New Mexico Book Awards (2007-10)

Information from New Mexico Book Co-op accessed 12/6/10

The 2010 New Mexico Book Awards were announced on Friday, November 19, 2010 at an awards banquet, which was held in Albuquerque.

Children’s Picture Book
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux & R. Gregory Christie Bad News for Outlaws
Steinsiek, Sabra Brown & Noel Chilton The Tale of the Pronghorned Cantaloupe

Children’s Activity Book (workbook/craft book/coloring book)
Habiger, Geoff Dinosaur Learning Activity Book

Young Readers Book (to grade 3)
Church, Peggy Pond & Charlie Carrillo Shoes for Santo Nino
McKerley, Jennifer Amazing Armadillos

Juvenile Book (grade school to junior high school)
Eboch, Chris. The Knight in the Shadows
Finalists:
Corriveau, Art How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life
Garcia, Nasario Rattling Chains & Other Stories for Children
Gotsch, Connie Belle’s Star
Little, Kimberly Griffiths The Healing Spell
McKerley, Jennifer Guess Swamp Monsters

Anthropology/Archaeology/Science
Lekson, Stephen
A History of the Ancient Southwest
SAR Press

Price, L. Greer
Geology of Northern New Mexico’s Parks
NM Bureau of Geology

Anthology (individual or collection)
Anaya, Rudolfo
The Essays
Univ of OK Press

Arts Book (includes art, music, or photography)
Booker, Margaret Moore
The Santa Fe House
Rizzoli New York

Biography (includes memoirs and autobiographies)
Morris, James McGrath Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power
Finalists:
Cobos, Evelia They That Laugh Win
Coggeshall, Nancy Gila Country Legend: Life & Times of Quentin Hulse
Garcia, Nasario Fe y tragedias
Hunner, Jon J. Robert Oppenheimer, Cold War & Atomic West
Janowski, Martin Not Just New Mexico’s Senator Rio Grande Books

Business Book (includes career)
Rivera, Roxanne
There’s No Crying in Business: How to Succeed in Male-Dominated Industries
Palgrave

Cookbook
Casey, Clyde
New Mexico Cuisine
Clear Light

Crafts/Hobby/How-to Book
Olmstead, Carol
Feng Shui Quick Guide for Home & Office
Feng Shui Multimedia

Gardening Book
DeWitt, Dave
Complete Chile Pepper Book
Timber Press

Gay/Lesbian (GLBT) Book
Bjorkman, Lauren
My Invented Life Henry
Holt and Co.

Health Book (includes wellness, nutrition, beauty)
Hirschl, Meta Chaya
Vital Yoga: A Sourcebook for Students & Teachers
Prajna Publishing

History Book – New Mexico subject
Pat Lange, Lou Hieb, and Thomas Steele
The Indians of Arizona & New Mexico
Rio Grande Books

Multi-cultural Subject (Hispanic, Native American, etc.)
James, Don & Karyth Becenti
One Nation One Year
Rio Grande Books

New Age Book
Lightwater, Rheanni
Gifts from the Rainforest
Soul Resources

Nonfiction, Other
Bryan, Howard
Santa Fe Tales & More
Clear Light Publishers

Novel – adventure or drama
Sumner, Melanie The Ghost of Milagro Creek
Finalists:
Mandelbaum, Jonna-Lynn Unpredictable Crossing Outskirts Press
Miller, Jonathan Conflict Contract Cool Titles
Steele, Charles Benjamin The Sacred Blood of a Child

Novel – historical fiction
Norton, Hana Samek The Sixth Surrender
Weinberg, Florence Byham Sonora Wind
Finalists:
Davis, Cynthia Mary, My Love Footprints from the Bible

Novel – mystery/suspense
Orenduff, J. Michael The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras
Finalists:
Ault, Sandi Wild Sorrow
Mandelbaum, Jonna-Lynn Unpredictable Crossing
Miller, Jonathan Conflict Contract
Tessler, Margaret Deadly Triangles
Weinberg, Florence Sonora Wind

Novel - romance
Steinsiek, Sabra Brown
Timing Is Everything
Whiskey Creek Press

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Hickman, Kirt
Venus Rain
Quillrunner Publishing

Fiction, Other
Egan, Martha
La Ranfla & Other New Mexico Stories
Papalote Press

Poetry Book (individual or collection)
Gatuskin, Zelda Leah
But Who’s Counting?
Worldwind Books

Johnson, Michael
Sky Land: A Southwestern Cycle
Woodley Press

Stablein, Marilyn
Splitting Hard Ground
La Alameda Press

Political Book (includes social/current events)
Janowski, Martin
Not Just New Mexico’s Senator
Rio Grande Books

Reference Book
Longa, Ernesto
Anarchist Periodicals in English
Scarecrow Press

Religious Book
Shaia, Alexander
The Hidden Power of the Gospels
HarperOne

Self-help Book (includes spirituality/inspirational)
Hickman, Kirt
Revising Fiction: Making Sense of the Madness
Quillrunner Publishing

Travel Book (includes guides)
Parhad, Elisa
New Mexico: A Guide for the Eyes
Eyemuse Books

First Book (first book published by author)
Aragon, Carla & Kathy Dee Saville
Dance of the Eggshells
UNM Press

Coggeshall, Nancy
Gila Country Legend: Life & Times of Quentin Hulse
UNM Press

Green, Cinny & Maureen Burdock
Trail Writer’s Guide
Western Edge Press

Best New Mexico Book
DeWitt, Dave & Paul Bosland
The Complete Chile Pepper Book
Timber Press

James, Don & Karyth Becenti
One Nation One Year
Rio Grande Books

Best of Show
Morris, James McGrath
Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print & Power

Children’s Picture Book
Porter, Pamela — Yellow Moon, Apple Moon

Children’s Activity Book
Cash, Marie Romero — Santos, A Coloring Book

Young Readers Book (to grade 3)
Eschberger, Beverly — An Elephant Family Adventure: The Elephants Tour England

Juvenile Book (grade school to junior high school)
Drucker, Malka — Portraits of Jewish American Heroes
Paulsen, Gary — Notes from the Dog
Young Adult Book (high school)
Klages, Ellen — White Sands, Red Menace 
Anthology (individual or collection)
Hunner, Jon — Senator Pete Domenici’s Legacy
Anthropology/Archaeology/Science
Fowler, Catherine and Don Fowler — The Great Basin
Arts Book (includes art, music, or photography)
Manno, Lois — Visions Underground
Biography (includes memoirs and autobiographies)
Allen, John — Me and the Biospheres
Business Book (includes career)
Moonwalker, Tu & JoAnne O’Brien-Levin — Business Revolution through Ancestral Wisdom
Cookbook
Hillerman, Anne — Santa Fe Flavors
Crafts/Hobby/How-to Book
Sanchez, Laura and Alex Sanchez — Adobe Houses for Today
Gardening Book
Bruce, Hank & Tomi Jill Folk — Windowsill Whimsy: Gardening & Horticultural
Therapy Projects for Small Spaces
Gay/Lesbian (GLBT) Book
Tilchen, Maida — Land Beyond Maps
Health Book (includes wellness, nutrition, beauty)
Brasch, Jillian — The Last Gifts: Creative Ways to Be with the Dying
History Book – New Mexico subject
Andrews, Martha and Richard Melzer — The Whole Damned World
Multi-cultural Subject (Hispanic, Native American, etc.)
Bsumek, Erika Marie — Indian-Made (University Press of Kansas)
Chávez, Nicolasa — A Century of Masters (Rio Grande Books)
Winners, 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
Nature/Environment Book — sponsored by LPD Press/Rio Grande Books
Clark, Paulle — Wolf Song: A Love Story (Dogear Publishing)
New Age Book — sponsored by Sunbelt Shows
Brill, Michael — Numerology for Healing (Destiny Books)
Poetry Book (individual or collection)
Udall, Jay — The Welcome Table (University of New Mexico Press)
Political Book (includes social/current events)
Beller, Ken and Heather Chase — Great Peacemakers (LTS Press)
Reference Book — sponsored by New Mexico State Library
Wheeler, DonnaLee — Who’s the You in the Mirror (Kin Folk Trails)
Religious Book
McLaughlin, Judith — Sacred Feminine (Rio Grande Books)
Self-help Book (includes spirituality /inspirational)
Gerson, Mark David — The Voice of the Muse (LightLines Media)
Travel Book (includes guides)
Nye, Valerie and Kathy Barco — Breakfast New Mexico Style (Sunstone Press)
Nonfiction, Other — sponsored by Sunbelt Shows
Melzer, Richard — Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest (Arcadia)
Novel – adventure or drama — sponsored by ReadingNewMexico.com
Shaw, Joseph — To Honor the Dead (University of New Mexico Press)
Novel – historical fiction
Fackler, Elizabeth — My Eyes Have a Cold Nose (Sunstone Press)
Novel – mystery/suspense
Pyeatt, Keith — Struck (Quest)
Novel - romance
Redmond, Shirley Raye — Rosemary’s Glove (Avalon Books)
Science Fiction & Fantasy — sponsored by PageOne Books
Hickman, Kirt — Worlds Asunder (Quillrunner Publishing)
Fiction, Other — sponsored by NM Book Co-op
Montoya, Cheryl & Jerry — Three Dog Night (Rio Grande Books)
First Book (first book published by author)
Dix, Catherine Parra — Rosetta Stones (Central Ave Press)
People’s Choice
A Thief of Time — Tony Hillerman
Best New Mexico Book
Andrews, Martha and Richard Melzer — The Whole Damned World
Best of Show Book
Brasch, Jillian — The Last Gifts: Creative Ways to Be with the Dying
Manno, Lois — Visions Underground (Rio Grande Books)

2008 NEW MEXICO BOOK AWARDS
WINNERS
Children’s Picture Book
Red Truck  Kersten Hamilton
Children’s Activity Book
New Mexico A to Z Jill Lane
READdiscover New Mexico Kathy Barco
Young Readers Book
Loco Dog and the Dust Devil in the Railyard Marcy Heller
Juvenile Book
From Slave to Superstar of theWild West Tom DeMund
Young Adult Book
Lawn Boy Gary Paulsen
Anthropology
Chaco Astronomy Anna Sofaer
Anthology Book
Peace Beyond All Fear: A Tribute to John Denver’s Vision Hank Bruce
Arts Book
Southwestern Indian Jewelry Dexter Cirillo
Talking with the Clay Stephen Trimble
Biography
Into the Devils Den  Dave Hall & Tym Burkey
Business Book
The Keyword Tutorial Ebook Hope Kiah
Cookbook
Cuisines of the Southwest Dave DeWitt
Red or Green Clyde Casey
Gardening Book
Ma Frump’s Guide to Plastic Gardening Marcia Muth
Health Book
Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook Marcie Davis & Melissa Bunnell
History Book
A Peculiar Alchemy Nancy Owen Lewis & Kay Leigh Hagan
Nature/Environment
Bearing Witness: 25 Years of Refuge Lou Liberty & MargyO’Brien
New Age Book
Soul Oriented Solutions Rheanni Lightwater
Parenting/Family Issues
Syra’s Scribbles  Syra Divine
Political Book
Your Money and Your Life Martha Burk
Reference Book
Decoding Design  Maggie MacNab
Religious Book
Saints of the Pueblos Charles Carrillo
Self-help Book
Dying: A Natural Passage DenysCope
Travel Book
Backroads & Byways of NewMexico Sally Moore
Multi-cultural Subject
Patterns of Exchange Teresa Wilkins
Other Nonfiction
New Mexico: Biographical Dictionary Vol. II Don Bullis
Adventure or Drama Novel
Avenging Victorio  Dave DeWitt
Historical Fiction/Novel
Arizona War  Melody Groves
Bell County Bushwhackers Dave Bushmire
Mystery/Suspense Novel
Turquoise Girl  Aimee and David Thurlo
Romance Novel
Annie’s Song Sabra Steinsiek
Science Fiction & Fantasy
The MoonQuest Mark David Gerson
Other Fiction
The Pageant Unveiled Lucretia Tippit
Poetry Book
Graven Images Mike Sutin
The Seasons of Yes Lorraine Schechter
First Book
Our Favorite Recipes Albuquerque TheMagazine
The Road from La Cueva Sheila Ortego
People’s Choice
Milagro Beanfield War John Nichols
Best of Show
Into the Devils Den Dave Hall & Tym Burkey

WINNERS, 2007 NEW MEXICO BOOK AWARDS
FRIENDS OF NEW MEXICO BOOKS AWARDS
Rudolfo Anaya
Tony Hillerman


BEST BOOK 2007
Meyers, Harold Burton - The Death at Awahi - Texas Tech University Press

PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD
Bless Me Ultima - Rudolfo Anaya - Grand Central Publishing

Best Children's Book
WINNER
Lainez, Rene Colato - Playing Loteria - Northland Publishing
FINALISTS
Costales, Amy - Abuelita Full of Life - Northland Publishing
Hamilton, Kersten - Firefighters to the Rescue! - Viking
Ward, Jennifer - There Was A Coyote Who Swallowed A Flea - Northland Publishing
Williams, Arlene - Tiny Tortilla - Dutton Childrens Books

Best Young Adult Book
WINNER
Klages, Ellen - The Green Glass Sea - Penguin USA- Viking
FINALISTS
Abraham, Susan Gonzales and Denis Gonzales - Surprising Cecilia - Cinco Puntos Press
Flores, Carlos Nicolas - Our House on Hueco - Texas Tech University Press
Foard, Sheila Wood - Harvey Girl - Texas Tech University Press
Reeder, Carolyn - The Secret Project Notebook - Los Alamos Historical Society
Tacang, Brian - Bully Be Gone - HarperCollins

Best Arts Book (includes art, music, or photography)
WINNER
Trimble, Stephen - Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography - Northland Publishing
FINALISTS
Deveney, Kaylynn - The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings - Princeton Architectural Press
Udall, Sharyn - Santa Fe Art Colony - Gerald Peters Gallery
Walker, Hollis - Zink: The Language of Enchantment - New Mexico Magazine

Best Biography (includes memoirs and autobiographies)
WINNER
Carl, Glenys - Hold My Hand - Macmillan
FINALISTS
Caffey, David - Frank Springer and New Mexico - Texas A&M Univ Press
Fenn, Forrest - Teepee Smoke, A New Look at Joseph Henry Sharp - One Horse Land and Cattle Co
Griego, Marten - Leaving the House of Tears - Future Destinations Publishing
Wheeler, Richard - An Accidental Novelist - Sunstone Press

Best Business Book (includes career)
WINNER
Zimmerman, Jan - Web Marketing for Dummies - Wiley
FINALISTS
Grace, Nicole - Mastery At Work: 18 Keys for Achieving Success - Mani Press
Shipley, Andrew - The Japanese Money Tree - FT Press
Walker, June - Self-employed Tax Solutions - Globe Pequot Press

Best Cookbook
WINNER
Fenzl, Barbara Pool - Seasonal Southwest Cooking - Northland Publishing
FINALISTS
Butel, Jane - Real Women Eat Chiles - Northland Publishing
Casey, Clyde - Red or Green: New Mexico Cuisine - Clear Light Publishing
DeWitt, Dave - DaVinci's Kitchen - BenBella Books

Best Gardening Book
WINNER
Bellinger, Cindy - Waterwise Garden Care: Your Practical Guide - High Country Gardens Publications
FINALIST
ABQ Area Ext Master Gardeners - Down to Earth: A Gardener's Guide to the Albuquerque Area - ABQ Area Ext Master Gardeners

Best Health Book (includes wellness, nutrition, beauty)
WINNER
Shapiro, Pat - Yoga for Women at Midlife & Beyond - Sunstone Press

