What We're Reading: Wandering Stars
JUDE STAR SURVIVED THE 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, when the U.S. Army slaughtered Cheyenne and Arapaho people in present-day western Colorado. Then he was remanded to a POW fortress in Florida. His son…
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Written on the Landscape
IN ENCOUNTERING ROCK ART, the initial impact is the image itself. How do we understand the meaning behind the diverse life forms and abstract designs painted and carved throughout the arid landscapes…
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What We're Reading: Billy the Kid: El Bandido Simpático
ALTHOUGH THE 21-YEAR LIFE of the outlaw Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, ended nearly 143 years ago, historians continue to squabble over his legacy—and Billy the Kid is still one of the most…
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Finding “A House in Taos”
AMONG THE BEST-LOVED POETS OF the 20th century, Langston Hughes stands tall. No shortage of poetry lovers around the globe can recite his “I, Too, Sing America,” but relatively few New Mexicans have…
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'Whiskey Tender' Reveals Bold Truths
DEBORAH JACKSON TAFFA WAS A TEENAGE REBEL. During high school in Farmington, she embraced her Indigenous identity, which set her apart in an era that emphasized a certain kind of kitschy conformity…
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Explore the Gila Wilderness in These Books
First and Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100, edited by Elizabeth High-tower Allen (Torrey House Press, 2022) Local artists, conservationists, and writers including Michael P. Berman, Martha Schumann…
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What We're Reading: The Road to Roswell
CONNIE WILLIS’S NOVEL The Road to Roswell (Del Rey) is paved with crackling dialogue, New Mexico–specific humor, aliens, men in black, UFOs, and some out-of-this-world adventures. Willis, a winner of…
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What We're Reading: Shoot the Moon
SET IN THE 1960S and filled with beautifully captured moments of nostalgia, Shoot the Moon (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) is a heartfelt novel from Isa Arsén, a love letter to the Southwest inspired by…
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What We're Reading: The Lost Tomb
IN 1986, DOUGLAS PRESTON drove from New York City to Santa Fe. There, he settled into a writing career that included contributions to New Mexico Magazine. His 1995 New Yorker article, “The Mystery of…
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22 Giftworthy Page-Turners
ART Harwood Centennial: 100 Works for 100 Years Nicole Dial-Kay, Emily Santhanam (Museum of New Mexico Press) The Harwood Foundation opened its first show in 1923, more than a decade before the town…
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