Virgil Ortiz, Museum of New Mexico Press

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Charles S. King (Museum of New Mexico Press)

Author Charles S. King places Virgil Ortiz's creativity in the context of his Cochiti Pueblo artistic lineage.

First & WildestFirst & Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100

Elizabeth Hightower Allen (Torrey House Press)

Celebrate 100 years of the Gila Wilderness with essays from environmentalists, politicians, and poets.

Sky Rider

Sky Rider: Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West

Gary B. Fogel (UNM Press)

Author Gary B. Fogel details the first piloted hot-air balloon flight in New Mexico.

New Mexico Rocks

New Mexico Rocks!

Nathalie Brandes (Mountain Press Publishing)

Learn more about geologic sites across the Land of Enchantment.

Molly

Molly

Kevin Honold​ (Autumn House Press)

Kevin Honold's novella tells tales of Pueblo history, spiritual wisdom, and high-desert landscapes.

On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World’s Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer

On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World’s Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer 

Michael P. Branch (Pegasus)

Michael P. Branch discovers the mythical hare’s origin story, the nature of hoaxes, and the viral cancer that causes hornlike protrusions on some bunnies.

Tucumcari Tonite!

Tucumcari Tonite! A Story of Railroads, Route 66 & the Waning of a Western Town 

David H. Stratton (UNM Press)

Tucumcari native David H. Stratton takes you on a ride through the Route 66 town's history.

Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals & People in America, by Dan Flores

Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals & People in America

Dan Flores (W.W. Norton)

Santa Fe-based author Dan Flores writes about the human impact on the decline of bison, wolves, and other creatures across New Mexico and other places.

Cover of Murder at Sleeping Tiger by C.R. Koons

Murder at Sleeping Tiger

C.R. Koons (Epicenter Press)

Sheriff Ulysses Walker investigates a potential murder during a Taos snowstorm in this murder mystery novel.

Cover of Shutter by Ramona Emerson

Shutter

Ramona Emerson (Soho Crime)

Author Ramona Emerson brings a contemporary Diné protagonist to life in this mystery-crime novel set in the Navajo Nation.

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