The New Mexico Book Co-op, a coalition of over 200 small and independent book publishers and authors in New Mexico, operated the New Mexico Books & More store at Cottonwood Mall in Albuquerque from Thanksgiving week through Christmas and New Year’s, 2005. Publishers and authors from Albuquerque, as well as from Los Ranchos, Santa Fe, Farmington, Las Cruces, Roswell, Carlsbad, Los Alamos, Taos, Corrales, Rio Rancho, Jemez Springs, Navajo, and even Pueblo (Colorado) participated in the store. Each publisher or author participating worked in the store handling sales and other aspects of running the store. The store showcased over 400 book titles and at least 50 other products made in New Mexico. The Co-op will have a book fair -- the New Mexico Book Fiesta -- in Cottonwood Mall on Saturday, May 7, 2005 and will showcase hundreds of New Mexico books. There will be between 120 and 150 booths with New Mexico authors and publishers. The New Mexico Book Co-op was created and organized by Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts of LPD Press of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque as a way to showcase local books and products that may not ordinarily get into mainstream bookstores or gift shops. The New Mexico Book Association is a co-sponsor of the monthly meetings which are held in Albuquerque. The Co-op will not have any administrative costs. Profits from the Co-op will be donated to various literacy programs in the state and as seed money for future book events sponsored by the Co-op. For additional information, or to get on the co-op mailing list email us at info@nmbookcoop.com or call 505/344-9382. • 195+ small publishers and authors partnered to operate the store •450+ book titles, by New Mexican authors or published in New Mexico • 50+ other New Mexico products (salsas, jams, cookie cutters, lights, pet treats, journals, etc.) • art by New Mexicans (including Charlie Carrillo, Nick Hererra, Bill Cabrera, MaryJo and Jimmy Madrid, Ruben Gallegos, David Nabor Lucero, Arlene Cisneros Sena, and Rosina Lopez de Short) • 100+ book signings • 40 days (November 22 to January 2)
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New Mexico Books & More Bestsellers The following were the bestselling titles at New Mexico Books & More, the Albuquerque store that featured local and regional authors and titles during its 41-day existence late last year: 1. Historic Cookery, a cookbook by Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 2. God Bless Mr. Devil, a novel by Andrew Davis (Moonscape Publishing, Greenbriar) 3. 99 New Mexicans, a biography by Don Bullis (Science & Humanities Press, Chesterfield) 4. Crater Country, a novel by Jonathan Miller (Cool Titles, Mansfield) 5. It's All in the Frijoles, inspirational/self help by Yolanda Nava (Fireside Books) 6. Twelve Gifts, a cookbook by Adela Amador (Amador Books, Albuquerque) 7. Green Chile Bible, a cookbook edited by the Albuquerque Tribune (Clear Light Books, Santa Fe) 8. Navajo Coyote Tales, children's by William Morgan (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 9. Genuine New Mexican Tasty Recipes, a cookbook by Cleofas Jaramillo (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 10. Mysteries & Miracles in New Mexico, history by Jack Kutz (Rhombus Publishing, Corrales) 11. Women of New Mexico, history by Marta Weigle (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 12. Wolf Tales, a children's book by Mary Powell (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 13. The Cotton Rope Strangler, a novel by Gloria Hightower (Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy) 14. More Mysteries & Miracles, a history by Jack Kutz (Rhombus Publishing, Corrales) 15. Ranchers Ramblers & Renegades, a history by Marc Simmons (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 16. On the Mesa, nature by John Nichols (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 