November 2026
November Read More Reading Challenge
Celebrate Indigenous authors in November! Choose a novel that grapples with the complex history of Native Americans, such as There, There, or let a flirty romance whisk you away with Love is a War Song. Still in search of that ideal read? Take a deep breath and dive headfirst into heart-pounding crime with The Bone Thief. Whatever calls to you, let Indigenous voices guide your November journey and discover stories that resonate long after the final page.
Read a novel by an Indigenous Author
There, There by Tommy Orange
Genre: Fiction
Description: A novel which grapples with the complex history of Native Americans, with an inheritance of profound spirituality, and with a plague of addiction, abuse, and suicide, follows 12 characters, each of whom has private reasons for traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow.
The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie
Genre: Crime
Description: In the hours before dawn at a local summer camp, Bureau of Indian Affairs archaeologist Syd Walker receives an alarming call: newly discovered skeletal remains have been stolen.
Love is a War Song by Danica Nava
Genre: Romance
Description: After a scandal, Native American pop singer Avery Fox escapes to her grandmother’s horse ranch in Oklahoma. Living on the rez is new to Avery, plus the man who runs the ranch despises her and wants her gone.
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Genre: Fantasy
Description: Revered as a Nampeshiweisit, a person in a unique relationship with a dragon, by her people, 15-year-old Indigenous girl Anequs, at odds with the “approved” way of doing things, is forced by Anglish conquerors to attend a proper dragon school — and if she cannot succeed there, her dragon will be killed.
Looking for even more recommendations? Check out novelist for look-alike reads or visit our staff picks! Please stop by the library or browse our online catalog.