Native American Fiction (837 books)

Fictional Books by and/or about Native Americans (where the NA and their culture plays a significant role in the plot. i.e. they aren't just minor/side-characters)

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1	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 4.06 avg rating — 284,304 ratings score: 11,956, and 122 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie 4.09 avg rating — 26,824 ratings score: 8,584, and 89 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1) by Louise Erdrich 4.01 avg rating — 28,442 ratings score: 6,960, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko 3.84 avg rating — 26,423 ratings score: 6,757, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 3.88 avg rating — 348,993 ratings score: 4,968, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie 3.98 avg rating — 14,219 ratings score: 4,944, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) by Louise Erdrich 3.94 avg rating — 13,854 ratings score: 4,701, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich 4.18 avg rating — 13,638 ratings score: 4,210, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) by Barbara Kingsolver 4.01 avg rating — 173,725 ratings score: 3,976, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 4.20 avg rating — 777,454 ratings score: 3,685, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Round House by Louise Erdrich 3.98 avg rating — 124,203 ratings score: 3,507, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday 3.62 avg rating — 10,433 ratings score: 3,163, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich 3.87 avg rating — 14,608 ratings score: 2,890, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven 4.06 avg rating — 8,915 ratings score: 2,864, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) by James Fenimore Cooper 3.70 avg rating — 102,010 ratings score: 2,855, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Flight by Sherman Alexie 3.89 avg rating — 18,154 ratings score: 2,494, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Beyond the Great River (People of the Longhouse #1) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 442 ratings score: 2,445, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich 3.81 avg rating — 5,302 ratings score: 2,438, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich 3.92 avg rating — 10,328 ratings score: 2,410, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich 3.80 avg rating — 18,699 ratings score: 2,409, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich 3.87 avg rating — 4,946 ratings score: 2,336, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 173,300 ratings score: 2,296, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie 4.08 avg rating — 7,103 ratings score: 2,277, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King 4.02 avg rating — 8,409 ratings score: 2,171, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Fools Crow by James Welch 4.04 avg rating — 5,340 ratings score: 2,167, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1) by Tony Hillerman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,816 ratings score: 2,164, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie 3.78 avg rating — 8,255 ratings score: 2,151, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Little Big Man by Thomas Berger 4.27 avg rating — 8,848 ratings score: 2,119, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	There There by Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 223,020 ratings score: 2,110, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare 3.88 avg rating — 39,700 ratings score: 2,016, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Foreigner (People of the Longhouse #2) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 1,908, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8) by Tony Hillerman 4.13 avg rating — 15,381 ratings score: 1,906, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Across the Great Sparkling Water (The Peacemaker, #2) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 306 ratings score: 1,901, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1) by Joseph Boyden 4.28 avg rating — 25,817 ratings score: 1,887, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Ten Little Indians by Sherman Alexie 4.07 avg rating — 6,978 ratings score: 1,883, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris 3.87 avg rating — 18,397 ratings score: 1,852, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich 4.07 avg rating — 26,245 ratings score: 1,764, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter 4.14 avg rating — 17,737 ratings score: 1,653, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich 3.89 avg rating — 3,045 ratings score: 1,638, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) by Tony Hillerman 4.06 avg rating — 19,362 ratings score: 1,564, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Winter in the Blood by James Welch 3.81 avg rating — 4,713 ratings score: 1,552, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Grass Dancer by Mona Susan Power (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 3,387 ratings score: 1,549, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis 4.08 avg rating — 18,485 ratings score: 1,527, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Four Souls by Louise Erdrich 3.93 avg rating — 4,830 ratings score: 1,523, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Fallen Hopes, Taken Dreams by J.M. Barlog (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 1,500, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1) by Louise Erdrich 4.04 avg rating — 12,856 ratings score: 1,475, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	At Road's End (Pre-Aztec #0.5) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 1,475, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Talking God (Leaphorn & Chee, #9) by Tony Hillerman 4.07 avg rating — 10,315 ratings score: 1,458, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake 4.24 avg rating — 28,980 ratings score: 1,443, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.57 avg rating — 236,326 ratings score: 1,405, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5) by Tony Hillerman 4.14 avg rating — 12,437 ratings score: 1,321, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo 4.26 avg rating — 16,380 ratings score: 1,264, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko 3.95 avg rating — 3,180 ratings score: 1,252, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich 3.46 avg rating — 8,678 ratings score: 1,234, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1) by Lynne Reid Banks 3.93 avg rating — 109,079 ratings score: 1,194, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	She Who Remembers (Time Circle, #1) by Linda Lay Shuler 4.04 avg rating — 8,551 ratings score: 1,187, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog 3.97 avg rating — 8,818 ratings score: 1,185, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Sacred Clowns (Leaphorn & Chee, #11) by Tony Hillerman 4.06 avg rating — 10,355 ratings score: 1,182, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Coyote Waits (Leaphorn & Chee, #10) by Tony Hillerman 4.07 avg rating — 12,775 ratings score: 1,175, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7) by Tony Hillerman 4.09 avg rating — 15,673 ratings score: 1,159, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	People of the Wolf (North America's Forgotten Past, #1) by W. Michael Gear 3.90 avg rating — 9,965 ratings score: 1,056, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Zia (Island of the Blue Dolphins, #2) by Scott O'Dell 3.50 avg rating — 5,248 ratings score: 1,047, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Waterlily by Ella Cara Deloria 3.97 avg rating — 2,079 ratings score: 1,032, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell 3.76 avg rating — 8,826 ratings score: 1,031, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko 4.07 avg rating — 2,102 ratings score: 1,031, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Listening Woman (Leaphorn & Chee, #3) by Tony Hillerman 4.13 avg rating — 16,723 ratings score: 1,008, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Shape Shifter (Leaphorn & Chee, #18) by Tony Hillerman 4.05 avg rating — 10,293 ratings score: 998, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	War Dances by Sherman Alexie 3.91 avg rating — 7,031 ratings score: 989, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway 3.89 avg rating — 2,973 ratings score: 988, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Solar Storms by Linda Hogan 4.11 avg rating — 2,770 ratings score: 979, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Highlander (The Rise of the Aztecs, #1) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 996 ratings score: 963, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story by Oliver La Farge 3.75 avg rating — 4,229 ratings score: 946, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Warpath (People of the Longhouse #4) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 87 ratings score: 944, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson 4.02 avg rating — 10,531 ratings score: 926, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1) by Jim Fergus (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 136,083 ratings score: 921, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) by Patricia Briggs 4.28 avg rating — 93,380 ratings score: 911, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Ghostway (Leaphorn & Chee, #6) by Tony Hillerman 4.13 avg rating — 12,876 ratings score: 893, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Woman Who Fell from The Sky: Poems by Joy Harjo (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 826 ratings score: 888, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Book of the Hopi by Frank Waters 4.07 avg rating — 1,042 ratings score: 883, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Great Law of Peace (The Peacemaker, #3) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 846, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Ride the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson 4.40 avg rating — 6,359 ratings score: 844, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs 4.14 avg rating — 218,013 ratings score: 823, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Shaman Sings (Charlie Moon, #1) by James D. Doss 3.86 avg rating — 1,561 ratings score: 799, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves by Farley Mowat 4.21 avg rating — 25,820 ratings score: 798, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	People of Darkness (Leaphorn & Chee, #4) by Tony Hillerman 4.17 avg rating — 12,119 ratings score: 776, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier 3.75 avg rating — 16,349 ratings score: 766, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Fall of the Empire (The Rise of the Aztecs, #5) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 761, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Porcupine Year (Birchbark House, #3) by Louise Erdrich 4.25 avg rating — 1,850 ratings score: 756, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Shadow on the Sun (The Mound Builders Book 1) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 746, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Caleb's Crossing (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series) by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 71,861 ratings score: 743, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Deerslayer (The Leatherstocking Tales, #1) by James Fenimore Cooper 3.70 avg rating — 14,608 ratings score: 742, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Sanctuary (Tall Pines Mysteries #3) by Aaron Paul Lazar (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Medicine River by Thomas King 3.81 avg rating — 2,018 ratings score: 693, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson 3.76 avg rating — 2,527 ratings score: 658, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Business of Fancydancing by Sherman Alexie 4.17 avg rating — 2,033 ratings score: 652, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Summerland by Michael Chabon 3.57 avg rating — 12,656 ratings score: 647, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Panther in the Sky by James Alexander Thom 4.34 avg rating — 2,828 ratings score: 637, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	People of the Lightning (North America's Forgotten Past, #7) by Kathleen O'Neal Gear (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,973 ratings score: 634, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Obsidian Puma (The Aztec Chronicles #1) by Zoe Saadia (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 632, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Last Standing Woman by Winona LaDuke 4.16 avg rating — 466 ratings score: 630, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Loren (new)

Feb 07, 2009 03:56AM

Some of these books are pretty sketchy. Fenimore? Erdrich? Carter?

