How We Became Human by
This collection gathers poems from throughout Joy Harjo's twenty-eight-year career, beginning in 1973, in the age marked by the takeover at Wounded Knee and the rejuvenation of indigenous cultures in the world through poetry and music. How We Became Human explores its title question in poems of sustaining grace.
LaRose by
In this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale of a tragic accident, a demand for justice, and a profound act of atonement with ancient roots in Native American culture.