The StoryGraph’s Genre Challenge 2022 - hosted by thestorygraph

A contemporary or literary fiction novel by an Indigenous author
Adult, young adult or middle grade all count, it should just be set in contemporary times!
All books added
Ride the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson

Ride the Wind

Lucia St. Clair Robson

589 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction historical romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson

Probably Ruby

Lisa Bird-Wilson

8 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

Daughters of the Deer

Danielle Daniel

8 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Solar Storms by Linda Hogan, Honi Werner, Songhee Kim, Gary Issacs

Solar Storms

Linda Hogan, Honi Werner, Songhee Kim, Gary Issacs

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
L'ultima primavera by Corrado Augias

L'ultima primavera

Commissario Giovanni Sperelli #3

Corrado Augias

314 pages • first pub 1983 (editions) user-added

fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
Native American Stories for Kids: 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes Across North America by Tom Pecore Weso

Native American Stories for Kids: 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes Across North America

Tom Pecore Weso

96 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction childrens history adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced
Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Islands of Decolonial Love

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

143 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction poetry short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson

The Barren Grounds

The Misewa Saga #1

David A. Robertson

247 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional medium-paced
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

Mongrels

Stephen Graham Jones

302 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy horror dark emotional medium-paced
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray

Anita Heiss

10 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced