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Native American Authors & Experiences

Last Updated: August 30, 2024

Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina

Indian Burial Ground
by Nick Medina

All Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right and a plan to move from the reservation she grew up on–just like her beloved Uncle Louie before her–things are finally looking up for Noemi. Until the news of her boyfriend’s apparent suicide brings her world crumbling down. But the facts about Roddy’s death just don’t add up, and Noemi isn’t the only one who suspects that something menacing might be lurking within their tribal lands.

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather’s shooting in There There.

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones

The Angel of Indian Lake
by Stephen Graham Jones

It’s been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There’s a lot of unfinished business in Proofrock, from serial killer cultists to the rich trying to buy Western authenticity. But there’s one aspect of Proofrock no one wants to confront… until Jade comes back to town. The curse of the Lake Witch is waiting, and now is the time for the final stand.

I was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

I Was a Teenage Slasher
by Stephen Graham Jones

1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cotton–and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than application, seventeen, and about to be cursed to kill for revenge.

The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter

Brooklyn, 2020. Theo Harper and his pregnant wife, Darla, head upstate to their summer cottage to wait out the lockdown. Not everyone has this privilege: not Xavier, the teenager in the Cardi B t-shirt in their building, nor Darla’s best friend Ruby and her partner Katsumi, who are trying to save their Michelin-starred fusion restaurant. Upstate, while hiking on the aptly named Devil’s Path, Theo divulges a long-held secret about his heritage–and when Darla disappears after the ensuing argument, Theo becomes the prime suspect.

The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava

No one wanted Native American Ember Lee Cardinal, but Caucasian Ember landed her dream accounting job on Park Avenue (Oklahoma). Accountant Ember thrives in corporate life–and her love life seems to be looking up, too: She starts to secretly date the IT guy and fellow Native, Danuwoa. But when they’re caught in a compromising position on a work trip, a scheming mid-level executive threatens to expose them unless Ember manipulates the company’s accounting books for him.