17. Canyon Boy, children's by Avrum Organick (Red Lake Press, Navajo) 18. Saints of the Pueblos, art/history by Charles Carrillo (LPD Press, Los Ranchos) 19. Volcanic Eruptions, nature by Marilyn Virginia Mabery (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 20. New Mexico's Historic Places, history by Marci Riskin and Robert Torrez (Ocean Tree Press, Santa Fe) 21. A Santero's Miracle, children's by Rudolfo Anaya (University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque) 22. Best of the Best of New Mexico Cooking, a cookbook by McKee/Mosely (Quail Ridge Press, Brandon) 23. When Six Guns Ruled, children's by Marc Simmons (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 24. Pug Sheridan, a novel by Sandra Cline (Autumn Leaves Publishing, Albuquerque) 25. Clovis Incident, a novel/mystery by Pari Noskin (University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque) 26. Red Chile Bible, a cookbook by Hansel/Jenkins (Clear Light Books, Santa Fe) 27. Santos & Saints, history by Thomas J. Steele, S.J. (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 28. Last Beautiful Days of Autumn, nature by John Nichols (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 29. Southwest Indian Cookbook, a cookbook by Marcia Keegan (Clear Light Books, Santa Fe) 30. Stephanie and the Coyote, children's by Jack Crowder (Jack Crowder, Bosque) 31. Southwest BookViews, book reviews by Candelora Versace (Walking Rain, Santa Fe) 32. Simply Simpatico, a cookbook by Junior League of Albuquerque (Junior League of Albuquerque) 33. Bloodville, a novel by Don Bullis (Science & Humanities Press, Chesterfield) 34. Glimpses of the Ancient Southwest, history by David Stuart (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 35. Little Boy with Three Names, children's by Ann Nolan Clark (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 36. Signs of Life, a history by Denis Slifer (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 37. Cooking with Lavender, a cookbook by Suzanne Smith (Obsessions du Jour Press, Los Alamos) 38. Penitentes of the Southwest, history by Marta Weigle (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 39. Pick-up Truck Pinup Calendar, a calendar by Katherine Chilton (Kathy Chilton, Albuquerque) 40. Petrogylph Calendar, history by Hubert Allen (Hubert Allen & Associates, Albuquerque) 41. Cloaked in Shadow, fantasy by David Corwell (Fantasist Enterprises, Wilmington) 42. Sandia Peak, history by Pam Salmon (Sandia Peak Ski & Tramway, Albuquerque) 43. Duke City Tales, short stories by Harry Willson (Amador Books, Albuquerque) 44. Fiestas for Four Seasons, a cookbook by Jane Butel (Clear Light Books, Santa Fe) 45. A Taste of Enchantment, a cookbook by Junior League of Albuquerque (Junior League of Albuquerque) 46. Little Brown Roadrunner, short stories by Leon Wender (Amador Books, Albuquerque) 47. Going to Seed, nature by K. Farnsworth (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 48. Mystery of Coyote Canyon, short stories by Timothy Green (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 49. On the Trail of Spiderwoman, history by Carol Patterson-Rudolph (Ancient City Press, Santa Fe) 50. I Got Stinky Feet, a novel by Dennis Domrzalski (Authorhouse, Bloomington)
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The New Mexico Books & More store sponsored a variety of events, including over 110 book signing events. 22-Nov 1p - Shelley Kaehr - Gemstone Journeys 26-Nov - Mayors Martin Chavez of Albuquerque, Gary Kanin of Corrales, and Larry Abraham of Los Ranchos officially opened the store at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. 