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Albuquerque, New Mexico Book Events
Albuquerque [NM] Antiquarian Book Fair [April 2014]
New Mexico Book Fiesta in May [2005-2009] in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Southwest Book Fiesta [May 2013] at Albuquerque Convention Center {website given up}
Southwest Christian BookFair [Nov 2017 = #1] at the Sheraton Uptown, in Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico Book Businesses
ABQ Press [est. 2005] of Albuquerque, NM
Acequia Booksellers {moved from Corrales to Albuquerque's North Valley 6/2006, to Oregon as Anthology Booksellers in 2013}
Bird Song Used Books, 1708 Central Avenue NE - moved from 1708 Central to 526 Washington Street NE in January 2013
The BookStop [est. 1979], {new location} 3220 Silver Avenue SE in Albuquerque's Nob Hill District
Blue Eagle Book Shoppe, 2400 Juan Tabo Blvd. in NE Albuquerque
Bookworks independent bookstore [est. 1984], 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. in NW Albuquerque, NM
Borders Books franchise [opened 11/2006], 2240 Q Street at ABQ Uptown Shopping District in NE Albuquerque
Don's Paperback Exchange [est. 1970], 1013 San Mateo Blvd. in SE Albuquerque
Lakeshore Learning - educational products [chain est. 1954, opened 2015], 6646 Indian School Road {off Louisiana} in NE Albuquerque
M & L University Book Store [open 2012], 1916 Central Avenue SE in U.N.M. District of Albuquerque, NM
Mecca Music & Books, 1404 Central Avenue SW in Albuquerque, NM
Menaul Book Exchange, 9409 Menaul Blvd. in NE Albuquerque
Moondog Books, 1421 Central Avenue NE {East of Downtown} in Albuquerque, NM
Murder Unlimited Bookstore [1977-97], 2510 San Mateo Place in NE Albuquerque, NM
Samee's Textbooks, 1916C Central Avenue SE in U.N.M. District of Albuquerque, NM { closed 2012 }
Señora Press of Albuquerque, NM {closed 2007}
Sidewinder Publishing of Albuquerque, NM
Simmons & Simmons Fine Books [est. 1988], 4015 Central Avenue NE in Albuquerque's Nob Hill District
Stagecoach Books & Gifts in Old Town Albuquerque
Title Wave Books Revised [est. Oct 1994, moved 4/2012, new owners 2015], 2318 Wisconsin Street in NE Albuquerque
Tom's Paperback Books on San Mateo Blvd. in NE Albuquerque
Treasure House Books & Gifts on Old Town Plaza
University of New Mexico [est. 1889] Bookstore
University of New Mexico Press [est. 1929]
![Page One independent bookseller [est. 1981] in NE Albuquerque; they moved Page One Too used books store into the main store in September 2008, then were forced to move to new location in January 2014](images/PageOneBooksNM.jpg "Page One independent bookseller [est. 1981] in NE Albuquerque; they moved Page One Too used books store into the main store in September 2008, then were forced to move to new location in January 2014")
Reading Material About Albuquerque, New Mexico
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"50 Reasons To Love Albuquerque" article in New Mexico Magazine, April 2012
top 25 reasons printed in magazine, 26-50 on website only
 | "Heart of Aztlan: A Novel" [1976] by Rudolfo Anaya
The Chavez family moves from a rural life to the barrios of Albuquerque, New Mexico in the 1950s – with a touch of Anaya's magical realism. Univ NM Press 9x6 pb [3/88] for $12.21 |
 | "Old Town Albuquerque: A History of The Ancient Town At The Crossroads of The American Southwest" [1984] by Peter Hertzog & James C. Smith
Sunstone Press 8x5½ pamphlet [7/84] out of print/used |
 | "Shining River, Precious Land: An Oral History of Albuquerque's North Valley" [1986] Edited by Kathryn 'Kit' Sargeant & Mary Davis reissued 2010?, not found on Amazon Albuquerque Museum pb [1995] out of print/used Albuquerque Museum pb [1986] out of print/used |
 | "Route 66 Across New Mexico: A Wanderer's Guide" [1991] by Jill Schneider; photography by D. Nakii Univ New Mexico Press 87frac34x6½ pb [8/91] out of print/used |
