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Diversify Your Bookshelf: Books by Indigenous Authors
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items Highlighting great reads by Indigenous Authors. Let’s dive into the worlds they've crafted and discover stories that resonate with history, resilience, and identity; and uplift the voices that too often go unheard.
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Mystery, Thrillers & Horror
Romance Books
Romantic Fantasy
Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Literary Fiction
Cookbooks
Mystery, Thrillers & Horror
A PRINTZ MEDAL WINNER!
A MORRIS AWARD WINNER!
AN AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD YA HONOR BOOK!
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
Soon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with Preside...
Firekeeper's Daughter
An Instant New York Times bestseller!
A #1 Indies Bestseller!
A Publisher's Lunch Best YA of 2023!
An Amazon Best Book of the Year!
Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award!
A Horn Book Fanfare Title!
A BookPage Best Book of the Year!
An Indigo Tee...
Warrior Girl Unearthed
Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch th...
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
In her stunning debut, Cheryl Isaacs (Mohawk) pulls the reader into an unsettling tale of monsters, mystery, and secrets that refuse to stay submerged.
An unmissable horror novel for readers who devoured Trang Thanh Tran’s She Is a Haunting or Clair...
The Unfinished
A bold and brilliant new indigenous voice in contemporary literature makes her American debut with this kinetic, imaginative, and sensuous fable inspired by the traditional Canadian Métis legend of the Rogarou—a werewolf-like creature that haunts the...
Empire of Wild: A Novel
In her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word. A must-pick for readers who enjoy b...
Looking for Smoke
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians is a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
From the author of White Horse (“Twisty and electric.” —The New York Times Book Review) comes a terrifying and resonant novel about a woman who uses her unique gift to learn the truth about her sister’s death.
The Haunting of Room 904 is a paranorma...
The Haunting of Room 904: A Novel
"This ghost story is a perfect example of new wave horror that will also satisfy fans of classic Stephen King." —Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic
Erika T. Wurth's White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut...
White Horse: A Novel
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER
To find a missing young woman, the new tribal marshal must also find herself.
Mask of the Deer Woman
In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home.
"A m...
Bad Cree: A Novel
Romance Books
A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much more in this USA Today bestselling rom-com by critically acclaimed author Danica Nava.
The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
A Muscogee pop star and a cowboy who couldn’t be more different come together to strike a deal in this new romantic comedy by Danica Nava, USA Today bestselling author of The Truth According to Ember.
Love Is a War Song
Romantic Fantasy
"Gripping and fierce. This is much-needed fantasy with its fangs honed sharp by the power of resistance. Melissa Blair has built a tremendous world."--Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights
Fans of fast-paced high...
A Broken Blade
The highly anticipated second installment of the new adult fantasy saga that took BookTok by storm picks up where A Broken Blade left off...
Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series, A Shadow Crown is a tour-de-force high fantasy n...
A Shadow Crown
The thrilling third entry in the high fantasy saga that started with BookTok sensation A Broken Blade.
The third entry in the Halfling Saga, the epic tale of a deadly assassin with a mysterious past, set in a lush fantasy world of Mortals, Elves, Ha...
A Vicious Game
The stunning conclusion of BookTok sensation Melissa Blair's epically romantic series will leave readers breathless as Keera fights for her land, her people, and the promise of a better world.
The Halfling Saga showcases BIPOC and queer representati...
An Honored Vow
Become enchanted by the fantasy world of gods and mortals in bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair's Hades X Persephone saga. The Hades Saga books, from Hades's POV, include A Game of Fate, A Game of Retribution, and A Game of Gods.
The Hades Saga
An instant USA Today bestseller! From fan-favorite Scarlett St. Clair, the bestselling author of the Hades & Persephone series, comes a new fantasy filled with danger, darkness, and insatiable romance.
Their union is his revenge.
King of Battle and Blood
"I am of the House of Lara, daughter of Elvira of Nailani, sister of witches, and I have come to reclaim my crown."
The next book in the scorching, bingeable vampire fantasy series by USA Today and international bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair...
Queen of Myth and Monsters
From bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth.
"Let me worship you," he said.
She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. "You...
A Touch of Darkness
Sci-Fi / Fantasy
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NEBULA AND LODESTAR AWARDS • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, PopSugar, Chicago Public Library, Polygon, She Reads, Autostraddle
To Shape a Dragon's Breath: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit
From the brilliant mind of A Touch of Darkness's bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a YA crossover in a darkly unique fantasy world.
When Stars Come Out
USA Today Bestseller
A Debutiful “Best Debuts of the Year”
“Rich and wise, humming with confidence.” -New York Times Book Review
“A knockout. Eleven knockouts. One KO for every story.”-Elizabeth McCracken
“Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare is a frontru...
Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare
Godly Heathens is the first book in H.E. Edgmon's YA contemporary fantasy duology The Ouroboros, in which a teen, Gem, finds out they’re a reincarnated god from another world.
Maybe I have always just been bad at being human because I’m not one.
Godly Heathens: A Novel
Literary Fiction
A beautifully rendered, brutally realistic Native American gang novel.
Finalist for the 2020 Colorado Book Award in the Literary Fiction category presented by the Colorado Center for the Book
Finalist for the 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year A...
You Who Enter Here
Cookbooks
2018 James Beard Award Winner: Best American Cookbook
Named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2017 by NPR, The Village Voice, Smithsonian Magazine, UPROXX, New York Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Mpls. St. PaulMagazine and others
Here is real food--...
The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen
Modern Indigenous cuisine from the renowned Native foods educator and former chef of Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
From Freddie Bitsoie, the former executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Café...
New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian
Nourish your body and mind through food with these 60 recipes celebrating Navajo culinary traditions.
The Modern Navajo Kitchen takes you on an exhilarating journey for your taste buds. This beautifully photographed cookbook ties together tradition...
The Modern Navajo Kitchen: Homestyle Recipes That Celebrate the Flavors and Traditions of the Diné
tawâw [pronounced ta-WOW]:
Come in, you're welcome, there's room.
Acclaimed chef Shane M. Chartrand's debut cookbook explores the reawakening of Indigenous cuisine and what it means to cook, eat, and share food in our homes and communities.
Tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine
Nonfiction
A sweeping and trenchant exploration of the history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., and the legacy of abuse wrought by systemic attempts to use education as a tool through which to destroy Native culture.
Medicine River a book by Mary Annette Pember
New York Times Bestseller
Now part of the HBO docuseries "Exterminate All the Brutes," written and directed by Raoul Peck
Recipient of the American Book Award
The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Bad Indians--part tribal history, part lyric and intimate memoir--is essential reading for anyone seeking to learn about California Indian history, past and present. Widely adopted in classrooms and book clubs throughout the United States, Bad Indian...
Bad Indians (Expanded Edition): A Tribal Memoir (10th Anniversary Edition)