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WHOO HOO! Freaking Green won the New Mexico Press Women's 2014 ZIA AWARD!
WHOO HOO #2! Freaking Green won best YA book at the Green Book Festival in San Francisco!
WHOO HOO #3! Freaking Green is also shortlisted for this year's Green Earth Book Award!
WHOO HOO #2! Freaking Green won best YA book at the Green Book Festival in San Francisco!
WHOO HOO #3! Freaking Green is also shortlisted for this year's Green Earth Book Award!
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Warning!! Outbreak of SanityThe following article recently appeared on Daily Kos announcing that saner, more knowledgeable leaders in the GOP are now calling for the end of GOP science denial.
HOLY REALITY CHECK!!! Former Republican Heads of EPA on climate change: Don't deny, Don't delay MON AUG 05, 2013 AT 11:46 AM PDT Hell is indeed freezing over and angels are dancing and popping corks everywhere. In an August 1st op-ed in the New York Times, former administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency William D. Ruckelshaus (1970 to 1973, 1983 to 1985), Lee M. Thomas (1985 to 1989), William K. Reilly (1989 to 1993), and Christine Todd Whitman (2001 to 2003) make the Republican Case for Climate Action. More at http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/05/1229028/-HOLY-REALITY-CHECK-Former-Republican-Heads-of-EPA-on-climate-change-Don-t-deny-Don-t-delay?detail=email# When Branding Breaks BadAugust 11, 2013. Like much of Albuquerque, we're already missing Breaking Bad, the most high profile movie or TV series filmed in the area so far. It seems quaint that, when BrBa was filming its first season here, city leaders worried that a story about meth, cancer and really bad behavior might "brand" Albuquerque badly.
But New Mexico has never looked more beautiful than in BrBa's extraordinary cinematography. People all over the world now recognize local landmarks and scenery, not just the spectacular post-card stuff, but the mundane. As branding, BrBa worked infinitely better than the recent, rather silly effort to make people to call Albuquerque "The Q." But The Q has nothing on some ill-considered car names. Decades ago, the world got a laugh when Chevrolet introduced the "Nova" to its Spanish-speaking market. Nobody wanted a car named "It doesn't go." I'm not sure we've learned anything. I recently walked past a Rubicon in a parking lot--a big muscle car plastered with gun-nut stickers. Maybe the owner fancies himself going out in a blaze of glory in his car named after a historical point of no return. The Armada is even more mystifying. Who wants a vehicle named after an invasion fleet that sank before it reached its destination? And can you see a Passat without thinking piss-ant? But some brands you gotta love. Driving through West Texas once, I passed a building supply store labeled The Lumbering Giant of the Permian Basin. Dumping Our Rides
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Book EventsNew Review of Killer Miracle: “. . . a murder mystery with more twists and turns than a mountain road. By turns funny, sexy, knowing, and tense, Killer Miracle’s skillfully executed story will satisfy hardcore mystery addicts, while anyone looking for a quick hit of northern New Mexico small-town life will savor the literary equivalent of a chile fix. Late one night in the church [that murder victim] Emilio helps maintain, we find him attending the spectral image of an angel on the wall. Has he discovered a divine revelation in the storeroom, or did he paint it himself, blending pigments with natural water stains? There’s no time to speculate—as Emilio steps outside, locks the door, and heads back across the empty plaza, an unidentified assailant strikes him down. Just like that, two pages into the tale, Sanchez snares the reader with two nested mysteries. There are more to come.”--Charles Poling, New Mexico Magazine See more about all three books on the Books page.
Events for Killer MiracleOn Saturday, August 30, I'll be at the Los Lunas Museum of Arts and Heritage from 2:00 pm until about 4:00 pm. I'll be signing and talking about how Killer Miracle incorporates traditional New Mexico religious imagery into its story. The museum is currently featuring a great exhibit of santos from the collection of Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts.
On Saturday, October 18 at 2:00 pm, I'll be part of a panel of Valencia County authors who will be speaking and reading at the Los Lunas Library. The library is a great community asset, and we're lucky to live so close. A whole building full of books! Almost next door! Buy Killer Miracle atwww.abqpress.com
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