Univ. of New Mexico

I Have Seen the Fire

By Robert V. Hine - Published 2008

Genres:

Biographical FictionWestern

This was, for me, an odd book. It is a novel inspired by the life of a pioneer woman known to readers previously ...Read Review

Ghosts of El Grullo

By Patricia Santana - Published 2008

Genres:

Yolanda Sahagun in 1973 is about to enter college at the University of San Diego, in California, but that’s not the most unusual ...Read Review

Beating the Devil

By W.C. Jameson - Published 2007

Genres:

Western

In the 1930s near the Texas town of El Paso, young Carlos has grown to become a tough-minded fighter. He dreams of crossing ...Read Review

The Taos Truth Game

By Earl Ganz - Published 2006

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

  Ganz, retired chairman of the MFA program at the University of Montana, resurrects the forgotten writer Myron Brinig and imagines his introduction ...Read Review

The Entre Rios Trilogy

By Perla Suez (trans. Rhonda Dahl Buchanan) - Published 2006

Genres:

LiteraryShort Stories

  The Jewish experience in Europe and the United States has been a popular subject in both fiction and nonfiction. Yet the story ...Read Review

Uncertain Pilgrims

By Lenore Carroll - Published 2006

Genres:

Adventure

  This story, a contemporary novel sprinkled with rich historical detail, centers on healing, fresh perspectives and starting anew. After tragedy strikes the ...Read Review

West Bound: Stories of Providence

By Robert Franklin Gish - Published 2005

Genres:

Short Stories

Robert Gish writes a compelling and delightful collection of short stories that will make you frown, smile, and laugh out loud. These stories ...Read Review

Teddy’s Cattle Drive: A Story from History

By Marc Simmons - By Ronald Kil (illus.) - Published 2005

Genres:

Children/Young AdultWestern

This is a wonderful book to add to a collection of Wild West tales. Historian Marc Simmons tells the story of Teddy Abbot, ...Read Review

The Horse in the Kitchen: Stories of a Mexican-American Family

By Ralph M. Flores - Published 2004

Genres:

Saga

Mr. Flores, a retired schoolteacher, grew up with the stories his father told him about his childhood in Mexico; they eventually inspired Flores ...Read Review

Sor Juana’s Second Dream: A Novel

By Alicia Gaspar de Alba - Published 1999

Genres:

Biographical FictionLiterary

This lovely novel can be read without any previous knowledge of the famous Mexican nun. The author evokes the feel of 17th century ...Read Review