I accept Cormac McCarthy donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: Blood Meridian, the Border Trilogy, No Country for Old Men, The Road, the early Tennessee novels (The Orchard Keeper, Outer Dark, Child of God, Suttree), and the late books The Passenger and Stella Maris. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all: I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
McCarthy is one of ours in a real sense: he spent much of his later life in New Mexico, around Santa Fe and Tesuque and the Santa Fe Institute. So a McCarthy shelf here is a piece of local history. When one gets cleared, most people just want it gone. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check every book.
What I take: all of it
The Western & Border books
Blood Meridian (1985), the Border Trilogy (All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain), and No Country for Old Men — the Southwestern novels that made his name, in any edition.
The Tennessee novels & The Road
The early Appalachian works — The Orchard Keeper, Outer Dark, Child of God, Suttree — and the Pulitzer-winning The Road, plus the play The Sunset Limited and the screenplay The Counselor.
The late work & any condition
The 2022 novels The Passenger and Stella Maris, the limited and signed editions, and worn reading copies and movie tie-ins alike.
Why donating is the easy answer
Listing books one at a time — researching each printing, pricing, photographing, packing, shipping — is more work than most shelves are worth, which is why so many get dumped intact. Donating handles it in one call: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping, free pickup at your door, reading copies to new readers, and no readable book sent to the landfill. Here's where donated books go.
How free pickup works
Call or text 505-250-3804 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and I add you to the next route through your area. I come to you and load it all. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Cormac McCarthy books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: Blood Meridian, the Border Trilogy, The Road, the early novels, the late books. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Cormac McCarthy books off instead of waiting for a pickup?
Yes. The covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes them any hour, and someone is at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help unload a bigger load.
Paperbacks and tie-ins too?
Yes — worn paperbacks, film tie-ins, book-club editions, reading copies. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Cormac McCarthy Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-cormac-mccarthy-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.