Best New Mexico History Book
WINNER
Powers, Robert - Peopling of Bandelier - SAR Press
FINALISTS
Bartlit, Nancy and Everett Rogers - Silent Voices of World War II - Sunstone Press
Hordes, Stanley - To the End of the Earth - Columbia University Press
Poling-Kempes, Lesley - Ghost Ranch - University of Arizona Press

Best Southwest History Book
WINNER
Pettit, Michael - Riding for the Brand - Univ of OK Press
FINALISTS
Bauver, Robert - Navajo and Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945 - Rio Grande Books
Blake, Michael - Indian Yell - Northland Publishing
Noble, David Grant - Mesa Verde World - SAR Press
Sanchez, Joseph, et. al. - Between Two Countries - Rio Grande Books

Best New Age Book
WINNER
Heydt, M. Louise - Divine Rainbow - Sunstone Press
FINALISTS
Audlin, James David - Circle of Life - Clear Light Publishing
Viola - How Not to Do a Psychic Reading - Infinity Publishing

Best Political Book (includes current events)
WINNER
Garavito, Fernando - Praxis and Ambiguity of the Enemy - Gaon Books
FINALISTS
Baughman, Sharon - Freedom's Challenges - PAD Company
Vadurro, Bernadette - America's Conscience - Speakers Live Books

Best Reference Book
WINNER
Tiller, Veronica - Tiller's Guide to Indian Country - BowArrow Publishing
FINALISTS
Bullis, Don - New Mexico: A Biographical Dictionary - Rio Grande Books
Castaneda, Eliza Cross - Family Home of the New West - Northland Publishing
Davis, Marcie & Melissa Bunnell - Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook - Alpine Publications
Price, LG, et. al. - Mining in New Mexico - NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources

Best Religious Book
WINNER
Taylor, John - Dejad a los Niños - LPD Press
FINALISTS
Lucero, Thomas and T. Steele - Religious Architecture in Hispano New Mexico - LPD Press
Ruggles, Tammy - Peace: Quotations and Aspirations - Clear Light Publishing

Best Self-help Book
WINNER
Bellinger, Cindy - Journaling for Women - Sunstone Press
FINALISTS
Jones, Teddy and Sue Jane Sullivan - One Hundred Doses - Sunstone Press
Willson, Harry - Myth and Mortality - Amador Publishing
Wynne, Louis - Healing the Hurting Soul - Booksurge

Best Travel Book (includes guides
WINNER
Price, LG, et. al. - High Plains of Northeastern New Mexico - NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
FINALISTS
Barco, Kathy & Valerie Nye - Breakfast Santa Fe Style - Sunstone Press
Cline, Mary Kay - Albuquerque: Portrait of a Western City - Clear Light Publishing
Harrelson, Barbara - Walks in Literary Santa Fe - Gibbs Smith

Best Book on Hispanic Subject
WINNER (tie)
Pena, Abe - Memories of Cibola - Rio Grande Books
Valencia y Valdez, Gloria - Aqui Se Comienza: A Genealogical History of the Founding Families of La Villa de San Felipe de Alburquerque - New Mexico Genealogical Society
FINALISTS
Archuleta, Ruben - Penitente Renaissance - El Jefe
Pena, Abe - Villages & Villagers - Rio Grande Books

Best Book on Native American Subject
WINNER
Bauver, Robert - Navajo and Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945 - Rio Grande Books
FINALISTS
Blake, Michael - Indian Yell - Northland Publishing
Fenn, Forrest - Historic American Indian Dolls - One Horse Land and Cattle Co
Sando, Joe, and Herman Agoyo - Po'Pay - Clear Light Publishing
Wilson, Waziyatawin Angela - For Indigenous Eyes Only - SAR Press

Best Book, Other Nonfiction
WINNER
Garcez, Antonio - New Mexico Ghost Stories - Red Rabbitt Press
FINALISTS
Glendinning, Chellis - Chiva: A Village Takes on the Global Heroin Trade - New Society Publications
Henderson, Charles - Goodnight Saigon - Berkley-Caliber
Johnston, Barbara Rose - Half-Lives & Half-Truths - SAR Press
Scott, Sam - Encounters with Beauty - Fresco Fine Art Publications