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message 2: by Jane (last edited Jul 20, 2009 08:55PM) (new)

Jul 20, 2009 08:50PM

I agree some of the books are kinda sketchy, stretching the definition... they have Native American's mentioned in them somewhere or have them as minor characters.

Things Fall Apart by Achebe is, if I am not mistaken about African's by an African not about or by Native Americans (Semi-Indigenous Inhabitants of the North American Continent/ American Indians).

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message 3: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Sep 22, 2009 03:53AM

Fenimore Cooper is debatable -- Chinua Achebe is not; he's African, not Native American (by any definition). So, for that matter, are his books.

Louise Erdrich's mother is Ojibwa; Erdrich herself is on record as a self-described Native American. Her books place Native Americans center stage, and most critics consider her one of North America's major Native American writers. I think there can be little question that she is rightly included.

If Fenimore Cooper is on this list, though, -- then, arguably, shouldn't also be Tony Hillerman?

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message 4: by Thom (new)

Sep 24, 2009 05:31AM

I see the Native American werewolves have weighed in, but I think we can get along without the initial Twilight book. Tired of seeing these on every list from Best to Worst to what-have-you. When is the next craze due ? Can't wait.

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message 5: by Thom (new)

Sep 24, 2009 05:41AM

Fenimore Cooper may be out of fashion, but he labored early and hard to get it right. He's mockable, as Twain showed, but indispensable.

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message 6: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Sep 24, 2009 06:16AM

Thom, I perfectly agree on the "Twilight" series (ALL of the books).

Fenimore Cooper was white, that's why I said I'm not sure he should be on this list: its title ("Native American Fiction") to me initially read as "Fiction BY Native Americans," not "Fiction ABOUT Native Americans." I now see that there's a description which includes "about Native Americans," though -- and there is no question, of course, that Fenimore Cooper's books are indispensable reading as such.

So, in that spirit, I think I will add some Tony Hillerman as well ... ;)

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message 7: by Thom (new)

Sep 24, 2009 05:11PM

Is there any way to get the weeds out of this list: Achebe, S. Meyer, etc.

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message 8: by Lobstergirl (new)

Sep 24, 2009 06:18PM

Thom wrote: "Is there any way to get the weeds out of this list: Achebe, S. Meyer, etc. "

Yes. A librarian can edit the list and delete anything on it, as long as it's not done frivolously - there is a warning attached to the deletion process and if it is abused, privileges can be revoked. (Librarian privileges, I guess.)

I don't know if the person who created the list can also do this.

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message 9: by Lobstergirl (new)

Sep 24, 2009 06:19PM

This is the warning label when you go in to delete:

"Note: Only delete books from the list that are totally miscategorized. Deleting books that aren't will result in a loss of librarian privileges, and possible deletion of account. We're super serious!"

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message 10: by Thom (new)

Sep 24, 2009 08:10PM

LIBRARIAN HEADS UP: Please delete Achebe's Things Fall Apart from this list--greatest of books, but has no place here. Thanks.

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message 11: by Lobstergirl (new)

Sep 24, 2009 08:33PM

Thom wrote: "LIBRARIAN HEADS UP: Please delete Achebe's Things Fall Apart from this list--greatest of books, but has no place here. Thanks. "

I deleted it.

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message 12: by Robert (new)

May 09, 2011 12:02PM

I added Robert DeCoteauand The New Days: The First Sonfirst of all because I am a Native American author and secondly one of the main characters in the book is a Lummi tribal member from NW Washington and the Lummi Tribe plays a key role in the plot line. So, even though it's a zombie book I think it has more right to be here than many of the other titles.

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message 13: by Sir He-Man (new)

Apr 02, 2012 06:30AM

I would just like to apologize to Native American people for Twilight. Seriously, I know they chose really hot NA actors, but that series is just...yeesh. Sorry for that on behalf of all white people that know Twilight is super awful.

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message 14: by Mostly on Storygraph (last edited Jul 08, 2012 06:33AM) (new)

Apr 29, 2012 07:50AM

I love The Bean Trees, but are we talking about Native American subject matter or writers?

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message 15: by Michael (new)

Jul 08, 2012 06:11AM

good morning,

My first novel, Full Circle, is now available on Amazon.com as paperback and Kindle. I invite you to pick up a copy and if you choose, post a review. Good or bad I am interested in your opinion.

