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In 1896, a team known as the Hyde Exploring Expedition began excavating Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon. As they worked, they numbered the rooms, including one they labeled Room 28, which had a burned roof and walls. They were about to move on to excavate...

In celebration of their 90th anniversary, UNM Press hosts a Publishing Cake Walk on April 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Frank Waters Room in Zimmerman Library. UNM Press’ Publishing Cake Walk is an opportunity for students and faculty to ask questions...

University of New Mexico Press author Sarah Viren’s debut book, “MINE: Essays”, has been longlisted for PEN America’s 2019 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.  The award honors a published book that exemplifies the dignity and...

The University of New Mexico Press is doing its part to support troops away from home this holiday season. UNM Press donated more than three hundred books to Operation Gratitude, a campaign to send care packages to American troops stationed...

Stephen Hull will take over as the new director of UNM Press and professor of practice in publishing, following a national search. The UNM Press and College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences announced Hull will start on Sept. 17. He will be...

Artist and author Paul Ré is recognized internationally for promoting world peace and harmony through his masterful creations. For four decades, Albuquerque resident Ré has shown how serene and elevating art can act as a model for living and can inspire...

University of New Mexico Provost Craig White announced the appointment of Richard Schuetz as interim director of UNM Press effective July 26, 2017. “I am very pleased that Richard has agreed to take on oversight of the UNM Press in this important time...

Meaningful Places: Landscape Photographers in the Nineteenth-Century American West, by Rachel McLean Sailor, won History Colorado’s 2016 Barbara Sudler Award. The award, which includes a cash prize of $500 for the author, is presented biennially to a...

The 2016 Association of American University Presses (AAUP) Book, Jacket and Journal Show is currently on display at The University of New Mexico through Feb. 24, 2017 in the Waters Room at Zimmerman Library. The 51st annual show features the winners of...

The University of New Mexico Press has announced the acquisition of High Desert Field Guides. Effective immediately, UNM Press will distribute all High Desert Field Guides titles. Founded in 2006 by Dick and Kathryn Huelster, High Desert Field Guides is...