Red Dove, Listen to the Wind is on the shortlist of finalists in the young adult category in the Reading the West Awards! Voting has begun. If you’d like to vote, please click on the link below. It only takes a second. Thanks you so much.
SHORTLISTED FOR READING THE WEST!
Red Dove, Listen to the Wind has been shortlisted for the Reading the West Young Adult Fiction award. Voting starts April 20–details to follow. So excited!
“Historical fiction that does not shy away from the terror and famine experienced by the Lakotas, late 1890. Indian folklore, mysticism, family dynamics all enrich this story.”
—Ann Lacefield, Macdonald’s Bookshop
BOOK TALK AT SHAKESPEARE & CO., NEW YORK
It’s Library Lovers’ Month…
if you have a favorite book, why not ask your local library to carry it? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/library-lovers-month/Shakespeare & Co.
Here’s How Native Americans Fare Today, 129 Years After Wounded Knee
In Red Dove, Listen to the Wind, Red Dove confronts an article written by L. Frank Baum–yes, the author of the Wizard of Oz series–who argued for the “total annihilation” of all Native peoples. In his thought-provoking piece in Forbes, Erik Sherman mentions Baum’s article and goes on to say that, “With a new year, it is a good time to remember not just the genocide, broken treaties, destroyed families, and other horrors, but the impact they’ve had and the results…”
Definitely worth a read: https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2020/12/30/native-americans-unemployment-poverty/
