Established in 1929, the University of New Mexico Press publishes creative works and scholarship in several disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, indigenous studies, Native studies, Latin American studies, art, architecture, and the history, literature, ecology, and cultures of the American West. UNM Press is the largest publisher in New Mexico and seeks to represent the culture, history, and stories of the Southwest.
Steinbeck’s Imaginarium
Essays on Writing, Fishing, and Other Critical Matters
In Steinbeck’s Imaginarium, Robert DeMott delves into the imaginative, creative, and sometimes neglected aspects of John Steinbeck’s artistic career.
- Copyright year: 2022
Latinx Poetics
Essays on the Art of Poetry
Latinx Poetics: Essays on the Art of Poetry collects personal and academic writing from Latino, Latin American, Latinx, and Luso poets about the nature of poetry and its practice.
- Copyright year: 2022
The Chouteaus
First Family of the Fur Trade
The story of the family that founded St. Louis and contributed to opening the West to American expansion.
- Copyright year: 2008
Reimagining History from an Indigenous Perspective
The Graphic Work of Floyd Solomon
In Reimagining History from an Indigenous Perspective, Joyce M. Szabo positions Solomon among his contemporaries, making this vibrant artist and his remarkable vision broadly available to audiences both familiar with his work and those seeing it for the first time.
- Copyright year: 2022
Love, Loosha
The Letters of Lucia Berlin and Kenward Elmslie
Love, Loosha is the extraordinary collection of letters between Lucia Berlin and her dear friend, the poet and Broadway lyricist Kenward Elmslie.
- Copyright year: 2022
The Production and Distribution of Mimbres Pottery
The Production and Distribution of Mimbres Pottery assesses a much-expanded INAA data set and presents a new and more-informed interpretation of ceramic production and distribution in the Mimbres region.
- Copyright year: 2022
Miles to Go
An African Family in Search of America along Route 66
Miles to Go is the story of a family from Africa in search of authentic America along the country’s most famous highway, Route 66.
- Copyright year: 2022
Late Work
A Literary Autobiography of Love, Loss, and What I Was Reading
Useful for writers at any stage of development, Late Work offers a seasoned artist’s thinking through the exploration of issues, paradoxes, and crises of faith.
- Copyright year: 2022
Breakdown
Lessons for a Congress in Crisis
em>Breakdown: Lessons for a Congress in Crisis traces the development of congressional dysfunction over more than three decades and provides eight case studies that examine how the crisis affects our government’s ability to meet major policy challenges.
- Copyright year: 2022
The Abolitionist’s Journal
Memories of an American Antislavery Family
The author raises questions about why the fervent commitment to the emancipation of African Americans was nearly forgotten by his family, exploring the racial attitudes in the author's upbringing and the ingrained racism that still plagues our nation today.
- Copyright year: 2022