The Greatest Books of All Time Set in New Mexico

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
391 Death Comes for the Archbishop Willa Cather 1927 American English
1002 Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko 1977 American English
1507 Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo Anaya 1972 American English
2869 House Made of Dawn N. Scott Momaday 1968 American English
3438 So Far From God Ana Castillo 1993 American English
5010 Dance Hall Of The Dead Tony Hillerman 1973 American English
5316 The Vampire Tapestry Suzy McKee Charnas 1980 American English
5330 Grant Ron Chernow 2017 American English
5626 The Richard Trilogy Paul Horgan 1970 American Unknown
6317 Borderlands/La Frontera Gloria Anzaldúa 1987 American English
6378 Asterios Polyp David Mazzucchelli 2009 American English
7168 Timeline Michael Crichton 1999 American English
8825 The Sacred Hoop Paula Gunn Allen 1986 American English
9584 American Prometheus Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin 2005 American English
10406 Oh Pure And Radiant Heart Lydia Millet 2005 American English
10541 The Rediscovery Of America Ned Blackhawk 2023 Unknown English
10716 Fi Alexandra Fuller 2024 Unknown English
10829 This Bridge We Call Home Gloria Anzaldúa, AnaLouise Keating 2002 Multiple English
10982 Portrait Of An Artist Laurie Lisle 1980 American English
11516 The Other Slavery Andrés Reséndez 2016 American English
11582 The Last Of The Menu Girls Denise Chávez 1986 American English
11922 Skeleton Man Tony Hillerman 2004 American English
12657 Eager Ben Goldfarb 2018 American English
12735 Space James A. Michener 1982 American English
13340 Candyfreak Steve Almond 2004 American English
13567 Sammy And Juliana In Hollywood Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2006 American English
14176 To Be A Machine Mark O'Connell 2017 Irish English
14982 The Milagro Beanfield War John Nichols 1974 American English
14985 The Road To Roswell Connie Willis 2023 American English
15753 Brave New World Including Brave New World Revisited Aldous Huxley 1932 British English
17163 Lamy of Santa Fe Paul Horgan 1975 American English
17163 The Bronc People William Eastlake 1958 American English
17163 Fire In The Mind George Johnson 1995 American English
17163 Coyote Waits Tony Hillerman 1990 American English
16970 Paso Por Aqui Eugene Manlove Rhodes 1926 American English
17163 A Patriot's History Of The United States Larry Schweikart 2004 American English
17163 Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides 2001 American English
17163 The Civil War Geoffrey C. Ward 1990 American English
17163 Blood And Thunder Hampton Sides 2006 American English
17163 Gone For Soldiers Jeff Shaara 2000 American English
17163 The Book Of Illusions Paul Auster 2002 American English
17163 Empire Of The Summer Moon S.C. Gwynne 2010 American English
17163 Folly And Glory Larry McMurtry 2004 American English
17163 An American Sunrise Joy Harjo 2019 American English
17163 The Heartbeat Of Wounded Knee David Treuer 2019 American English
17163 Crazy Brave Joy Harjo 2012 American English
17163 Of Wolves And Men Barry Lopez 1978 American English
17163 Writing Down The Bones Natalie Goldberg 1986 American English
17163 Scale Geoffrey B. West 2017 American English
17163 Los Alamos Joseph Kanon 1997 American English
17163 Taos Irwin Blacker 1959 Unknown English
17163 A Distanr Trumpet Paul Horgan 1960 American English
17163 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 Unknown English
17163 La Bombe Alcante 2020 Unknown French