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Francisco Jiménez, author of the bestselling UNM Press book The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child, will receive the John Steinbeck Award on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at San José State University. The John Steinbeck Award is offered to artists...

Supporting students from the beginning of their college experience all the way through graduation day is what The University of New Mexico Bookstores primary function is. They do more than just provide textbooks for students and faculty, they play a huge part in helping students, faculty and staff feel a sense of pride in their school from the moment they walk onto campus.

Two UNM Press books were honored in the 2016 WILLA Literary Awards from Women Writing the West (WWW). Report to the Department of the Interior: Poems by Diane Glancy won the 2016 WILLA Literary Award in Poetry. Amada’s Blessings from the Peyote Gardens...

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) at The University of New Mexico provided more than $34,000 to purchase books published by UNM Press for underfunded public and tribal libraries across New Mexico. The CRS purchased copies of 30 titles for...

NBC News recently chose two UNM Press books as part of “Your Summer 2016 Reading List: 9 Great Books by Latino Authors.” The two books, The Girls in My Town by Angela Morales and The Tombstone Race by José Skinner, are among recently published titles...

Miziker’s Complete Event Planner’s Handbook by Ron Miziker, published by the University of New Mexico Press, has been recognized as the Gold winner for Reference in the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. Narrowed down from...

Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo: A Rare Photographic History, by John Bisney and J. L. Pickering, won the 2016 Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) Bronze Medal for Science. Award-winning books were presented with IPPY medals last month at the...

Several UNM Press titles were recently honored with awards at two design competitions. Four UNM Press titles won 2016 Southwest Book Design and Production Awards (SWBDA) from the New Mexico Book Association (NMBA), and four UNM Press titles won 2016...

Two books published by the University of New Mexico Press won 2016 Skipping Stones Honor Awards in the Multicultural and International Books category: Lo que mi abuela me dijo / What My Grandmother Told Me, by Maria Paz Eleizegui Weir, with illustrations...

Two books published by the University of New Mexico Press won awards at the 2016 Historical Society of New Mexico Awards Banquet last month. Winners were announced on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Annual Awards Banquet held at the Courtyard Marriott...