The 2011 New Mexico Book Awards!

The 2011 New Mexico Book Award winners have been announced!

The full list of winners can be found on the New Mexico Book Co-op website Congratulations to all the winners!






This year's list of award winners is long, so here's a sample:



Young Readers
Grandpa's magic tortilla
by Demetria Martínez and Rosalee Montoya-Read ; illustrations by Lisa May Casaus ; Spanish translation by Rosalee Montoya-Read.

Juvenile
Tortilla sun
by Jennifer Cervantes.

Young Adult
Split
by Swati Avasthi.

Anthology
Rio Arriba : a New Mexico county
compiled and edited by Robert J. Tórrez & Robert Trapp.

Biography
Open range : the life of Agnes Morley Cleaveland
by Darlis A. Miller.

Biography
Kit Carson : the life of an American border man
by David Remley.

Gardening
Gardens of Santa Fe
by Anne Hillerman ; photographs by Don Strel.

Multi-cultural Subject
Chief Loco : Apache peacemaker
by Bud Shapard.

Nature/Environment
The return of the river : writers, scholars, and citizens speak on behalf of the Santa Fe River
edited by A. Kyce Bello.

Nature/Environment
Raptors of New Mexico
edited by Jean-Luc E. Cartron.