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Mona Susan Power

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Susan Power, now publishing under the name "Mona Susan Power," is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe (Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna Dakhóta). She was born and raised in Chicago. She earned her bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a JD from Harvard Law School. She decided to become a writer, starting her career by earning an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Her fellowships include an Iowa Arts Fellowship, James Michener Fellowship, Radcliffe Bunting Institute Fellowship, Princeton Hodder Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, McKnight Fellowship, and Native Arts & Cultures Foundation Fellowship.
She resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Her newest novel is A Council of Dolls (forthcoming in August 2023 from Mariner/HarperColl ...more

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“She had always been different, even when she tried not to be, unable to curb her curiosity which led her to read a great number of books. Her world was constantly expanding until she could no longer fit herself into the culture that was most important to her.”
― Susan Power, The Grass Dancer

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“Because I have willed it. And I am not a fairy tale.”
― Susan Power, The Grass Dancer

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“...I learned that we can't heal the story by changing the plot, pretending the awful stuff didn't happen. Tragedy just breaks out somewhere else along the line. The story won't heal until the players do.”
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February BoTM Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 Books move onto final poll

The Last One at the Wedding

by Jason Rekulak

7 votes, 26.9%

The Briar Club

by Kate Quinn

4 votes, 15.4%

Here One Moment

by Liane Moriarty

4 votes, 15.4%

The Fox Wife

by Yangsze Choo

3 votes, 11.5%

The Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton

3 votes, 11.5%

Pony Confidential

by Christina Lynch

2 votes, 7.7%

The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

by Helen Simonson

1 vote, 3.8%

Signal Fires

by Dani Shapiro

1 vote, 3.8%

A Council of Dolls

by Mona Susan Power

1 vote, 3.8%

Beautiful Music

by Michael Zadoorian

0 votes, 0.0%

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