When I was a student, the biggest thing was space shots. Now we find out that space traveler, Gene Cernan, has died.

Cernan commanded Apollo 17 in December, 1972. Cernan was also the last man to walk on the moon. After his astronaut stint Cernan continued to advocate for space exploration.

It is sad that space is not the big deal it was. Maybe because we don’t care or maybe there is no money for those bigger-than-life explorations. Do students’ learn about space in school?

Space exploration may hold the keys for a lot of problems we have on earth. It is important for little boys and girls to know what space can do for them.

I have to say, the Space Buff’s Bucket List book will open your eyes to what has been accomplished already!


Barbe Awalt

Last night was the NM & AZ Book Awards Banquet and the Winners in the Book Awards were announced. I am very happy to say that all of the Bucket List Books entered received awards.

Cowboy Bucket List Book - Winner
Green Chile Cheeseburger List Books – Winner
Space Buff’s Bucket List Book – Winner
AND
Santa Fe Bucket Book List Book – 2 Winners – First Book & Small Book Cover

The books sell very well and are now Winners. What more could you ask for?

To mark the win – the four Bucket List Books are $10 (plus postage) Saturday and Sunday (this offer expires at midnight on Nov 20, 2016. Why $10? It is to mark the 10th Anniversary of the NM & AZ Book Awards. Don’t delay because this is a really good deal!

- Barbe Awalt

Gotta say kids – older kids – will love this book. Try it out and use a Tip Sheet to see if it hits the mark.


- Barbe Awalt


Get your copy of the "Ten Fun Activities to Whet the Interests of a Space Buff" tip sheet by emailing LPDPress@q.com

I LOVE milkshakes and the best is chocolate. What goes better with Green Chile Cheeseburgers? Usually the places that have a great GCC also have a good milkshake. The Today Show had a chocolate milkshake tasting and McDonald’s came out first.

We will let you know the results of the Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge at Expo today. The last two year’s of the Challenge, Fuddruckers has won.

I will be the first to toast Loretta Hall who just won the 2016 Communicator of Achievement from National Press Women at the national convention. I may be prejudiced but it couldn’t happen to a nicer and more deserving person.

As the author of the Space Buff’s Bucket List book we joke and call her spacey. Now we will call her super space woman! Congrats!

- Barbe Awalt

Loretta Hall is our space expert. Her first two books with us – Out of This World and Space Pioneers – won Best of Show at the NM & AZ Book Awards and they went on to win other awards. Two months ago, she competed and won 4th place as Space Ambassador for the National Space Society in Puerto Rico. This was no small competition! She is also the President for the New Mexico Press Women. And probably most important, Loretta helps the NM & AZ Book Awards Banquet as one of the “Vannas,” passing out awards in November.

So, it was natural that Loretta write a Bucket Book for lover’s of all things space. There are 100 items: movies, books, Tang, jewelry, history, and the people who made space exploration fun. A perfect gift for the older kid or adult with a fascination for space.

Loretta is a go-getter and speaks all over the world. He latest gig in August 11, 2016, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, for Lunch & Learn at 11:30AM. If you are in the area, rainee.mackewich@fnb4u.com.

Loretta can also be seen at Treasure House in Old Town, Albuquerque on August 14, 1-3pm and Bubonicon for a talk on August 28, at 12:30 – 1:30pm, at the Albuquerque Marriott on Louisiana & I 40.

Loretta and her daughter are set to have a new book for kids on the New Mexico Spaceport come out soon. Loretta also is writing many articles for magazines on space. Like I said, a real go-getter!

— Barbe Awalt