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- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
- Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author)
- Black Indian: A Memoir by Shonda Buchanan (Goodreads Author)
- The Break by Katherena Vermette.
These books explore a wide range of voices, from debut authors to personal essayists. Explore a few of our favorite books by Indian and Indian American authors. Discover more books by Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander authors and share these incredible narratives year-round using the hashtag #RepresentAsianStories.
- Varsha Bajaj
- Sonali Dev
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Supriya Kelkar
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Rajani Larocca
- Sandhya Menon
- Sajni Patel
- Mitali Perkins
- Shanti Sekaran
I have had Bajaj’s latest novel Thirst(for 10 years and up) on my TBR since I first saw it on Netgalley last year, and I am finally reading it now. It is as amazing as I thought it would be, and I will be sharing my thoughts on it next week.
I read Sonali Dev’s A Bollywood Affair andThe Bollywood Bride ages ago and loved it; more recently, I read The Rajes series, and adored a couple of them more than the others. I currently have The Vibrant Yearswaiting in my digital library
I have read a couple of her books, maybe more actually, but never reviewed them here. I enjoyed Mistress of Spices for its unique storyline and of course, the fact that it is set in the Bay Area! And Arranged Marriage as well asSister of My Heartwere both heartstring tuggers. I hope to get to more of her books soon…
I love Kelkar’s work both as an illustrator (American Desi and My Diwali Light, for example) as well as a writer (Bindu’s Bindis and Brown is Beautiful). And will be reading more of her books for sure in the years to come.
The last time I read Lahiri’s books was way before I started this blog so I never reviewed them though I did mention her and her books a few times here.
I have read a few of Rajani LaRocca’s picture books and her I’ll Go and Come Back was nostalgia and heartstring tugger rolled in one, while Red, White, and Whole – was a leaving you with all the feels beautiful middle-grade novel in verse. I am hoping to get to her latest (another novel in verse!) – Mirror to Mirror(on my NetGalley shelf) soon.
Sandhya Menon’s books delight! And her Dimple Met Rishi series (teen and YA) effortlessly charm and bring smiles as you read them. I have read a few more of her books (including this anthologywith other authors) and enjoyed them to varying degrees and hope to keep reading others she writes too.
Her ‘My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding‘ made me feel like part of a wedding, and of course I enjoy being part of a big fat Indian wedding!
I am yet to review Perkins’ books on my blog. But enjoyed Rickshaw Girl, and her You Bring the Distant Year is on my must read soon list.
Lucky Boymade me feel so many feels, and the fact that so much of it was set in the Bay Area added to its appeal (but even without that, this book would have tugged at my mom-heartstrings throughout). I am yet to read her middle-grade novel and glad I have something to look forward to.
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- N. Scott Momaday. N. Scott Momaday, a Kiowa Nation member, is often considered the trailblazer behind the Native American Renaissance, thanks to his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, House Made of Dawn.
- James Welch. James Welch is a member of the Blackfeet and A'aninin tribes whose literary output spans decades and has been translated into nine languages.
- Janet Campbell Hale. Hale is of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenay, and Cree descent. Known for her sparse, economic writing style, Hale deals with topics such as poverty, colonial oppression, the female condition, and how they collide with the Indigenous identity.
- Leslie Marmon Silko. Not one to bend to the temptation of quick gratification, Leslie Marmon Silko took a decade to write her 800-page epic about the multitudes of life in America, Almanac of the Dead.
- The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich. In The Night Watchman, National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich (an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) draws inspiration from the life of her grandfather who worked as a night watchman while fighting against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C.
- Poet Warrior: A Memoir by Joy Harjo. Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites readers into the world that she was raised in, the world that taught her how to write poetry of compassion and healing.
- Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Kali Fajardo-Anstine is a native Colorado author whose goal is to tell stories with diversity and representation of her family and ancestry.
- Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson. Probably Ruby is the debut novel of Lisa Bird-Wilson, a Cree Métis poet and writer. It follows Ruby, an Indigenous woman in her 30s who was adopted as an infant.
Oct 12, 2020 · Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan has been publishing since the late 1970s. Although she’s primarily a poet, Hogan has also written essays, novels, and a memoir. Her latest poetry collection, A History of Kindness, was released this June and centers the global environmental crisis of the contemporary moment.
Oct 30, 2020 · The Native American authors listed below, from popular household names to up-and-comers, demonstrate the breadth of the literary tradition—and why your "to be read" list is going to get a whole lot longer. Elena Nicolaou. Elena Nicolaou is the former culture editor at Oprah Daily. We've rounded up Native American and American Indian authors ...
