[1][2][3][4][5] Histories in the region date back to the Hispanos of New Mexico chronicling the oral traditions of the Pueblo, Navajo, Apache, and Comanche peoples.
In the 19th century, Western fiction became popular globally, with tales of Geronimo, Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, and Elfego Baca becoming folklore icons.
During the 20th century, the 1927 novel Death Comes for the Archbishop set in New Mexico was published, and Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert produced the first English language cookbook to mention New Mexican cuisine.
Authors and writers of the later 20th and early 21st centuries include Rudolfo Anaya,[6] George RR Martin,[7] and Simon Romero.
[13] Books that are considered to be recommended reading for this genre are Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Eyes Bottle Dark With a Mouthful of Flowers by Jake Skeets, Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade, Peel My Love Like an Onion by Ana Castillo, Face of an Angel by Denise Chávez, and Pasó Por Aquí by Gene Rhodes.