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by David L. Caffey
David L. Caffey's book tells the story of the rise and fall of the Santa Fe Ring, looking beyond myth and symbol to explore the history of this remarkably durable alliance. Read on...
by Cipriano Frederico Vigil
This bilingual panoramic book presents the songs that are the life's work of Cipriano Frederico Vigil, the most important performer of traditional Nuevomexicano folk music in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Read on...
by Kate Gale
"The clipped jumpy rhythm of these poems with their sudden bursts of syntax prove repeatedly that Kate Gale possesses a poetic tone and pace all her own. She is also refreshingly out of step with today's poetry of self-absorption, for she is fascinated less by her ego than by the strange variety of the world around us."-Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate Read on...
Edited by James D. Lilley
Critics have been quick to address Cormac McCarthy's indebtedness to southern literature, Christianity, and existential thought, but the essays in this collection are among the first to tackle such issues as gender and race in McCarthy's work.   
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by C. S. Merrill
"Carol Merrill's tribute to Georgia O'Keeffe is poems in the shape of finely rendered sketches, some of them even paintings. These intimate images convey the delicate and tough shape of O'Keeffe's final years in New Mexico."-Joy Harjo, author of She Had Some Horses Read on...
by Rachel McLean Sailor
The early history of photography in America coincided with the Euro-American settlement of the West. This thoughtful book argues that the rich history of western photography cannot be understood by focusing solely on the handful of well-known photographers whose work has come to define the era. Read on...
Edited by Hal Langfur
This volume is a significant contribution to understanding the ways Brazil's native peoples shaped their own histories. Read on...

PUBLICITY POSTS
by Maceo Montoya 
The Deportation of Wopper Barraza by Maceo Montoya n
Named a must-read work of Chicano literature at BuzzFeed! 
"[Wings for My Flight]" preserves the story of how Houle and others didn't give up on a signature species that was all but lost."-The Oregonian
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EDITOR'S CORNER
ELISE MCHUGH
Senior Acquisitions Editor
 
Our very own Elise McHugh discusses the importance of university presses at OldWestNewWest.com
Read Elise's interview with Kirkus Reviews here!


March Staff Pick
    
Come Up and Get Me
   
by Joe Kittinger and
Craig Ryan
 
Kittinger, joined by author Craig Ryan, documents the heights of his extraordinary aeronautical career.

 

 
contributor Sandra Brantley
 
Presentation & Signing
Friday March 21 | 7:00pm
Albuquerque, NM
 
by Leslie Ullman
 
Poetry Readings
Monday March 24 | 7:00pm
El Paso, TX 
 
Sunday April 13 | 1:00pm
Albuquerque, NM
 
by Kate Gale
 
Poetry Readings
Thursday March 27 | 7:00pm
Northridge, CA
 
Sunday March 30 | 3:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
 
Friday April 4 | 7:00pm
Albuquerque, NM
 
Saturday April 5 | 7:00pm
Seattle, WA
 
Saturday April 12 | 11:00am
Panel, Annenberg Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
 
Saturday April 12 | 8:00pm
Venice, CA
 
by Craig Varjabedian
 
Talk & Signing
Saturday March 29 | 5:00pm
Santa Fe, NM
 
Exhibition
April 1 - June 30
Opening Reception April 9 | 5:00pm
Albuquerque, NM
 
by Noah Blaustein 
 
Poetry Readings  
Saturday March 29 | 8:00pm
Venice, CA

Thursday April 3 | 7:00pm
 Santa Monica Public Library, Montana Branch
Santa Monica, CA
 
Sunday April 13 | 2:30pm
Reading, Poetry Stage
Los Angeles, CA
 
by Marcy Cottrell Houle
 
Presentation
Thursday April 3 | 7:00pm
Portland, OR 
 
by Ito Romo
 
Talks, Readings, & Signings
Monday April 7 | 3:00pm
Honors Commons
Houston, TX
 
Wednesday April 9 | 6:30pm
Our Lady of the Lake
San Antonio, TX
 
Thursday April 10 | 10am & 6pm
Laredo, TX
 


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