A FAVOR RETURNED (the revised version)
by Duke Southard
Duke Southard’s A FAVOR RETURNED (the revised version) was named as a finalist in the 2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. There were 201 finalists in 46 categories from over 1,800 entries. The complete finalist list can be viewed and downloaded at http://nmbookcoop.com/BookAwards/2013-finalists/2013-finalist.html. Competition was particularly high this year with many high quality books.
The winners were announced at the 7th Annual Book Awards Banquet on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Hotel Albuquerque.
Taken from THE WRITE WORD, the newsletter of The Society o f Southwestern Authors Vol. 42, No. 6 December 2013/ January 2014
The Brainpan 
Duke’s book is an excellent read. He weaves they mystical and the everyday events like the fibers in a fine Native American basket – seamless and a treasure to enjoy.
Dan Baldwin
Author