersock Spider Woman Walk
Rebecca Roque Til Human Voices Wake Us