Secret Ballots & Local Retailers
Voting – A Secret Ballot?
Wednesday, the White House’s Election Commission asked all Governors and Secretaries of State to furnish the election/voting data from last year’s election and previous year’s too – up to 2006. They wanted to know how you voted, party, name, address, social security number and more. What the HELL? 41 states now say they won't give it.
It is wanted because Donald thinks there are millions of illegal voters and how could he have possibly lost the popular vote? He was not voted for by millions, because they didn’t want to vote for a deranged person who tweets every minute.
I thought that voting was a right and SECRET! Kris Kobach (Vice Chair of the Committee) has asked for the information and the Committee is chaired by VP Pence. His own Indiana refused to furnish data as did New Mexico. In fact, both Republicans and Democrats have refused.
Is this stupid or what? More news organizations need to cover this because it is dangerous.
July Is National Independent Retailer Month
Bookstores are our life-blood. We love them. Yes, we provide books to national chain stores. Yes, I do go to large chains – you can’t help it! I am proud I food shop at Walmart because they have good prices – but not always the best and they have the newest products. I love new things! But the local stores, no matter what they sell, are fundamental! If we didn’t have them we would all buy at Walmart and that would not be good. We are not all the same.
And that goes for Amazon too. Yes, they are a great 24/7 book catalog. And yes, I have ordered from Amazon – usually rare, stupid, and unknown titles. I get New Mexico books in New Mexico stores! I am proud of it!
Patronize independent stores now and at the holidays. They have fun and unusual stuff and make us all different. Chains are nice but this country was built on local stores.
Barbe Awalt
Congrats on the NMBA Book Design Contest & More
The New Mexico Book Association’s Winner and Finalists for the Southwest Design Award were announced last evening. We were blessed to have two books honored:
Don Bullis’ - New Mexico Historical Encyclopedia &
Ross Van Dusen’s - Lyle Got Stuck In A Tree.
We knew these were good books but to have the honor is priceless! Another big winner was UNM Press. It is especially sad because a number of UNM Press staff that worked on the books honored were terminated/fired/forced to retire and one staffer was targeted to fire by the UNM Associate Provost but saved. I guess they don’t understand award since the basketball and football teams don’t get many!
WINNER
Trade Book Non-Illustrated
Banged-Up Heart: Dancing with Love and Loss
Terra Nova Books, Publisher
By Shirley Melis
Scott Gerber, Designer and Illustrator
Morgan Farley and Marty Gerber, Editors
FIRST FINALIST
Trade Book Non-Illustrated
The Girls in My Town
University of New Mexico Press
By Angela Morales
Felicia Cedillos, Designer
Winner
Trade Book Illustrated
Rio: A Photographic Journey down the Old Rio Grande
University of New Mexico Press
By Melissa Savage
Felicia Cedillos, Designer
FIRST FINALIST
Trade Book Illustrated
Garo Z. Antreasian: Reflections on Life and Art
University of New Mexico Press
By Garo Z. Antreasian
Lisa Tremaine, Designer
Elise McHugh, Editor
WINNER
Art and Photography
Abandoned in Place: Preserving America’s Space History
University of New Mexico Press
By Roland Miller
Lila Sanchez, Designer
W. Clark Whitehorn, Editor
FIRST FINALIST
Art and Photography
Stories from the Camera: Reflections on the Photograph
University of New Mexico Press
By Michele M. Penhall
Lisa Tremaine, Designer
John Byram, Editor
WINNER
Scholarly and Technical
New Mexico Historical Encyclopedia
Rio Grande Books, Publisher
By Don Bullis
Paul Rhetts, Designer and Editor
WINNER
Guidebooks, Travel and Recreation
North American Hummingbirds: An Identification Guide
University of New Mexico Press
By George C. West
Catherine Leonardo, Designer
George C. West, Illustrator
W. Clark Whitehorn, Editor
FIRST FINALIST
Guidebooks, Travel and Recreation
Roadside New Mexico: A Guide to Historic Markers
University of New Mexico Press
By David Pike
Lisa Tremaine, Designer
WINNER
Poetry
Death & Passion
Be Bold Books, Publisher
By Reese Taylor, with Dale Ray Welsh
David Chickey and Reese Taylor, Designers
Dale Ray Welsh, Illustrator
WINNER
Children and Young Adult
The Cooking with Kids Cookbook
University of New Mexico Press
By Lynn Walters and Jane Stacey
Lila Sanchez, Designer
W. Clark Whitehorn, Editor
WINNER
Children and Young Adult
Lyle Got Stuck in a Tree
Rio Grande Books, Publisher
By Ross Van Dusen
Ross Van Dusen, Illustrator
Paul Rhetts, Editor
FIRST FINALIST
Children and Young Adult
Amazing Paper Airplanes: The Craft and Science of Flight
University of New Mexico Press
By Kyong Hwa Lee
Catherine Leonardo, Designer
W. Clark Whitehorn, Editor
WINNER
Body, Mind and Spirit
Survivors: Celebrating Life Beyond Domestic Violence
O’Tahirah Films, LLC, Publisher
By Tahirah Ogletree
Haley Sibley, Arizona Studios, Designer
WINNER
Cover and Jacket Design
Oy, Caramba! An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America
University of New Mexico Press
Felicia Cedillos, Designer
Ilan Staven, Editor
FIRST FINALIST
Cover and Jacket Design
The Fictions of Stephen Graham Jones: A Critical Companion
University of New Mexico Press
Felicia Cedillos, Designer
Billy J. Stratton, Editor
DIRECTOR JIM’S CHOICE
Santa Fe on Foot: Exploring the City Different
Ocean Tree Books, Publisher
By Elaine Pinkerton
Carol Leyba, Designer
Eli Levin and Maria Espinoza, Illustrators
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
The Articulate Advocate: Persuasive Skills for Lawyers
in Trials, Appeals, Arbitrations, and Motions
Crown King Books, Publisher
By Brian Johnson and Marsha Hunter
Barbara J. Richied, Designer and Illustrator
Brenda Hadenfeldt, Editor
UPCOMING CALENDAR:
RIO GRANDE BOOKS
July 15: Lavender in the Village, Los Ranchos Agri Center
Nov 4, 2017: Tempe Book Festival, Tempe AZ Public Library
HENRIETTA CHRISTMAS & PAUL RHETTS ("The Basic Genealogy Checklist")
August 12: Tome on the Range, Las Vegas, NM 12 noon and 4pm
LORETTA HALL ("Miguel & Michelle Visit Spaceport America:" "The Space Buff's Bucket List;" "Space Pioneers;" and "Out of this World")
July 13: OASIS, 1:00-2:30, "What Sex Differences Mean for Space Travel"
RILEY MITCHELL ("The Essential Paranormal Bucket List")
July 29: Treasure House, 1-3pm Albuquerque Old Town Plaza
GAIL RUBIN
July 12: "Jewish Funeral Traditions on Film" presented through Osher Lifelong Learning Institute; 1:00-3:00 p.m.
July 28: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute class "Laughing and Learning," 1:00-3:00 p.m.