Enchanted Mesa Books

Enchanted Mesa Books has been a cultural lifeline in downtown Gallup since 1987, serving a community that sits at the crossroads of the Navajo Nation, Zuni Pueblo, and the broader Southwest. The store's Native American literature section is among the most comprehensive in the region, featuring fiction, poetry, memoir, and scholarly works by Indigenous authors alongside Navajo and Zuni language learning materials that support efforts to preserve and revitalize these living languages. The trading post history collection reflects Gallup's unique heritage as the commercial hub where Navajo weavers, Zuni silversmiths, and Anglo traders have exchanged goods and stories for over a century. Rare books include early ethnographic studies, historical trading post records, and first-edition volumes by anthropologists and writers who documented the region's cultures. The children's section prioritizes books by and about Native American children, and the store partners with local schools to ensure that Indigenous young people see themselves reflected in the stories they read.