26-Nov - Food & Cooking 10a - Howard Bryan – Robbers, Rogues and Ruffians, True Tales of the American Southwest, Wildest of the Wild West 10a - Hal Simmons – Deadly Gold 11a – Joe Sando – Pueblo Nations, Pueblo Profiles 11a - Marcia Keegan – Pueblo Girls, Enduring Cultures, Mother Earth, Father Sky, Pueblo People, Southwest Indian Cookbook, Ancient Wisdom 12n – Jr. League of Albuquerque – Simply Simpatico, A Taste of Enchantment 3p – Jr. League of Albuquerque – Simply Simpatico, A Taste of Enchantment 27-Nov - Food & Cooking 10a - Hubert Allen - Breakfast with Kamuzu 10a – Jr. League of Albuquerque – Simply Simpatico, A Taste of Enchantment 12n - Archbishop of Santa Fe Michael Sheehan and Father Thomas Steele – Seeds of Struggle, Archbishop Lamy: In His Own Words, Historical Sketch of Catholic Church in NM, Saints of the Pueblos 1p - Daria Labinsky & Stan Hieronymus - Beer Lover’s Guide 1p – Naomi Rose – Tibetan Tales for Little Buddas 2p - Hank Bruce & Tomi Jill Folk - Global Gardening 3p – Jr. League of Albuquerque – Simply Simpatico, A Taste of Enchantment 28-Nov - Food & Cooking 1p – Jr. League of Albuquerque – Simply Simpatico, A Taste of Enchantment 4p – Jr. League of Albuquerque – Simply Simpatico, A Taste of Enchantment 1-Dec 7p – Suzanne Smith – Pumpkin Recipes, Recipes for Romance, Cooking with Lavender, Cooking with Rosemary 2-Dec 7p – Suzanne Smith – Pumpkin Recipes, Recipes for Romance, Cooking with Lavender, Cooking with Rosemary 7p – Chris Miller – Tokens on the Table, Contrary Mary 3-Dec – Children 10a - Terry Avery - Who Will Save Mr. Squeaky? 1p - Michelle Madrid-Branch – The Tummy Mummy 2p - Avrum Organick - Canyon Boy 4p – Andrew Davis – God Bless Mr. Devil 7p – Dennis Domrzalski – I Got Stinky Feet 4-Dec – Children 12n - Bonnie Larson – When Animals Were People, Watakame’s Journey 1p - Zelda Gatuskin - Castle Lark 2p - Avrum Organick - Canyon Boy 3p - Tomi Jill Folk - Where Do Snowmen Go When They Melt? 5-Dec – Children 11a - Avrum Organick - Canyon Boy 1p - Joel Stein – Santa Fe in A Week, More or Less 2p - Mary Powell - Wolf Tales 8-Dec 3p - Loretta Hall - Underground Buildings 4p - Sandra Cline - Pug Sheridan 9-Dec 1p - Jim Hammond - The Phoenix Society 2p - Sabra Steinsiek - Timing Is Everything, When That Time Comes, ‘Til the End of Time 3p - Louis Wynne - Deliver Us From Evil 4p – Cynthia Davis – It Is I Joseph, Beloved Leah, Miriam’s Healing 10-Dec - Art & New Mexico 12n – Martha Egan - Clearing Customs 12n – David Corwell – Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves 1p - Don Bullis – Bloodville, 99 New Mexicans ... And a Few Other Folks 2p – David Ryan – Free and Easy 2p - Melody Groves - The Quest 3p – Victor di Suvero – Saludos, Naked Heart 3p - Fredericka Heller - Out of the Shadow 4p - Mel Eisenstadt – Navajo Afterglow 5p - Jon Miller - Rattlesnake Law 8p - Hubert Allen – The Petroglyph Calendar 11-Dec - Art & New Mexico 11a - Paul Rhetts & Barbe Awalt - Nicholas Herrera: Visions of My Heart, Charlie Carrillo: Tradition & Soul, Our Saints Among Us, Faces of Faith, Regis Santos, Portfolio of Spanish Colonial Design in New Mexico 12n - Charlie Carrillo - Saints of the Pueblos, A Tapestry of Kinship 12n - Inez Ross - Persuaded, The Adobe Castle 1p - Gloria Hightower – The Cotton Rope Strangler 1p - Don Bullis – Bloodville, 99 New Mexicans ... And a Few Other Folks 2p - Ruben Archuleta - Land of the Penitentes/Land of Tradition, I Came From El Valle, Eppie Archuleta 2p - Kim Richards – The Death of Jabari, The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy, Aiko 3p - Elaine Pinkerton – The Santa Fe Trail by Bicycle 4p - Hank Bruce - Courage to Create, A Writer’s Workbook 4p – Ajanel -Surrender, Allow and Trust 5p - Katherine Chilton – Pick-up Pinup Calendar 5p – Andrew Davis – God Bless Mr. Devil 12-Dec - Art & New Mexico 12n - Pamela Salmon - Sandia Peak: The History of the Sandia Peak Tramway and Ski Area 1p - Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky - Frank Applegate of Santa Fe 2p - Marta Weigle - Women of New Mexico, Penitentes of the Southwest 3p - Thomas Steele - Regis Santos, Archbishop Lamy, Santos & Saints, Historical Sketch of Catholic Church in NM 4p - Tom Chavez - Wake