2015 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
The finalists in the 2015 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards were announced on September 25, 2015 at the monthly Coop meeting. The list can be downloaded by clicking the button below.
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2015 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
Finalists
Anthology (individual or collection)
Apricots and Tortillas
Paquet, Susan
Mercury Heartlink
Cave Creek Canyon
Brown, Wynne & Reed Peters
ECO Wear & Publishing
Gringo Lessons
Whaley, Bill
Nighthawk Press
On Foot: Grand Canyon Backpacking Stories
Kempa, Rick
Vishnu Temple Press
Anthropology/Archaeology
Living the Ancient Southwest
Noble, David Grant
SAR Press
A Pueblo Social History
Ware, John
SAR Press
Arts Book (includes art, music, or photography)
Artful Dodgers
Ewell, Bernard
Abbott Press
Laguna Pueblo: A Photographic History
Marmon, Lee & Tom Corbett
UNM Press
The Memory of Stone
Schroeder, Erv
UNM Press
Nativities of the Southwest
Weber, Susan Topp
Gibbs Smith
New Mexico’s High Peaks
Butterfield, Mike
UNM Press
Our Lives
Shannon, Jennifer
SAR Press
A Strange Mixture
Scott, Sascha
Univ of OK Press
Wild in Arizona: Photographing Wildflowers
Gill, Paul & Colleen Miniuk-Sperry
Analemma Press
Biography – Arizona subject (includes memoirs and autobiographies)
Baskets for Butterflies
Hamill, Donna
Burton Barr
VanderMeer, Philip
Univ of AZ Press
Connections
Hayostek, Cynthia
Goose Flats Publications
George Hunt
Berman, David
Univ of AZ Press
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Ward, Michael
Rio Nuevo Publishers
Biography – New Mexico subject (includes memoirs and autobiographies)
Accidental Anthropologists
Clavel, Claudia
Parjarito Graphics
Apricots and Tortillas
Paquet, Susan
Mercury Heartlink
Emilio
McGeagh, Robert
Dog Ear Publishing
Hoe, Heaven & Hell
Garcia, Nasario
UNM Press
A Life In the Law
Dunlap, Mary & Mary Kay Stein
Sunstone
Odyssey
Fox, Steve
Nighthawk Press
Biography – Other (includes memoirs and autobiographies)
Farewell, Aleppo
Sutton, Claudette
Terra Nova Books
Goin’ Crazy with Sam Peckinpah
Evans, Max as told to Robert Nott
UNM Press
The Graceful Art of Falling
White, L.
AuthorHouse
honey in the river
Scarbrough, Marsha
Changemakers Books
Julian Hawthorne
Scharnhorst, Gary
Univ of Illinois Press
Life in Alien Territory
Schulz, Renate
Wheatmark
Plunge: Midlife with Snorkel
Anderson, Mari & Fritz Damler
Tinkertown Press
The Real Shlomo
Dalfin, Chaim
Gaon Books
Business Book (includes career)
Microfarming for Profit
DeWitt, Dave
Torrey House Press
Never Miss A Touch
Siegel, Andrew
Children’s Activity Book (workbook/craft book/coloring book)
Count on African Animals
Kubota, F.H. & E.A. Galligan
Lulu
Meet Me at The Balloon Museum
Lane, Jill
Enchantment Lane Publications
Children’s Picture and Activity Books Bilingual (English & Spanish)
The Adventures of BernCo Bernie
Lane, Jill
Rio Grande Books & Bernalillo County
Grandma Lale’s Tamales: A Christmas Story
Garcia, Nasario
Rio Grande Books
Lovito Learns About Generosity
Cardenas, Ed
Cardenas & Associates
Princess Marisol & the Moon Thieves
Paramo, Alex
Community Publishing
Children’s Picture Book
Colors of the Wind
Powers, J.L.
Purple House Press
Don’t Touch This Book!
Awalt, Barbe
Rio Grande Books
Flora and the Penguin
Idle, Molly
Chronicle Books
The Gift of Wonder
Goldman, Lisa Bear
Enchantment Press
How the Unicorn Got His Horn Back
Mayhew, Vicki Dean
Strategic Book Publishing
Ol’ Jimmy Dollar
Randles, Slim
Rio Grande Books
The Peace and Love Train
Kincaid, Tyler Rose & Kiley Sage Kincaid
Walkinshaw Press
Sofia’s Summer Adventure
Quihuis, Albert Monreal
What Makes a Rainbow?
Van Dusen, Ross
Rio Grande Books
Cookbook
20 Herbs for Your Wedding
Lukacs, Avia & Therese Francis
Crossquarter Publishing Group
Crafts/Hobby/How-to Book
Wild in Arizona: Photographing Wildflowers
Gill, Paul & Colleen Miniuk-Sperry
Analemma Press
Fiction – adventure or drama
The Big Wheel
Jones, Scott Archer
Southern Yellow Pine Publishing
The Height of Secrecy
Mitchell, J.M.
Prairie Plum Press
Reign of Evil
Ochse, Weston
St Martin’s Press
Sparky and the King
Baldwin, Dan
Four Knights Press
What the Owl Saw
McFarland, Gerald
Sunstone Press
Zorn and Grayall Find Murder By The Way
Chanda, Val
Wasteland Press
Fiction - historical fiction
Chasm Creek
Cox, Patricia Grady
High Hill Press
Forced Journey
Zibart, Rosemary
Artemesia Publishing
The Piano Player
Niethammer, Carolyn
Oak Tree Press
Take the Train to Tucson
Marriott, Barbara
Fireship Press
The Voice of the Children in the Apple Tree
Blackburn, Alexander
Rhyolite Press
Fiction - mystery/suspense
Ant Dens
Coley, Mary
Wheatmark
Bad Country
McKenzie, CB
St Martin’s Press
Borderline
Badal, Joseph
Suspense Publishing
The Boy Without A Face
Sanders, Starr
Glass Houses
Tessler, Margaret
Booklocker
Grave Consequences
Thurlo, David and Aimee
St Martin’s Press
Red Gold
Kidera, Robert
Suspense Publishing
Sinking Suspicions
Hoklotubbe, Sara Sue
Univ of AZ Press
Fiction - other
Blood of a Stone
Gassman, Jeanne Lyet
Tuscany Press
Chasm
Miller, Susan Cummins
Texas Tech Univ Press
Forgetting Tommie
Paul, Paula
The King and Queen of Comezon
Chavez, Denise
Univ of OK Press
Live Free or Die
Southard, Duke
Wheatmark
Sophie’s House of Cards
Warner, Sharon Oard
UNM Press
Sugar and Dirt
Prol, Fernando
Wheatmark
The Ticket
Tollefson, Loretta Miles
LLT Press
Fiction - romance
Forgetting Tommie
Paul, Paula
A Friend Request
Gillmore, C.L.
Platinum Poetry & Prose
Timing is Everything
Steinsiek, Sabra Brown
Artemesia Publishing
Fiction - science fiction & fantasy
Cubicles, Blood, and Magic
Kilmore, Lynn
Osuna Publishing
A Matter of Possession
Carlson, L. Phillips
Snowsnake Press
Mercury Sun
Hickman, Kirt
Quillrunner Publishing
A Reluctant God
Duff, Scooter
First Book Arizona (first book published by author)
Blood of a Stone
Gassman, Jeanne Lyet
Tuscany Press
The Boy Without A Face
Sanders, Starr
The Pancake Tree
Turchick, Jacky & Laurie Melrood
Word Studio
Riding Behind the Padre
Collins, Richard
Wheatmark
Spirit Walk
Treiber, Jay
Torrey House Press
Sugar and Dirt
Prol, Fernando
Wheatmark
First Book New Mexico (first book published by author)
An Alien Harvest
Howe, Linda Moulton
LMH Productions
Apricots and Tortillas
Paquet, Susan
Mercury Heartlink
Camino
Kotchian, Sarah
Cobwebs
Coley, Mary
Wheatmark
A Glimpse of the Chihuahua Desert
Mihok, Patricia
Mogollon Publications
The Ojai Valley School
Taylor, Lynn
Arcadia Publishing
Red Gold
Kidera, Robert
Suspense Publishing
Gardening Book
Baskets for Butterflies
Hamill, Donna
Step by Step: Beautiful Bisbee Plants
Crowlie, Colleen & Cado Daily
Create Space
Gay/Lesbian (GLBT) Book
Editing Life
Dugger, Sandy
Sapphire Books Publishing
Good Water
Peck, Kayt
Sapphire Books Publishing
Health Book (includes wellness, nutrition, beauty)
The Daily Practice of Compassion
Wang, Dora with Shannan Carter
UNM Press
History Book – Arizona subject
Sedona Verde Valley Art
DeBarbieri, Lili
History Press
History Book – New Mexico subject
American Ghost
Nordhaus, Hannah
Harpercollins
Chasing the Santa Fe Ring
Caffey, David
UNM Press
Coronado’s Well Equipped Army
Hutchins, John
Westholme Publishing
Four Square Leagues
Ebright, Hendricks, & Hughes
UNM Press
Juan Bautista de Anza
Herrera, Carlos
Univ of OK Press
Pecos
Secord, Paul
Arcadia Publishing
The Roque Lobato House
Wilson, Chris & Oliver Horn
Schenck SW Publishing
History Book – Other
An Alien Harvest
Howe, Linda Moulton
LMH Productions
Farewell, Aleppo
Sutton, Claudette
Terra Nova Books
The Great Call-Up
Harris, Charles & Louis Sadler
Univ of OK Press
The Ojai Valley School
Taylor, Lynn
Arcadia Publishing
Tortillas: A Cultural History
Morton, Paula
UNM Press
Juvenile Book (grade school to junior high school)
Blue Birds
Rose, Caroline Starr
G P Putnams
A Glimpse of the Chihuahua Desert
Mihok, Patricia
Mogollon Publications
The Hero Twins
Kristofic, Jim
UNM Press
The Talking Lizard
Garcia, Nasario
Rio Grande Books
Teresa of the New World
Russell, Sharman
Yucca Publishing
Multi-cultural Subject (Hispanic, Native American, etc.)
