Sharon Niederman: 5 books

Called home to a funeral in Monte Alto, a small ranching community in New Mexico, journalist Maggie Chilton finds herself face to face with everything she left behind when she graduated from high school. Against the harsh beauty of the landscape and the memories it holds, three generations of women--Maggie,...

The ultimate guide to New Mexico’s premier destination Now in its ninth edition, Explorer’s Guide Santa Fe & Taos is a comprehensive guide to the land of enchantment. Award-winning author Sharon Niederman provides up-to-date information on all the attractions unique to this area: traditional...

An illuminating, in- depth guide to the real, living New Mexico New Mexico-based author Sharon Niederman has been traveling, writing about, and photographing her home state for over two decades. In this third revised and updated edition of Explorer’s Guide New Mexico, she brings readers the...

Make your next vacation a pilgrimage… Signs & Shrines: Spiritual Journeys Across New Mexico takes readers along the ancient pilgrimage trails that crisscross this enchanted state, a place where a rich multiplicity of cultures continue to thrive. From the winding High Road between Santa...

If you think New Mexico cooking is all about burritos and enchiladas, you’re in for a surprise! Long before eating “farm to table” was de rigeur, New Mexico’s small farms and ranches provided its families and communities with homegrown vegetables, fruit, milk, meat, and eggs. The state’s...