for a Fat Vicar 5p - Pamela Christie - The King’s Lizard 14-Dec 2p - Melody Groves - The Quest 3p - Margaret Tessler - Tangled Webs, Class Disunion 15-Dec – Southwest & Military History 12n – Dan Rathbun – New Mexico Military Place Names 5:30p – John Ryan – Fort Stanton & It’s Community 1855-1896 16-Dec 12n – Richard Campbell – Two Eagles in the Sun 1p - Yolanda Nava - It’s All in the Frijoles 2p - Stanford Lehmberg – Holy Faith of Santa Fe 4p – Cynthia Davis – It Is I Joseph, Beloved Leah, Miriam’s Healing 7p – Ben Daitz - Delivery 17-Dec - Holiday & Christmas 12n - Elaine Pinkerton - From Calcutta with Love 12n – David Corwell – Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves 1p - Cindy Briggs - Pork Chops & Applesauce 1p –Jill Lane – Cinder Christmas Pak 3p - Inez Ross - Persuaded, The Adobe Castle 7p - Harry Willson - Christmas Blues 18-Dec - Holiday & Christmas 11a - Geraldine Mosher - A Madcap Mother Goose 11a – Richard Melzer – Coming of Age in the Great Depression 12n – Dorothy Cave – Beyond Courage, Four Trails to Valor 1p - Susan Wyatt - Thirty Acres More or Less: Restoring a Farm in Virginia 1p –Jill Lane – Cinder Christmas Pak 2p - Gail Rubin – A Girls Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout 2p - Ella Joan Fenoglio - A Beautiful Time 3p - Rebecca Skeele - You Can Make It Heaven, Flower Essence 3p – Andrew Davis – God Bless Mr. Devil 4p – Jacques Faure – Warrior and the Lonetree Incident 4p – Roger Long – Law One 19-Dec 1p – Paul Wagner – The Youngest Crew 2p – Stephanie Hainsfurther – Pocket Gardening for Your Outdoor Spaces 2p – Emily Easterson – Covering the Business Beat: Strategies for Publishing What You Write 3p – Ron Chapman – What a Wonderful World: Seeing Through New Eyes 3p – Roberto Gonzales & Ralph Sena – 9/11 Altar Poster 4p – Drusilla Claridge – Peacock Ore 20-Dec 1p - Barbara Hammond - Cancer’s Gifts, Meditations on Being, Healing and Forgiving 1p – Paul Wagner – The Youngest Crew 21-Dec 12n - Susanna Starr – Fifty & Beyond 1p - Hank Bruce, Global Gardening, Gardens for the Senses, Garden Projects for the Classroom, Gardening Projects for Horticultural Therapy, Gardening Trivia 1p – Avi Stopper – Make the Team 7p - Hubert Allen - Beyond Stonehenge 24-Dec - Self-help & Poetry 1p - Charleen Touchette - It Stops with Me: Memoir of a Canuck Girl 26-Dec - Self-help & Poetry 3p - Fredericka Heller - Out of the Shadow 7p - Harry Willson - Freedom from God 31-Dec - Self-help & Poetry 2p - Robert Swearingen - Street Milk 2-Jan - Self-help & Poetry 1p - Judy Castleberry – The Caregiver Zone
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The New Mexico Book Co-op generated over 100 articles in the media, both local and national, as well as radio and tv coverage, for the New Mexico Books & More store at Cottonwood Mall. Here is a sampling of some of that coverage.
Mayors Larry Abraham of Los Ranchos (left), Gary Kanin of Corrales (center), and Martin Chavez of Albuquerque (right) officially open the New Mexico Books & More store at Cottonwood Mall at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, November 26, 2004. The store is a cooperative effort of 175 local authors and independent book publishers in New Mexico partnering to showcase local books. Photography by Paul Rhetts.
Archbishop of Santa Fe Michael Sheehan (left) and Father Thomas Steele, S.J. (right) signed books at New Mexico Books & More on Saturday, November 27, 2004. Archbishop Sheehan and Father Steele have collaborated on numerous books on New Mexico’s history and the Catholic Church, including Seeds of Struggle Harvest of Faith, The Historical Sketch of the Catholic Church in New Mexico, and Archbishop Lamy: In His Own Words; the Archbishop also contributed an essay in Saints of the Pueblos. The store is a cooperative effort of 175 local authors and independent book publishers in New Mexico partnering to showcase local books. Photography by Barbe Awalt.