Apricots and Tortillas
Paquet, Susan
Mercury Heartlink
Chasing Dichos through Chimayo
Usner, Don
UNM Press
Grandma Lale’s Tamales: A Christmas Story
Garcia, Nasario
Rio Grande Books
Nativities of the Southwest
Weber, Susan Topp
Gibbs Smith
Riding Behind the Padre
Collins, Richard
Wheatmark
With a Book in Their Hands
Martin-Rodriguez, Manuel
UNM Press
Nature/Environment Book
Diary of a Citizen Scientist
Russell, Sharman
Oregon State Univ. Press
Enduring Acequias
Arellano, Juan Estevan
UNM Press
Land of Enchantment Wildflowers
Finley, Willa & LaShara Nieland
Texas Tech Univ Press
The Pancake Tree
Turchick, Jacky & Laurie Melrood
Word Studio
Ponderosa: Big Pine of the Southwest
Allred, Sylvester
Univ of AZ Press
Wildflowers of Northern & Central Mountains of New Mexico
Littlefield, Larry & Pearl Burns
UNM Press
New Age Book
Animal Lover
Hoff, Ann Marie
Spirit Wisdom for Daily Living
Bridges, Clint
Love Level Publishing
Nonfiction - other
An Alien Harvest
Howe, Linda Moulton
LMH Productions
Border Insecurity
Longmire, Sylvia
St Martin’s Press
Letter to a Future Lover
Monson, Ander
Graywolf Press
A Mother’s Story
Romero, Maggie
Mercury Heartlink
Mysterious New Mexico
Radford, Benjamin
UNM Press
Parenting/Family Issues Book
A Dance in the Woods
Brennan, Janet
Casa de Snapdragon
The Peace and Love Train
Kincaid, Tyler Rose & Kiley Sage Kincaid
Walkinshaw Press
Syra’s Scribbles II
Divine, Syra
Xlibris
Turning Points Volume Two
Patterson, Shirley & Susan Cho
Nuevo Books
Pets/Animals
Amos the Churchmouse
Mitchell, Gary
Redemption Press
Barnyard Fable
Tollefson, Lowell
LLT Press
More Pet Friends
Sayre, Terrie Q & Travelin’ Jack
Rio Grande Books
My Horse, My Self
Washburn, Susan Erlandson
Casa de Snapdragon
Ol’ Jimmy Dollar
Randles, Slim
Rio Grande Books
Philosophy
Beyond the Golden Rule
Kunin, David
Gaon Books
Camino
Kotchian, Sarah
Spirit Wisdom for Daily Living
Bridges, Clint
Love Level Publishing
Poetry Book Arizona (individual or collection)
Cup
Merrin, Jeredith
Able Muse Press
Doll God
Castle, Luanne
Aldrich Press
Heart in the Bony Middle
Muller, Seth
Vishnu Temple Press
Red Stain
Porter, Liza
Finishing Line Press
Poetry Book New Mexico (individual or collection)
Amos the Churchmouse
Mitchell, Gary
Redemption Press
Bosque Rhythms
Dunne, Lee, Cheryl Marita, Paula Miller, Judy Mosher, Elizabeth O’Brien
Create Space
Ears of Corn: Listen
Early, Max
3: A Taos Press
Grace Leads, I Follow
Bertsch, Lisa
Cielo Publishing
Pelvis with Distance
Jacobs, Jessica
White Pine Press
Wayward Shadow
Holsapple, Bruce
La Alameda Press
Political Book (includes social/current events)
Riding Behind the Padre
Collins, Richard
Wheatmark
Reference Book
The Jewish Legacy in New Mexico History
Melzer, Richard
Rio Grande Books
Neighborhood
Awalt, Barbe
Rio Grande Books
A River Runs Through Us
Melzer, Richard & John Taylor
Rio Grande Books
Religious Book
Amos the Churchmouse
Mitchell, Gary
Redemption Press
The Jewish Legacy in New Mexico History
Melzer, Richard
Rio Grande Books
Spiritual Law
Hill, Joanna
Rock Point Press
What Shall I Call You?
