Walks In Literary Santa Fe: A Guide to Landmarks, Legends and Lore

by Barbara Harrelson

In Walks in Literary Santa Fe, you will explore the storytelling traditions and cultural history of New Mexico and familiar landmarks. This guidebook reveals the stories of historical and legendary figures that have lived in and written about the Land of Enchantment and its storied capital city. An entertaining reference on regional literature and culture for residents and visitors alike, this volume includes a Southwest literary timeline, Southwest literature bibliography, a list of New Mexico's literary classics, plus contact details for local literary organizations, booksellers, and publishers, along with information on regional writers' retreats and conferences.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 13, 2007

Reviews

[Claudia]

Breezy and gossipy...focuses on the Plaza area and Canyon Road. Santa Fe is one of my favorite cities, so I was familiar with lots of these places. In fact, I probably bought this book IN Santa Fe.

Copyright 2007, so I wonder if there is an updated edition. Maps are inadequate for a real tour.

I now have more books to add to my TBR stacks!

[Kerry Pickens]

This is a very small book and much of the information is repeated. The area mainly discussed is the Santa Fe Plaza and Canyon Rd area. I did learn that author Paul Horgan lived in Santa Fe. The book was published in 2007 but it’s pretty out of date information. Nothing about the current residents such as George R.R. Martin or any of the screenwriters who live here.

[Mary]

No map? I know Santa Fe is small but, come on, we can’t be googling and juggling this guide at the same time. Saving grace of the book are two good indexes about books either written in or about Santa Fe.