Local books, authors taking center stage "More than a dozen booksigning events will be held ... at New Mexico Books & More, billed as the largest book co-op in the country." Albuquerque Journal, December 19, 2004
Celebrating the magic in books, New Mexico style "In a storefront, just steps from the JC Penney at Cottonwood Mall, a revolution brews. New Mexico Books & More may resemble a bookstore, but don't be deceived. It's a force for change and its foot soldiers are New Mexican authors and independent publishers." Crosswinds, November 24, 2004 Holiday Store has local gifts covered "New Mexico has a lot more to offer than nice weather and green chile. Its arts community has been recognized worldwide, but usually the written words are not given the attention they deserve. A cooperative of more than 150 small publishers is trying to change that by offering local works in one place." Albuquerque Journal, November 25, 2004 Co-op in mall helps New Mexico authors market their books "Part holiday bookstore and part book fair, this grand experiment will function as a co-op." Albuquerque Tribune, November 19, 2004 Land o' Books "It just goes to show you that the book business in New Mexico is very strong, and the people involved are more than willing to partner with each other to make it even stronger." Alibi, November 18, 2004 Authors hope co-op lifts sales "No one has ever done this before. This is the first book co-op store of this magnitude anywhere in the country. . . .The awareness raising of this event is important in itself. Our indutry has been under-discussed." New Mexico Business Weekly, November 12, 2004 Holiday Retail Co-op For NM Books at Cottonwood Mall "The store will have books consigned by both authors and publishers. This is the largest store of New Mexican books in the state." Corrales Comment, November 20, 2004 New Concept of a Co-op Bookstore in Cottonwood Mall for a Limited Time "Albuquerque will be the site of one of the biggest book shows in the country this holiday season. This cooperative project, organized by Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts of LPD Press, will showcase more than 375 local books, from and about New Mexico, from more than 100 authors and small publishers. New Mexico Books & More will hold more than 90 book signings during the 40 days of this book show." New Mexico Business Journal, November 2004
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Book Co-op featured in Albuquerque Journal, July 22, 2004
Media coverage
1/2005 – People of God 1/2005 – NMBA LIBRO 1/2005 – Los Ranchos Village Vision Newspaper 12/26 – Albuquerque Journal Book Section 12/24 – New Mexico Historical Notebook 12/23 – Crosswinds 12/21 – Albuquerque Journal West Side 12/21 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Charleen Touchette 12/19 – Albuquerque Journal Book Section 12/19 – KOB (770 AM) Book Show with Margaret Aragon de Chavez and Jill Lane 12/19 – KKNS (1310 AM) Think with Barbe Awalt 12/18 – ad in Corrales Comment 12/18 – Albuquerque Journal North 12/18 – Albuquerque Journal Rio Rancho 12/18 – Albuquerque Journal West Side 12/17 – New Mexico Historical Notebook 12/17 – Albuquerque Journal 12/17 – Albuquerque Tribune 12/16 – Crosswinds 12/15 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Yolanda Nava 12/14 – Rio Rancho Journal 12/14 – Albuquerque Journal West Side 12/14 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Stan Lehmberg 12/12 – Albuquerque Journal Book Section 12/11 – New Mexico Business Weekly 12/10 – Albuquerque Tribune 12/10 – New Mexico Historical Notebook 12/10 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Hank Bruce 12/10 – Los Alamos Monitor 12/9 – Crosswinds 12/9 – Rio Rancho Journal 12/8 – Albuquerque Journal West Side 12/8 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Thomas Steele 12/7 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Tom Chavez 12/6 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky 12/4 – ABQ Arts 12/4 – ad in Corrales Comment 12/3 – New Mexico Business Weekly 12/3 – New Mexico Historical Notebook 12/2 – Rio Rancho Journal 12/2 – Crosswinds 12/2 – Alibi 12/2 – Albuquerque Journal 12/2004 – full page ad in Tradicion Revista 12/2004 – NMBA LIBRO 11/30 – KUNM (89.9 FM) 11/28 – KOAT-TV (7) 11/27 – KOAT-TV (7) 11/27 - Albuquerque Journal 11/27 – Santa Fe New Mexican 11/27 – Albuquerque Tribune 11/26 – KOB (770 AM) 11/26 –Albuquerque Journal West Side 11/26 –New Mexico Historical Notebook 11/25 – Albuquerque Journal West Side 11/24 –Crosswinds 11/23 – Rio Rancho Journal 11/22 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Marcia Keegan 11/21 – KKNS (1310 AM) Think with Barbe Awalt 11/21 – Albuquerque Journal Book Section 11/20 – KSFR (90.7 FM) Green Knees with Terry Avery 11/20 – article and ad in Corrales Comment 11/19 –New Mexico Historical Notebook 11/19 –Albuquerque Tribune 11/18 –Weekly Alibi Gift Guide 11/15 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Naomi Rose 11/12 –New Mexico Historical Notebook 11/12 –New Mexico Business Weekly 11/11 – KTRC (1260 AM) ArtTalk with Paul Rhetts and Barbe Awalt 11/5 –New Mexico Historical Notebook 11/04 – New Mexico Business Journal 11/2004 – People Of God Newspaper 11/2004 – NMBA LIBRO 10/29 –New Mexico Historical Notebook 10/2004 – NMBA LIBRO 10/2004 –Los Ranchos Village newspaper 10/2004 and ongoing – PSAs on KSJE Public Radio 10/2004 – full page ad in Tradicion Revista 9/4 – Santa Fe New Mexican 9/2004 – NMBA LIBRO 7/22 – Albuquerque Journal, Business section