Flagstaff, Arizona, publisher Salina Bookshelf was founded in 1994 and is an independent publisher of multicultural materials which includes textbooks, children's picture books, children's chapter books, informational texts, reference books, audio books, and language learning materials. They specialize in dual language books in Navajo/English and Hopi/English, as well as textbooks used to teach Navajo language in schools.

 

Authentic depictions of Navajo life, both contemporary and traditional, are portrayed throughout the entire collection of materials offered. These resources have broad appeal in classrooms, adult centers, libraries, and homes to teach the Navajo language and culture.

 

From Nancy Nelson, MPIBA member and owner of Barefoot Cowgirl Books in Flagstaff:

"Salina Bookshelf is an independent Flagstaff publisher who produces amazing books by Navajo and Hopi authors, mostly kids' books but also a new series, WINDCLAW, by Seth Muller for middle readers and a new series, HER LAND, HER LOVE by Evangeline Yazzie, that just won the 2016 American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Honor Book. All of the books are beautifully produced, edited, and illustrated.

They recently made their books available through Baker & Taylor, so MPIBA bookstores can easily order these titles."

 

For ordering information, please visit the Baker & Taylor website.

Mona Awad received her MFA in Fiction from Brown University and her MScR in English literature from the University of Edinburgh. Her writing has appeared in McSweeney's, The Walrus, Joyland, Post Road, St. Petersburg Review, and elsewhere. She has worked as an instructor in the Literary Arts department at Brown University and as a bookseller for various independent bookstores including Pages in Toronto, The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, and Blackwell Books in Edinburgh.

She has also worked as a freelance journalist and a food columnist for the Montreal-based magazine Maisonneuve; her essay "The Shrinking Woman," which appeared in that magazine, was a finalist for a Canadian National Magazine Award. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and English literature at the University of Denver.

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