~michael "hawk" spisak

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message 16: by Leslie (new)

Jul 21, 2012 06:13AM

I love many of the books on this list, but more than a few of them are not written by Native American writers---Tony Hillerman on the same list as Momaday or Leslie Marmon Silko? Ouch

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message 17: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 26, 2012 08:44AM

Leslie wrote: "I love many of the books on this list, but more than a few of them are not written by Native American writers---Tony Hillerman on the same list as Momaday or Leslie Marmon Silko? Ouch"

Clearly included in the list description as now given: "by and/or ABOUT Native Americans."

See also the discussion in comments 3 - 6 above.

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message 18: by Jill (new)

Oct 03, 2012 06:58AM

Erdrich...sketchy? What are you talking about?

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message 19: by Jill (new)

Oct 03, 2012 06:59AM

Thom wrote: "LIBRARIAN HEADS UP: Please delete Achebe's Things Fall Apart from this list--greatest of books, but has no place here. Thanks. "

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message 20: by Jill (new)

Oct 03, 2012 07:01AM

Achebe should be deleted. It is about Africa. Can anyone name the poem from which the title is derived?

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message 21: by Mostly on Storygraph (new)

Oct 03, 2012 07:44AM

Agreed, Jill. Erdrich, with her Chippewa/Ojibwe literature belongs, and Achebe should be delieted -- the poem is Yeats' "Second Coming."

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message 22: by Jill (new)

Oct 03, 2012 10:09AM

Awesome, Leah. I love Yeats and that is one of my favorite poems..."Things fall apart, The centre cannot hold

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message 23: by Jill (new)

Oct 03, 2012 10:13AM

I first became a fan of Alexie from a story in the New Yorker. It was about a Native American in Seattle, and he pawned a dancing costume, or something like it, and then spent all his money on alcohol and lost it. Can anybody remember the name of that story?

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message 24: by Jill (last edited Oct 03, 2012 10:25AM) (new)

Oct 03, 2012 10:25AM

Leah, we are a bit off subject, ok, a lot off subject, but do you know the author who used the line "Slouching toward Behlehem" as a title to one of her books?

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message 25: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Oct 03, 2012 02:44PM

Jill wrote: "Achebe should be deleted. It is about Africa."

Achebe's book WAS deleted ages ago (see post 11), as far as I can tell nobody's resurrected it.

Slouching Towards Bethlehem is by Joan Didion.

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message 26: by Wanda (new)

Oct 03, 2012 06:53PM

Psst! Those pesky Twilight books are back on this list. So very tired of seeing them. Will a librarian please delete them?

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message 27: by Wanda (new)

Oct 03, 2012 06:57PM

And #125, Midnight Sun by the same author.

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message 28: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Oct 04, 2012 05:37AM

Wanda wrote: "Psst! Those pesky Twilight books are back on this list. So very tired of seeing them. Will a librarian please delete them?"

Done -- thanks for the heads-up, Wanda! (Midnight Sun as well.) Sheeesh ... :(

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message 29: by Wanda (new)

Oct 04, 2012 06:35AM

Thank you TA.

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message 30: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Oct 04, 2012 11:39AM

The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History and The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History both look like non-fiction to me, though they undoubtedly qualify on the "Native American" side. (Currently 208 and 212.)

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message 31: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Oct 04, 2012 12:34PM) (new)

Oct 04, 2012 12:16PM

Ouch, yes -- looks like there are several nonfiction books in the "back rows" of the list ... also the following:
Mad Bear: Spirit, Healing, and the Sacred in the Life of a Native American Medicine Man
Idols Behind Altars: Modern Mexican Art and Its Cultural Roots
Walking in the Sacred Manner: Healers, Dreamers, and Pipe Carriers--Medicine Women of the Plains
Peyote Religion: A History
Shadowcatchers: A Journey in Search of the Teachings of Native American Healers
Smoke Rising: The Native North American Literary Companion

Jessica, am I right in assuming you'll want those removed as well?

ETA: Also, what about (from p. 2):
The Cherokee Sacred Calendar: A Handbook of the Ancient Native American Tradition
Through indian eyes
Edward S. Curtis
A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees
Women's Indian Captivity Narratives
-- as well as P.C. Cast's House of Night novels?

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message 32: by Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB (new)

Oct 04, 2012 01:20PM

Love anything by wonderful Late Tony Hillerman!