 | "Albuquerque: A City At The End of The World" [orig 1992, rev 2003] by V.B. Price, with photographs by Kirk Gittings Univ NM Press 9x6½ pb [4/2003] for $17.71 Univ NM Press 9½x6½ hardcover [10/92] out of print/used |
 | "Atrisco To Zena Lona: A Snappy Survey of Selected Albuquerque Street Names" [orig 1995, rev 2012] by Judy Nickell
Rio Grande Books 8x4¾ pb [6/2012] for $14.95 |
 | "Albuquerque: Spirit of The New West" [2000] Edited by Max Evans & Dovya Friedman Starlight Publng hardcover [3/2000] out of print/used |
 | "New Mexico Route 66 On Tour: Legendary Architecture From Glenrio To Gallup" [2001] by Don J. Usner, Foreword by Elmo Baca Museum of New Mexico Press 9x7 pb [7/2001] for $26.09 Museum of New Mexico Press 9x7 pb [7/2001] out of print/used |
 | "Hispanic Albuquerque, 1706-1846" [2003] by Marc Simmons Univ NM Press 8¼x6 pb [4/2003] for $13.96 |
 | "Albuquerque: ¡Feliz Cumpleanos! - Three Centuries To Remember" [2005] by Nasario García, with Richard McCord La Herencia 12x9 pb [6/2005] for $19.50 |
 | "Albuquerque Remembered" [2006] by Howard Bryan Univ NM Press 9x5¾ pb [4/2006] for $13.96 |
 | "Albuquerque: Portrait of A Western City - Many Cultures & Opportunities" [2006] Edited by Mary Kay Cline Clear Light Publng 6x9 hardcover [7/2006] for $11.02 |
 | "Albuquerque: The Next Boomtown" [2006] by Cheryl Seas Gorder DollarSmart Books 8¾x6 pb [8/2006] for $16.95 |
 | "Albuquerque: Then and Now" [2006] by Mo Palmer Thunder Bay Press hardcover [11/2006] for $18.95 |
 | "Historic Photos of Albuquerque" [2007] by Sandra Fye Turner Publng 10¼x10¼ hardcover [6/2007] for $22.85 |
 | "Martineztown, 1823-1950: Hispanics, Italians, Jesuits & Land Investors In New Town Albuquerque" [2008] by Joseph P. Sanchez & Larry D. Miller
Rio Grande Books 9x6 pb [10/2008] for $13.46 Rio Grande Books 9x6 hardcover [10/2008] for $25.04 |
 | "Images of America: Forgotten Albuquerque (New Mexico)" [2009] by Ty Bannerman Arcadia Publng 9¼x6½ pb [1/2009] for $17.15 the book began on the author's blog at ForgottenABQ.blogspot.com |
 | "Jewel of The Railroad Era: Albuquerque’s Alvarado Hotel, 1902-1970" [2009] by Deborah C. Slaney Designed & built by the Fred Harvey Company, fabulous interior designed by architect Mary Colter, opened in 1902 and operated until the 1960s, demolished in 1970 • historic photos The Albuquerque Museum 11x9 pb [12/2009] for $28.87 |
 | "Insiders' Guide To Albuquerque" [2010] by Tania Casselle Globe Pequot / Insiders' Guide 9x6 pb [4/2010] for $14.78 |
 | "Images of America: Corrales (New Mexico)" [2010] by Mary P. Davis & the Corrales Historical Society Arcadia Publng 9x6½ pb [4/2010] for $17.15 |
 | "My Town: A Memoir of Albuquerque, New Mexico In Poems, Prose & Photographs" [2010] by Margaret Randall, Foreword by John Nichols
Wings Press pb [7/2010] for $14.40 |
 | "Baseball In Albuquerque (Images of America)" [2011] by Gary Herron Arcadia Publng 9x6½ pb [3/2011] for $16.49 |
 | "Albuquerque (New Mexico) Deco and Pueblo (Images of America)" [2012] by Paul R. Secord Arcadia Publng 9x6¼ pb [3/2012] for $21.99 |
 | "The Block Captain's Daughter" [2012] by Demetria Martinez Guadalupe entered the United States from Mexico illegally, and is now a waitress living in Albuquerque's South Valley and newly pregnant. She is also the new block captain of Sunflower Street, in charge of raising awareness of safety in her neighborhood. Her campaign platform is 'God helps those who help themselves'. Kindle Edition from Univ Oklahoma Press [8/2012] for $9.99 Univ Oklahoma Press 8x5 pb [8/2012] for $11.66 author's official website |
 | "Call The Vet" [2012] by Carl E. & Donna A. Londene The first 1/5th or so is a very happy middle-class life in Kansas, then in Albuquerque, New Mexico; but in 1968, Carl/Gene and Donna Londene moved their family of three daughters to live their dream on a run-down 5-acre horse farm in Albuquerque's South Valley • official book site Kindle Edition from Tate Publng [4/2014] for $9.99 Tate Publng 9x6 pb [4/2014] for $22.14 Nuevo Books 9x6 hardcover [8/2012] out of print/used Red Horse Vineyard B&B [built 1922, purch 1968, open 10/2015] in Albuquerque's South Valley |
