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I've made no secret of the fact that eventually I plan to relocate to New Mexico, a state I immediately fell in love with (one could say enchanted by) when I first visited it in 2018. I've made five visits to the state so far, and each visit in turn has only deepened my love for its sights and its people. At first I thought I was only thinking about New Mexico so much as a form of escapism from work, the pandemic, and husband Danny's two major health scares since then. While that may indeed be true, thankfully it hasn't been that simple.

Anyway, one of the resources I've tapped into in my research to learn more about the state has been Bunny Terry's I Love New Mexico podcast. I must admit I don't listen to absolutely every episode, simply because some of them deal with northern NM and I plan to relocate to southern NM; and also because many of her interviews deal with subject matter more of interest to locals, like local businesses and business owners. But that's perfectly okay! I don't expect every episode to cater to my interests.

In a past episode from last summer, she recommended a few of her favorite books about NM and/or by NM authors. It wasn't long before we were to visit, so I made the point to buy a copy of each from COAS Books. I've just finished all three listed in the blog entry linked below, and I've watched the movie of 'Bless Me, Ultima,' so I'm ready for any pop quiz that could be suddenly foisted upon me. 😂

Before these books, I'd been researching the Hopi culture. I'll probably dive back into that a bit as a palate cleanser before I continue with the next novel on my list, Richard Bradford's 'Red Sky at Morning.'

https://www.ilovenewmexicoblog.com/i-love-new-mexico-books-bunny-terry/