Recommendations From Native American Booksellers

This month, we asked Native American booksellers about their favorite books. Check out their recommendations below.

There There by Tommy Orange is a profound work of fiction showcasing the Native occupation of Alcatraz told from multiple perspectives. A gorgeous masterpiece that works equally well as a page-turner or on audio.—Calvin Crosby, The King’s English Bookshop

There There

By Tommy Orange

A wondrous and shattering novel that follows 12 characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.Hailed as an instant classic, There There is at once poignant and unflinching, utterly contemporary and truly unforgettable.READ MORE ▸

Buy Now from IndieBoundBuy Now from Libro.fmDavid Treuer’s The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present reclaims history from a Native perspective and shows our culture is one of adaptability and resilience. Read it and get a true sense of how very much alive we are.—Aaron Curtis, Books and Books

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

By David Treuer

A sweeping history—and counter-narrative—of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present.In The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, Treuer melds history with reportage and memoir. Tracing the tribes’ distinctive cultures from first contact, he explores how the depredations of each era spawned new modes of survival.READ MORE ▸

Buy Now from IndieBoundBuy Now from Libro.fmAn incredible dive into the indigenous-led environmental justice movement. During Native American Heritage Month, we hope to draw attention to this most dire struggle to preserve the earth and reclaim our collective role as stewards of the land. It is a struggle that binds all indigenous people, as well as their allies, together.—Dr. Lilia Rosas, Red Salmon Arts, Casa de Resistencia Books 

As Long as Grass Grows

By Dina Gilio-Whitaker

The story of Native peoples’ resistance to environmental injustice and land incursions, and a call for environmentalists to learn from the indigenous community’s rich history of activism.READ MORE ▸

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