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pensamientos de los editores<br />

Publishers’<br />

Message<br />

The thankfully, cooler <strong>fall</strong> weather is bringing about a lot<br />

of changes. The first major change is at the National Hispanic<br />

Culture Center Foundation. Executive Director Clara Apodaca<br />

will leave as of November 1, and a new interim director will<br />

head the Foundation. This in the wake of renewed charges<br />

that money from New Mexico went to things it shouldn’t and<br />

the Foundation still owes more than $100,000 to pay back<br />

New Mexico. The money was supposed to go to the Torreon<br />

Mural expenses and promotion. NHCC has been plagued with<br />

cronyism, poor attendance, and questionable practices. All not<br />

good. Clara got on a lot of people’s nerves and she ruled with<br />

an iron fist.<br />

The new interim head of the NHCC Foundation is Julie<br />

Morgas Baca. She has a background with non-profits and government.<br />

Another thing that really got under our skin was the buying<br />

of $200,000 in books to give free to 1 st graders. We love the<br />

idea that 1 st graders get a free book to start off their school year.<br />

But these books were bought from publishers in Illinois and<br />

Arizona. Only a few books were bought from UNM <strong>Press</strong> and<br />

the Governor got on TV and said these books were twice as<br />

expensive as the others. Maybe they were twice as good? And<br />

why did the New Mexico Public Education Department have<br />

no idea that really good 1 st grade level books are written and<br />

published in New Mexico? They sent out the notice of the sale<br />

to Sunstone <strong>Press</strong> and UNM <strong>Press</strong> in New Mexico and sort<br />

of forgot or didn’t know to send out the notice to other New<br />

Mexico publishers. Isn’t that the job of the NEW MEXICO<br />

PED to know what is published in New Mexico? They couldn’t<br />

even send the notice the Museum of New Mexico <strong>Press</strong>, part<br />

of the New Mexico government. Sad! The New Mexico PED<br />

provided the notice sent out and the list of who they sent the<br />

notice to and what books were bought. Talk about dumb!<br />

Rudolfo’s Hollyhocks<br />

As we go into the holiday season we are publishing How<br />

Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico by Rudolfo Anaya with art by<br />

Santero Nick Otero and translation by Nasario Garcia. We are<br />

thrilled that this New Mexico book for kids has three awardwinning<br />

New Mexico men involved (we say men but we always<br />

think of Nick as a kid). If we do say so, this is a beautiful<br />

book. It has been a pleasure to work with Rudy and we have<br />

to pinch ourselves when we see him because he is major in<br />

every sense of the word. He is a nice guy too. Rudy is already<br />

making noises about other books in the series. Great! And for<br />

subscribers there is such a deal to get the books – see page 16<br />

If you will indulge, events for the book are:<br />

Santa Fe Main Library – Sunday, November 25, 2-4pm,<br />

the Sunday after Thanksgiving and a benefit for the Santa Fe<br />

Friends of the Public Library.<br />

Bookworks in Albuquerque – Saturday, December 8, 3pm.<br />

Los Lunas Museum of Heritage & Art - Friday, December<br />

14, 6pm.<br />

Corrales Author Fair<br />

If you want to get a little of the holiday spirit and NOT go<br />

to a mall try the San Isidro Church in Corrales, Saturday, November<br />

24, 1-5pm. This is their annual Author Fair and it gives<br />

you a chance to talk to authors and have them sign books. ‘Tis<br />

The Season!<br />

Slim Randles & Forrest Fenn<br />

Slim and Forrest were honored, Tuesday, October 16, at the<br />

Governor’s Mansion in Santa Fe, receiving the <strong>2012</strong> Rounders<br />

Award presented by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.<br />

The Award was named after Max Evans, another New<br />

Mexico treasure. See page 61 for more information.<br />

Book Awards<br />

We were honored with 13 Finalists Awards in the New<br />

Mexico & Arizona Book Awards and will wait with baited<br />

breath to see if we have any Winners.<br />

We were sad to hear that there will not be Contemporary<br />

Hispanic Winter Market this year. Maybe next year when the<br />

economy improves.<br />

We look forward to the holidays and the Heard Spanish<br />

Market, the Winter festivals and sales. It has been a hot year<br />

and we are ready to cool off!<br />

Cristina Hernández<br />

Contemporary<br />

& Traditional<br />

Design<br />

Tinwork<br />

Reverse<br />

Glass<br />

Painting<br />

Cristina Hernández Feldewert<br />

18 Paseo del Caballo • Santa Fe, NM 87508<br />

505.473-2952 • mcfeldo@aol.com<br />

TRADICIÓN October <strong>2012</strong> 9

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