New Mexico has a long literary tradition. Here is a list of popular books about New Mexico—its history, its landscape, and its people. My thanks to the staff of the Santa Fe Public Library, who compiled this bibliography.
Bless Me, Ultima. Anaya, Rudolfo. Berkeley, CA: Quinto Sol, 1972.
Indeh. Ball, Eve. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press, 1980.
Taos. Blacker, Irwin. Los Angeles, CA: Brooke House, 1959.
Red Sky at Morning. Bradford, Richard. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Press, 1968.
So Far From Heaven. Bradford, Richard. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1973.
Sky Determines. Calvin, Ross. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1934.
Death Comes for the Archbishop. Cather, Willa. New York, NY: Knopf, Inc. 1927.
My Penitente Land. Chavez, Fra Angelico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press.
House at Otowi Bridge. Church, Peggy Pond. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1960.
No Life for a Lady. Cleaveland, Agnes Morley. Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press, 1941.
Enduring Navaho. Gilpin, Laura. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1968.
Dance Hall of the Dead. Hillerman, Tony. New York, NY: Harper Row, 1973.
Great Taos Bank Robbery. Hillerman, Tony. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1973.
Centuries of Santa Fe. Horgan, Paul. New York, NY: Dutton, 1956.
Great River. Horgan, Paul. New York, NY: Rinehart & Co., 1954.
New Mexico Place Names. Julyan, Robert. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1998.
Wind Leaves No Shadow. Laughlin, Ruth. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1948.
Land of Poco Tiempo. Lummis, Charles. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1893.
Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso. Marriett, Allice. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1948.
Milagro Beanfield War. Nichols, John. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974.
No High Adobe. Pillsbury, Dorothy. Albuquerque, NM; University of New Mexico Press, 1950.
Paso Por Aqui. Rhodes, Eugene Manlove. Alamogordo, NM: Alamogordo Public Library, 1927.
Sea of Grass. Richter, Conrad. New York, NY: Knopf, 1937.
Land of Enchantment: Memoirs of Marian Russell. Russell, Marian. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1954.
New Mexico. Simmons, Marc. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 1977.
Tularosa. Sonniehsen, C.L. New York, NY: Devin-Adair Company, 1960.
Man Who Killed the Deer. Waters, Frank. New York, NY: Farrar, 1942.
New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State. W.P.A. Writers Group. New York, NY: Hasting House, 1940.
Riders to Cibola. Zellinger, Norman. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1977.