Native Literature Challenge 2020 - hosted by nativegirlsreading

Indigenous genre fiction
The majority of popular fiction by Native writers is literary, but be on the lookout for some of the smaller enclaves of Native authors writing in various genres. ⁣
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Love After the End: Two-Spirit Utopias & Dystopias by Joshua Whitehead

Love After the End: Two-Spirit Utopias & Dystopias

Joshua Whitehead

160 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories speculative fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

Son of a Trickster

Trickster #1

Eden Robinson

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction magical realism young adult adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Grass Dancer by Susan Power

The Grass Dancer

Susan Power

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Winter Counts

David Heska Wanbli Weiden

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

Mapping the Interior

Stephen Graham Jones

113 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman

Terra Nullius

Claire G. Coleman

294 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson

Where the Dead Sit Talking

Brandon Hobson

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich

451 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Islands of Decolonial Love

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

143 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction poetry short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Between Earth and Sky #1

Rebecca Roanhorse

464 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced