New Mexico Book Awards

recognizing
the best books in
New Mexico & the Southwest
Mission: To promote and recognize great books published in the Southwest and New Mexico.

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Uncovering the best in New Mexico's books (and the entire Southwest)! The purpose of the New Mexico Book Awards is to honor great books from New Mexico and the Southwest. The best of Southwestern literature judged by a distinguished panel of scholars and librarians. Underwritten by Albuquerque The Magazine, Borders, Sunbelt Shows/Fiery Foods, New Mexico Book Co-op, and New Mexico Humanities Council, the New Mexico Book Awards are sponsored by Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System and the Friends of the Albuquerque Public Library, Albuquerque The Magazine, Around 505 Magazine, Borders, Camera Arts Magazine, Hastings-Juan Tabo, Hastings-Wyoming, Ironic Horse Studios, Laboratory of Anthropology Library, Land of Enchantment Romance Authors, New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Coalition for Literacy, New Mexico Humanities Council, New Mexico Kids Magazine, New Mexico Library Foundation, New Mexico State Library, PageOne Books, Pen New Mexico, Portales Public Library, ReadWest, Rio Rancho Public Library, Santa Fe Public Library, SouthWest Writers, Sunbelt Shows/Fiery Foods, WalMart at Zuni, and WordHarvest Writers Workshop.

Each year, the New Mexico Book Awards Program honors special New Mexico authors/publishers for their special contributions to New Mexico's book community. In 2008, the New Mexico Book Awards will present Friends of New Mexico Books Awards to Denise Chavez (Las Cruces) and David Morrell (Santa Fe) and the Friends of New Mexico Authors Award to Ruthe Francis for their support of local New Mexico books. In 2007, Tony Hillerman (Los Ranchos) and Rudolfo Anaya (Albuquerque) were honored with the Friends of New Mexico Books Awards.


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Borders Schedules Special Book Signing Events for NM Book Award Winners
Borders Stores in New Mexico have organized a series of special book signing events for the winners in the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards.

January 2008
Albuquerque, Uptown: Saturday, 1/12 at 2pm
Pat Shapiro, Yoga for Women at Midlife & Beyond
Cindy Bellinger, Journaling for Woman & Waterwise Garden Care
Michelle Holland, The Sound a Raven Makes
Jan Zimmerman, Web Marketing for Dummies


Santa Fe, Sanbusco: Sunday, 1/13 at 2pm
Pat Shapiro, Yoga for Women at Midlife & Beyond
Cindy Bellinger, Journaling for Woman & Waterwise Garden Care
Sawnie Morris, The Sound a Raven Makes
Catherine Ferguson, The Sound a Raven Makes
Michelle Holland, The Sound a Raven Makes


Albuquerque, Northtowne: Saturday, 1/19 at 2pm
Cindy Bellinger, Journaling for Woman & Waterwise Garden Care
Sawnie Morris, The Sound a Raven Makes
Michelle Holland, The Sound a Raven Makes
Jan Zimmerman, Web Marketing for Dummies

Albuquerque, Cottonwood, Saturday, 1/26 at 2pm
Cindy Bellinger, Journaling for Woman & Waterwise Garden Care
Sawnie Morris, The Sound a Raven Makes
Michelle Holland, The Sound a Raven Makes
Jan Zimmerman, Web Marketing for Dummies


February 2008
Albuquerque, Northtowne: Saturday, 2/9 at 2pm
Ana Baca, Mama Fela’s Girls

Santa Fe, Zafarano: Saturday, 2/9 at 2pm
Susan Miller Cummins, Quarry
Sallie Bingham, Cory’s Feast

Santa Fe, Sanbusco: Sunday, 2/17 at 2pm
Ana Baca, Mama Fela’s Girls


Albuquerque, Cottonwood: Saturday, 2/23 at 3pm
Susan Miller Cummins, Quarry


March 2008
Albuquerque, Uptown: Saturday, 3/1 at 2pm
Glenys Carl, Hold My Hand
Ellen Klages, The Green Glass Sea
Rene Lainez Colato, Playing Loteria


April 2008
Albuquerque, Cottonwood: Saturday, 4/5 at 3pm
Don Bullis, New Mexico: A Biographical Dictionary
Antonio Garcez, New Mexico Ghost Stories

Santa Fe, Zafarano: Saturday, 4/12 at 2pm
Abe Pena, Memories of Cibola
Fernando Garavito, Praxis & Ambiguity of the Enemy

Albuquerque, Uptown: Saturday, 4/19 at 2pm
Abe Pena, Memories of Cibola
Fernando Garavito, Praxis & Ambiguity of the Enemy
John Taylor, Dejad a los Ninos


Rio Rancho Public Library Schedules Special Book Signing Event for NM Book Award Winners
Rio Rancho Public Library has organized a special book signing event for the winners in the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards.

July 10 2008 at 6:30pm
The signing event will feature:
Abe Pena
Best Book on Hispanic Subject
Memories of Cibola

Antonio Garcez
Best Book, Other Nonfiction
New Mexico Ghost Stories

Cindy Bellinger
Best Self-help/Best Gardening
Journaling for Women/Waterwise Garden Care: Your Practical Guide

Cynthia Davis
Best Book, Other Fiction
Rahab's Redemption

Don Bullis
Best Book on New Mexico
New Mexico: A Biographical Dictionary

Ellen Klages
Best Young Adult Book
The Green Glass Sea

Jan Zimmerman
Best Business Book
Web Marketing for Dummies

John Taylor
Best Religious Book
Dejad a los Niños

Nick Buffington
Best Novel – adventure or drama
Apache Casino

Robert Powers
Best New Mexico History Book
Peopling of Bandelier

Sallie Bingham
Best Novel – romance
Cory's Feast

Susan Miller
Best Novel – mystery
Quarry

Michelle Holland
Best Poetry
The Sound a Raven Makes

Rene Colato Lainez
Best Childrens Book
Playing Loteria

Glenys Carl
Best Biography/Best First Book
Hold My Hand

L. Greer Price
Best Travel Book
High Plains of Northeastern New Mexico

Ana Baca
Best Novel, Historical Fiction
Mama Fela's Girls



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