Blanchard, Mary
Science (including mathematics)
An Alien Harvest
Howe, Linda Moulton
LMH Productions
Diary of a Citizen Scientist
Russell, Sharman
Oregon State Univ. Press
What Makes a Rainbow?
Van Dusen, Ross
Rio Grande Books
Self-help Book (includes spirituality/inspirational)
Football Facts for Females
Cooper, Susan
Rockstar Publishing House
Lighten Up
Martin, Linda
The Master Key Press
My Horse, My Self
Washburn, Susan Erlandson
Casa de Snapdragon
The OPA! Way
Pattakos, Alex & Elaine Dundon
Ben Bella Books
Step by Step: Beautiful Bisbee Plants
Crowlie, Colleen & Cado Daily
Create Space
Spanish Language Book
A Glimpse of the Chihuahua Desert
Mihok, Patricia
Mogollon Publications
Gracias a la Vida
Sol, Lillian Diaz
IAJ Press
Tres Mujeres al Borde de la Escritura
Doherty, Nickell, & Orchard
Tintanueva Ediciones
Sports/Recreation
Bush League Boys
Smith, Toby
UNM Press
COACH
Knowles, Gerald
Everywhere Spirit
Halstead, Stephen
ABQ Press
Football Facts for Females
Cooper, Susan
Rockstar Publishing House
The Ultimate Hot Air Balloon Bucket List
Awalt, Barbe
Rio Grande Books
Travel Book (includes guides)
100 Things to Do in Albuquerque Before You Die
Biggers, Ashley
Reedy Press
The Basic New Mexico Bucket List
Awalt, Barbe
Rio Grande Books
Camino
Kotchian, Sarah
Cave Creek Canyon
Brown, Wynne and Reed Peters
ECO Wear & Publishing
Chasing Arizona
Lamberton, Ken
Univ of AZ Press
Teresa of the New World
Russell, Sharman
Yucca Publishing
Wild in Arizona: Photographing Wildflowers
Gill, Paul & Colleen Miniuk-Sperry
Analemma Press
Young Adult Book (high school)
Baskets for Butterflies
Hamill, Donna
Defying Odds
Lehman, Theodore
Gaon Books
Forbidden
Little, Kimberley Griffiths
Harpercollins
Forced Journey
Zibart, Rosemary
Artemesia Publishing
The Healing Tree
Cheasebro, Margaret
Casa de Snapdragon
Young Readers Book (to grade 3)
The Peace and Love Train
Kincaid, Tyler Rose & Kiley Sage Kincaid
Walkinshaw Press
The Talking Lizard
Garcia, Nasario
Rio Grande Books
eBooks Fiction
The Easter Egg Murder
Wood, Patricia Smith
Red Gold
Kidera, Robert
Suspense Publishing
Stone’s Ghost
Bowersock, Melissa
New Moon Publishing
Timing Is Everything
Steinsiek, Sabra Brown
Artemesia Publishing
Best Cover Design (<6x9)
The Basic New Mexico Bucket List
Rhetts, Paul
Rio Grande Books
On Foot: Grand Canyon Backpacking Stories
Muleady, Sandra Kim
Vishnu Temple Press
Grandpa Lolo & Trampa
Montoya, Jeremy
Rio Grande Books
Hot Air Balloon Bucket List
Rhetts, Paul
Rio Grande Books
Talking Lizard, The
Montoya, Jeremy
Rio Grande Books
Best Cover Design (6x9)
Coronado’s Well Equipped Army
TG Design
Westholme Publishing
More Voices of New Mexico
Rhetts, Paul
Rio Grande Books
Pecos
Secord, Paul
Arcadia Publishing
A River Runs Through Us
Rhetts, Paul
Rio Grande Books
Best Cover Design Trade (larger than 6x9)
Don’t Touch This Book!
Rhetts, Paul
Rio Grande Books
Grandma Lale’s Tamales: A Christmas Story
Aragon, Dolores
Rio Grande Books
More Pet Friends
Rhetts, Paul
Rio Grande Books
Ol’ Jimmy Dollar
Montoya, Jerry
Rio Grande Books
What Makes a Rainbow?