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message 33: by Barbara (new)

Oct 07, 2012 08:35AM

I wonder why there were no books by James Alexander Thom. He is one of my favorites.

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message 34: by Thom (new)

Oct 07, 2012 09:02AM

Barbara wrote: "I wonder why there were no books by James Alexander Thom. He is one of my favorites."

So.....why not put them up there yourself, Barbara ? (Or did you ?)

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message 35: by Barbara (new)

Oct 07, 2012 12:16PM

I will do that today!!

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message 36: by Sarah (new)

Oct 09, 2012 10:04AM

Can I suggest a few Canadian indigenous authors, too? There are a few, but there are some incredible writers that I would love to see on this list!!

Jeannette Armstrong Waubgeshig Rice Richard Van Camp Maria Campbell Lorne Simon Cherie Dimaline Robert Alexie

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message 37: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Oct 09, 2012 10:53AM

Sarah wrote: "Can I suggest a few Canadian indigenous authors, too? There are a few, but there are some incredible writers that I would love to see on this list!!

Jeannette ArmstrongWaubgeshig RiceRichard V..."

Sarah (and Barbara): Everyone can add books to this list -- there's a tab up top next to "all votes" ...

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message 38: by Kate (new)

Nov 23, 2012 01:27PM

We need to add Frank Waters to this list.

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message 39: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 23, 2012 01:36PM

It's easy to add books to lists; at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 40: by Amanda (new)

May 29, 2013 09:55AM

Jill wrote: "I first became a fan of Alexie from a story in the New Yorker. It was about a Native American in Seattle, and he pawned a dancing costume, or something like it, and then spent all his money on alc..."

It's called "What You Pawn I Will Redeem."

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message 41: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 10, 2013 01:48PM

Removed Isn't It Pretty To Think So?. Spam. Not recognizably Native American.

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message 42: by Claudia (new)

Aug 19, 2013 09:11AM

Loren wrote: "Some of these books are pretty sketchy. Fenimore? Erdrich? Carter?"

Are you kidding? Erdrich writes great Native fiction.

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message 43: by Alicia (new)

Apr 09, 2014 07:27PM

I'm far from an expert on Native American lit, so please correct me if I'm totally off here, but shouldn't Gerald Vizenor have made this list a few times?

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message 44: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 10, 2014 06:20AM

Alicia wrote: "I'm far from an expert on Native American lit, so please correct me if I'm totally off here, but shouldn't Gerald Vizenor have made this list a few times?"

I didn't create this list and haven't read anything by Vizonor, so can't speak to that specifically, but just as a general comment: Everybody can add books to listopia lists; there is a tab up top next to "all votes". So if Vizenor is a Native American writer, or writes books dealing with Native Americans, then I'd say go ahead and add whichever of his books you think should be on this list.

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message 45: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 10, 2014 11:58AM

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (#79) is fiction?

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message 46: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 10, 2014 12:43PM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (#79) is fiction?"

Ouch. Hardly ...

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message 47: by Alicia (last edited Apr 10, 2014 01:22PM) (new)

Apr 10, 2014 01:21PM

Themis-Athena
I didn't create this list..."

Okay, I will add a couple soon. I just wanted to ask first because some of the people commenting on this list seem to have VERY strong opinions about what belongs here and what doesn't. I guess if I'm wrong and enough people disagree, they can petition a librarian to delete it.

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message 48: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 11, 2014 06:10AM

Alicia wrote: "Okay, I will add a couple soon. I just wanted to ask first because some of the people commenting on this list seem to have VERY strong opinions about what belongs here and what doesn't. I guess if I'm wrong and enough people disagree, they can petition a librarian to delete it."

That's a sound approach -- and there are always people with strong opinions about these lists; I've long stopped paying any attention to them. Librarians are warned not to abuse their "deletion" powers, so before I delete anything, I typically check with the list creator whether they want the book to remain on th list. (To the extent that I still do any curating on GR in the fírst place these days, that is.) Ultimately, I figure it's the list creator whose intentions should control what stays on the list and what doesn't.

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message 49: by Libbie Hawker (new)

Jul 25, 2014 09:04PM

Are the folks who frequent this list okay with authors adding their own books? I know the people who tend some lists are vehemently opposed to that and on other lists it's not a big deal. I don't want to step on any toes by adding one of my own!

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message 50: by Kate (new)

Jul 27, 2014 10:20PM

It's fine with me.

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