 | "Uncovering The History of The Albuquerque Greek Community, 1880-1952" [2012] by Katherine M. Pomonis Sunstone Press 9x6 hardcover [10/2012] for $16.95 |
 | "Duke City Diamonds: Baseball In Albuquerque" [2013] by Gary Herron Rio Grande Books 9¼x7½ pb [2/2013] for $24.95 |
 | "The Postwar Transformation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1945-1972" [2014] by Robert Turner Wood, PhD Sunstone Press 9x6 pb [9/2014] for $23.27 |
 | "Walking Albuquerque: 30 Tours of The Duke City's Historic Neighborhoods, Ditch Trails, Urban Nature, and Public Art" [2015] by Stephen Ausherman
Kindle Edition from Wilderness Press [2/2015] for $10.49 Wilderness Press 7x7 pb [2/2015] for $13.74 |
 | "100 Things To Do In Albuquerque Before You Die" [2015] by Ashley M. Biggers Kindle Edition from Reedy Press [2nd edition 10/2018] for $9.99 Reedy Press 8½x5½ pb [6/2018] for $16.00 Kindle Edition from Reedy Press [7/2015] for $9.99 Reedy Press 8½x5½ pb [5/2015] for $13.87 author's official website |
 | "Albuquerque Beer: Duke City History On Tap" [2017] by Chris Jackson
Kindle Edition from The History Press [6/2017] for $12.99 The History Press 9x6 pb [6/2017] for $20.12 History Press Library Editions 9x6 hardcover [6/2017] for $30.56 more about Albuquerque beer on the New Mexico Beer Industry Links Page |
 | "Wicked Albuquerque" [2017] by Cody Polston includes chapters on notorious New Mexicans Elfego Baca, brothel owner Lizzy McGrath, spies Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, and town marshal Milt Yarberry Kindle Edition from The History Press [10/2017] for $12.99 The History Press 9x6 pb [10/2017] for $16.69 The History Press 9x6 hardcover [10/2017] for $28.99 watch official video promo [1:13] online at YouTube |
 | "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Albuquerque - Including Santa Fe, Mount Taylor, and San Lorenzo Canyon" [2019] by David Ryan & Stephen Ausherman
Kindle Edition from Menasha Ridge Press [3rd edition 2/2019] for $11.99 Menasha Ridge Press 3rd edition 9x6 pb [2/2019] for $11.45 Menasha Ridge Press 3rd edition 9x6 hardcover [2/2019] for $45.29 |
 | "Albuquerque Then and Now®" [2019] by Mo Palmer
author is a local school teacher & photo archivist Pavilion Books 9¾x11¼ hardcover [7/2019] for $22.50 |
 | "Secret Albuquerque: A Guide To The Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure" [2020] by travel writer Ashley M. Biggers Kindle Edition from Reedy Press [4/2020] for $9.99 Reedy Press 9x6 pb [4/2020] for $20.95 |
 | "Murder In The Burque Bosque" mystery novel [2021] by Gil Lovato
A.P.D. Detective Sergeant Daniel Garcia still grapples with the unsolved murder of his twin brother and today his daughter sits in a high school history classroom that is being taught by a teenage serial murderer . . . Kindle Edition from Fulton Books [12/2021] for $4.58 Fulton Books 9x6 pb [9/2021] for $4.26 {sic} |
 | "The School on the Bluff: A History of the University of Albuquerque" [2022] by John Taylor, Foreword by Richard Meltzer began in 1920 as a small Catholic teachers' college; moved to empty West Mesa campus in 1946; 'over the years it rode an ideological and financial roller coaster until its demise in 1986' Sunstone Press 9x6 pb [7/2022] for $28.95 |
 | "City At The Crossroads: The Pandemic, Protests, and Public Service In Albuquerque" [2022] by Joline Gutierrez Krueger book helps preserve the history of COVID Pandemic Year One in Albuquerque, New Mexico as journalist Krueger reports on how the city's government and citizens came together to deal with local & national events Kindle Edition from City of Albuquerque Foundation [11/2022] for $12.99 City of Albuquerque Foundation 9x6 pb [10/2022] for $19.99 |
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