Books

As a scholar and creative writer, Nasario has written and published approximately ninety works, including 34 books. He has also translated seven additional authors’ books, one of them a book-length novel.

Pending publications

  • Martíneztown, 1945. Tales of Life and Loss in an Albuquerque Barrio, University of New Mexico Press
    Personal memoir of life in historic Santa Barbara/ Martíneztown.

Published books
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2024
Clarita’s Clay Pot/la olla de barro de Clarita: A Bilingual Story of Friendship, Sunstone Press
Beyond My Adobe Schoolhouse, University of New Mexico Press
2020
Lágrimas: Poems of Joy and Sorrow, Judith Literary Press
2019
Grandma Lale’s Magical Adobe Oven: El horno mágico de Abuelita Lale, Río Grande Books
2018
No More Bingo, Comadre! Stories, University of New Mexico Press
2016
Grandpa Lolo's Matanza: A New Mexico Tradition, Río Grande Books
2015
Hoe, Heaven, and Hell: My Boyhood in Rural New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press
2014
Grandma Lale’s Tamales: A Christmas Story, Río Grande Books
Grandpa Lolo and Trampa: A Story of Surprise and Mystery, Río Grande Books
The Talking Lizard: New Mexico’s Magic and Mystery, Río Grande Books
Bernalillo: Yesterday’s Sunshine—Today’s Shadows, Río Grande Books
2013
Grandma’s Santo on Its Head: Stories of Days Gone By in Hispanic Villages of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press
2012
Grandpa Lolo’s Navajo Saddle Blanket/La tilma de Abuelito Lolo, University of New Mexico Press
2011
An Indelible Imprint: Rubén Cobos, A Multi-Talented Personality, Río Grande Books
2010
Bolitas de oro: Poems of My Marble-Playing Days, University of New Mexico Press
Fe y tragedias: Faith and Tragedies, Río Grande Books
2009
Rattling chains and Other Stories for Children /Ruido de cadenas y otros cuentos para niños, Arte Público Press, University of Houston
The Naked Rainbow and Other Stories: El arco iris y otros cuentos, University of New Mexico Press
2007
Brujerías: Stories of Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the American Southwest and Beyond, Texas Tech University Press
2005
Old Las Vegas: Hispanic Memories from the New Mexico Meadowlands, Texas Tech University Press
Albuquerque. ¡Feliz Cumpleaños! Three Centuries to Remember, La Herencia
2004
Chistes: Hispanic Humor of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press
Tiempos lejanos: Poetic Images from the Past, University of New Mexico Press
2001
Comadres: Hispanic Women of the Río Puerco Valley, Western Edge Press, Santa Fe
2000
Pláticas: Conversations with Hispano Writers of New Mexico, Texas Tech University Press
Cantares: Canticles and Poems of Youth by Fray Angélico Chávez (ed.), Arte Público Press, University of Houston
1999
Brujas, bultos, y brasas / Tales of Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the Pecos Valley, Santa Fe: Western Edge Press
1998
¿Cómo andas?, Curso intermedio de comunicación (with José B. Fernández, eds.), Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ
1997
Comadres: Hispanic Women of the Río Puerco Valley, University of New Mexico Press
Más antes: Hispanic Folklore of the Río Puerco Valley, Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press
1994
Tata: A Voice from the Río Puerco, University of New Mexico Press
Published in cooperation with the Historical Society of New Mexico
1992
Abuelitos: Stories of the Río Puerco Valley, University of New Mexico Press
Published in cooperation with the Historical Society of New Mexico
1987
Recuerdos de los viejitos: Tales of the Río Puerco, University of New Mexico Press
Published in cooperation with the Historical Society of New Mexico
1985
¿Qué hay de Nuevo? (with José B. Fernández, eds.), D.C. Heath and Co., Lexington, MA
1982
Nuevos horizontes (with José B. Fernández, eds.), D.C. Heath and Co., Lexington, MA
1976
Festival folklórico mexicano (with Larry Trujillo), Sir Speedy Printers, Pueblo, CO
Folklore and Oral History

Bernalillo: Yesterday’s Sunshine, Today’s Shadows (Spanish & English), LPD Press, Albuquerque.
Brujerías: Stories of Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the American Southwest and Beyond
Old Las Vegas: Hispanic Memories from the New Mexico Meadowlands
Chistes: Hispanic Humor from Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado
Brujas, bultos, y brasas/Tales of Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the Pecos Valley
Comadres: Hispanic Women of the Río Puerco Valley
Pláticas: Conversations with Hispano Writers of New Mexico
Más antes: Hispanic Folklore of the Río Puerco Valley
Tata: A Voice from the Río Puerco
Abuelitos: Stories of the Río Puerco Valley
Recuerdos de los viejitos: Tales of the Río Puerco
Festival folklórico mexicano