Best Novel, adventure or drama
WINNER
Buffington, G.N. - Apache Casino - iUniverse
FINALISTS
Bingham, Sallie - Nick of Time - Sunstone Press
Eisenstadt, Melvin - The Dynamite Campaign - PublishAmerica
Pettigrew, Dawn Karima - The Marriage of Saints - Univ of OK Press
Shaw, Steve - Beyond the Rio Grande - iUniverse

Best Novel, historical fiction
WINNER
Baca, Ana - Mama Fela's Girls - UNM Press
FINALISTS
Boggs, Johnny - Camp Ford - Five Star
DeWitt, Dave - Avenging Victorio - Rio Grande Books
Fackler, Elizabeth - Bone Justice - Western Star Books
Farmer, W. Michael - Hombrecito's War - Llumina Press
Noyer, Albert - The Cybelene Conspiracy - The Toby Press
Weinberg, Florence Byham - Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross - Twilight Times Books

Best Novel, mystery
WINNER
Miller, Susan Cummins - Quarry - Texas Tech University Press
FINALISTS
Bullis, Don - Bull's Eye - ABQ Press
Miller, Jonathan - Volcano Verdict - Cool Titles
Van Gieson, Judith - The Wolf Path - ABQ Press

Best Novel, romance
WINNER
Bingham, Sallie - Cory's Feast - Sunstone Press
FINALISTS
MacQuigg, Donna - The Price of Pride - Thomson/Gale
Storme, Sarah - The Long Way Home - Thomson/Gale

Best Science Fiction
WINNER
Williamson, Jack - Stonehenge Gate - TOR
FINALISTS
Chase, Melvyn - The Terminal Project - Sunstone Press
Corwell, David - Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves - Fantasist Enterprises

Best Book, Other Fiction
WINNER
Davis, Cynthia - Rahab's Redemption - Crossings Book Club
FINALISTS
Bell, Charles - Millenial Harvest - Lumen Books
Lindskold, Jane - Child of a Rainless Year - Tor
Paul, Paula - Crazy Quilt - UNM Press

Best Poetry Book (individual or collection)
WINNER
Morris, Sawnie, Michelle Holland, & Catherine Ferguson - The Sound a Raven Makes - Tres Chicas Books
FINALISTS
Bentley, Daril - The Long Lake And Other Poems - Outskirts Press
Dyc, Gloria - East West and Beyond - Plain View Press
Stanbrough, Stan - Beyond the Masks - Central Ave Press
Yurcic, Jason - Voice of My Heart - Sherman Asher Publishing

Best Anthology
WINNER
Rhodes, Robert - Live Poets' Society Vol III - Live Poets Society
FINALISTS
Corwell, David - Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves - Fantasist Enterprises
The Grande Dames - The Trouble with Romance - Treble Heart Books

Best First Book
WINNER
Carl, Glenys - Hold My Hand - Macmillan
FINALISTS
Bradburd, Rus - Paddy on the Hardwood: A Journey in Irish Hoops - UNM Press
Davis, Marcie & Melissa Bunnell - Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook - Alpine Publications
Grace, Nicole - Mastery At Work: 18 Keys for Achieving Success - Mani Press
Tacang, Brian - Bully Be Gone - HarperCollins

Best Book on New Mexico
WINNER
Bullis, Don - New Mexico: A Biographical Dictionary - Rio Grande Books
FINALISTS
Bent, Pauline Chavez - Atarque, Now All Is Silent - Rio Grande Books
Campbell, Suzan - Landscapes of New Mexico - Fresco Fine Art Publications
Heaphy, Mary Lou - A Cliffe Experience: Tales of NM 1902-1940 - Mary Lou Heaphy Publications
Torrez, Robert - New Mexico in 1876-77 - Rio Grande Books

Best Book on Southwest
WINNER
Duty, Michael - Western Traditions: Contemporary Artists of the American Landscape - Fresco Fine Art Publications
FINALISTS
Harrelson, Barbara - Walks in Literary Santa Fe - Gibbs Smith
Weinberg, Florence Byham - Apache Lance, Franciscan Cross