I accept Tony Hillerman donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: the entire Leaphorn and Chee Navajo Tribal Police series (The Blessing Way through The Shape Shifter), the nonfiction, and the anthologies he edited. 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
Tony Hillerman is about as New Mexican as an author gets — a longtime Albuquerquean and University of New Mexico journalism professor whose Navajo-country mysteries put this landscape on the literary map. So his books turn up in nearly every cleanout here, usually a long, loved run of the Leaphorn and Chee novels. Most people just want them to go somewhere good. 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 Leaphorn & Chee novels
The whole Navajo Tribal Police series — The Blessing Way, Dance Hall of the Dead, Listening Woman, People of Darkness, The Dark Wind, The Ghostway, Skinwalkers, A Thief of Time, Talking God, Coyote Waits, Sacred Clowns, The Fallen Man, The First Eagle, Hunting Badger, The Wailing Wind, The Sinister Pig, Skeleton Man, and The Shape Shifter.
The nonfiction & New Mexico books
The Great Taos Bank Robbery, the memoir Seldom Disappointed, the photo-and-essay books on New Mexico, and the regional anthologies he edited (The Spell of New Mexico, the Best of the West collections).
Any condition
Reading copies, signed copies, the AMC/PBS "Dark Winds" tie-in editions, and incomplete runs — bring whatever's on the shelf.
Why bring the whole shelf
Donating takes one call or text: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping. Free pickup in the Albuquerque metro, or the covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, any hour. I check every book by hand, readable copies go back to readers, and no readable book goes 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 Tony Hillerman books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: the Leaphorn & Chee series, the nonfiction, the anthologies. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Tony Hillerman 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.
The whole series and paperbacks too?
Yes — the entire run in any format, worn paperbacks, book-club editions, tie-ins. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Tony Hillerman Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-tony-hillerman-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.