LPD Press & Rio Grande Books

LPD Press &
Rio Grande Books

Faith and art have always been bound together, especially in the Southwest and the old Hispanic villages of New Mexico. LPD Press has built a regional publishing company whose mission is to share the stories of faith, history, culture, and art found in the Hispanic Southwest. Rio Grande Books has taken that foundation and has expanded beyond the boundaries of New Mexico and explores the history and culture of the entire Southwest. Together, they are recording tradition.

"Among their books are works on Hispanic pottery and historical works about Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy and Frank Applegate, who helped develop the art movement in New Mexico" -- Albuquerque Journal

In the last 18 months, LPD Press and Rio Grande Books have won 46 awards ...

2 IPPY Awards
2 ForeWord Book Award
1 Border Regional Southwest Book Award
7 INDIE Book Awards
8 National Best Books Awards
4 NM Press Women Book Awards
19 New Mexico Book Awards
1 Booksellers Choice Best In Show, MPIBA
1 Caliente Award, ReadingNewMexico.com


2009 Lansing B. Bloom History Award, Historical Society of New Mexico