A Calm & Normal Heart: Stories
By: Chelsea T. Hicks
3.77
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
From Oklahoma to California, the heroes of A Calm & Normal Heart are modern-day homesteaders, adven…
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1. Calling for a Blanket Dance
By: Oscar Hokeah
4.25
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man struggling to find stren… read more
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- literary fiction
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
"We danced, the way Kiowas danced, when called by our people, by our ancestors, to help each other heal."-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance
"Driving out of Lawton, I laid my hand onto Ever's quilt and traced my fingertips around the edges of the bird pattern. I couldn't help but wonder, tla, couldn't help but worry: Would my grandson ever…"-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance
2. If I Survive You
By: Jonathan Escoffery
3.69
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
In the 1970s, Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. … read more
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- literary fiction
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
"What does Whiteness feel like?... I imagine it's like walking barefoot…"-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You
"Why don't stars make any sounds in the winter? What sounds? Ethan said."-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You
"Every boy deserves to believe him father is good, but if each father were good, we’d be living in a different kind of world."-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You
"I imagined I could have begged an old girlfriend from college to send money; enough of them had expressed ambivalence about their trust funds that this seemed a plausible path down which I might drag…"-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You
3. Dearborn
By: Ghassan Zeineddine
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Spanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and comp… read more
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- literary fiction
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
4. Wandering Stars
By: Tommy Orange
3.89
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more
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- literary fiction
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- native americans
"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars
5. Tread of Angels
By: Rebecca Roanhorse
3.48
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
Celeste, a card sharp with a penchant for trouble, takes on the role of advocatus diaboli, to defen… read more
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- adult
- fiction
"He’s playing some kind of game. One I haven’t quite unraveled yet. But I know a man looking to cheat when I see one, and Ibrahim is as sharp as they come. But he’s underestimated me, Mariel. Underest…"-Rebecca Roanhorse, Tread of Angels
6. Fire Exit
By: Morgan Talty
3.79
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
The blood that came out of me was blood that ran through her veins. It’s strange: all blood looks t… read more
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- literary fiction
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
"...what's more sacred than laughter at the dinner table?"-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
"That's my life, though--not knowing, but wishing. [Charles Lamosway]"-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
"We are made of stories, and if we don't know them--the ones that make us--how can we ever be fully realized? How can we ever be who we really are?"-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
"...I was thinking and thinking about how, in just the past year, I had just started to know her, but then I began to unknow her, getting farther and farther away like watching a boat drift from the s…"-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit
7. Night of the Living Rez
By: Morgan Talty
3.91
Format: 285 pages, Paperback
How do the living come back to life? Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Re… read more
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- literary fiction
- native american
- indigenous
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
"There is that terrible memory, surely, but so too are there sweet ones, the tiny memories with the tiny details that are milder in climax, no doubt, but equally powerful..."-Morgan Talty, Night of the Living Rez
8. Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk
By: Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe
4.14
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
An Indigenous artist blends the aesthetics of punk rock with the traditional spiritual practices of… read more
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- native american
- indigenous
9. Empire of Wild
By: Cherie Dimaline
3.74
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the YA-crossover hit The Marrow Thieves, a propulsive, stunning and sensuous nov… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- indigenous
10. Crooked Hallelujah
By: Kelli Jo Ford
3.48
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
It's 1974 in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and fifteen-year-old Justine grows up in a family of t… read more
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- literary fiction
- native american
- indigenous
- short stories
- fiction
11. Probably Ruby
By: Lisa Bird-Wilson
3.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An Indigenous woman adopted by white parents goes in search of her identity in this unforgettable d… read more
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- literary fiction
- native american
- indigenous
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
12. Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
By: Leah Myers
3.81
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The Millions A vibrant new voice blends Native folklore… read more
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- native american
- indigenous
"I wonder if I will ever feel Native enough."-Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
"You don't have the right to define my identity."-Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
"She gave up herself and her identity for security."-Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
"My home is in Georgia, but my soul is at home here."-Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
13. Abolition. Feminism. Now.
By: Angela Y. Davis
4.31
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
An urgent, vital manifesto of intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism, from leading… read more
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14. Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
By: Kim Fu
3.86
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
In the twelve unforgettable tales of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, the strange is made… read more
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- short stories
- adult
- fiction
"Just imagine it: no longer feeling guilty for everything you have and don't deserve, for an unjust world bent in your favor, paying the piper at last. Wasn't it worth it, after all? My head on a pike…"-Kim Fu, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
"My wife and I are that other kind of rich: the misers among you, in our quaint three-bedroom house in the suburbs, unrenovated since the 1990s, one modest hatchback car between us, our big-box store …"-Kim Fu, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
15. The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers
By: Sarah Tomlinson
3.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones & The Six and Almost Famous , a gripping debut about the complicate… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
16. Content Warning: Everything
By: Akwaeke Emezi
3.94
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
In their bold debut poetry collection, Akwaeke Emezi—award-winning author of Freshwater, PET, The D… read more
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- adult
- contemporary
17. The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories
By: Jamil Jan Kochai
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A luminous meditation on sons and fathers, ghosts of war, and living history that moves between mod… read more
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- literary fiction
- anthologies
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
"Why must we always ruin what is beautiful with what is true?"-Jamil Jan Kochai, The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories
"Agha's one of those OG Pashtuns who'd argue with Allah over the nature of existence."-Jamil Jan Kochai, The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories
18. The Male Gazed
By: Manuel Betancourt
3.52
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas—all in the s… read more
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- adult
19. Sex with a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery
By: Annie Liontas
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Meghan O’Rourke’s The Invisible Kingdom , Esme Weijun Wang’s The Collected Schizophr… read more
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20. Little Rot
By: Akwaeke Emezi
3.67
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
21. A Calm & Normal Heart: Stories
By: Chelsea T. Hicks
3.77
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
From Oklahoma to California, the heroes of A Calm & Normal Heart are modern-day homesteaders, adven… read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in Chelsea T. Hicks's A Calm & Normal Heart: Stories book and Chelsea T. Hicks's A Calm & Normal Heart: Stories
- literary fiction
- collections
- native american
- anthologies
- indigenous
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- native americans
