Barbara Harrelson

Barbara Harrelson writes about Southwest arts, culture, literature, and history. She has also written histories of distinguished properties, including La Fonda on the Plaza (Santa Fe landmark hotel), and La Posada de Santa Fe. Her work has appeared in the Bloomsbury Review, the Newark Star-Ledger, and the Santa Fe New Mexican, among others. She is a former docent at The Smithsonian's Museum of American History, and at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Harvard University' center in Washington, DC. The guidebook, Walks in Literary Santa Fe, builds on the literary walking tour Harrelson has conducted since 1996. One of the few such tours in the nation, it is described as "a great way to absorb the unique character of Santa Fe."