Van Dusen, Ross
Rio Grande Books
Best Cover Design Non-Trade (larger than 6x9)
The Adventures of BernCo Bernie
Baird, Marisol
Rio Grande Books & Bernalillo County
2015 Book Award Sponsors:
Anthology — sponsored by Gaon Books, Elizabeth Ann Galligan, Judi Alvernaz-Nagy
Anthropology/Archaeology — sponsored by Joe the Book Guy, Pauline and Mel Eisenstadt
Arts Book — sponsored by Gaon Books, Museum of New Mexico Shops, University of New Mexico Press, Wink Visual Arts
Biography – Arizona subject — sponsored by Dennis June Gallery and Lee Dunne
Biography – New Mexico subject — sponsored by Sharon Snyder, Treasure House Books
Biography – Other — sponsored by Mary Neighbour of MediaNeighbours
Business Book — sponsored by Paul Rhetts and Barbe Awalt
Children’s Activity Book — sponsored by New Mexico Book Co-op
Children’s Picture Book — sponsored by Enchantment Lane Publications, Carla Ward/Tinkertown Museum, Santa Fe Public Library
Children’s Picture and Activity Books – Bilingual — sponsored by Candace Jordan Russell, Elizabeth Ann Galligan, SOMOS
Cookbook — sponsored by Jean and Ross Van Dusen
Crafts/Hobby/How-to Book— sponsored by New Mexico Book Co-op
Fiction – adventure or drama — sponsored by David Knop
Fiction - historical fiction — sponsored by Deanna Dickinson McCall, Florence Weinberg, Scott Archer Jones
Fiction - mystery/suspense — sponsored by The Sirens of Suspense, Santa Fe Public Library
Fiction - other — sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. John Zeigler, Mare Pearl and Sue Boggio
Fiction - romance — sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. John Zeigler, Mare Pearl and Sue Boggio
Fiction - science fiction & fantasy — sponsored by Jenna Hiott, Florence Weinberg, Shadow Dragon Press
First Book — sponsored by Southwest Writers, Blessingway Author Services, Joseph Badal
Gardening Book — sponsored by April Radbill
Gay/Lesbian Book — sponsored by Jean and Ross Van Dusen
Health Book — sponsored by Paula Paul
History Book – Arizona subject — sponsored by New Mexico Book Co-op
History Book – New Mexico subject — sponsored by Bathtub Row Press, Santa Fe Public Library, Diane Layden
History Book – Other — sponsored by Museum of New Mexico Shops
Juvenile Book — sponsored by Lee Dunne
Multi-cultural Subject — sponsored by 3: A Taos Press, Santa Fe Public Library
Nature/Environment Book — sponsored by Vicky Ramakka
New Age Book — sponsored by Jean and Ross Van Dusen
Nonfiction - other — sponsored by Artemesia Publishing
Parenting/Family Issues Book — sponsored by Kelly Chisholm/Great Relationships Now
Pets and Animals — sponsored by April Radbill
Philosophy — sponsored by New Mexico Humanist Society
Poetry Book — sponsored by Bookworks Bookstore, New Mexico State Poetry Society, Jane Lipman
Political Book — sponsored by Pauline and Mel Eisenstadt
Reference Book — sponsored by Jean and Ross Van Dusen
Religious Book— sponsored by New Mexico Book Co-op
Science — sponsored by Institute for Analytic Journalism, Scott Archer Jones
Self-help Book — sponsored by Kelly Chisholm, Blessingway Author Services
Spanish Language Book — sponsored by Paul Rhetts and Barbe Awalt
Sports & Recreation — sponsored by Mark Fleisher
Travel Book — sponsored by Carla Ward/Tinkertown Museum
Young Adult Book — sponsored by Ann Dallman, Kinkajou Press
Young Readers Book — sponsored by Treasure House Books
Fiction eBooks - sponsored by Paul Rhetts & Barbe Awalt
Best Cover Design (smaller than 6x9) — sponsored by Ruthe Francis and Casa de Snapdragon Publishing
Best Cover Design (6x9) — sponsored by Mary Neighbour of MediaNeighbours
Best Cover Design (larger than 6x9) — sponsored by Blessingway Author Services
Tony Hillerman Award for Best Fiction — sponsored by WordHarvest Writers Workshops
Father Thomas J. Steele Award for Best History — sponsored by Randolph F. Lumpp
Best Arizona Book — sponsored by Moonlight Mesa Associates, The Cline Library at Northern Arizona University
Best New Mexico Book — sponsored by New Mexico Book Association, Blessingway Author Services
Best Book — sponsored by New Mexico Book Co-op
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