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!
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Tangi by Witi Ihimaera

Tangi

Witi Ihimaera

204 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke by Tina Makereti

The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke

Tina Makereti

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff

Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors Trilogy #1

Alan Duff

248 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective slow-paced
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

Jen Ferguson

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Stone Collection by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

The Stone Collection

The Debwe Series

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

150 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. Spitz

Island of Shattered Dreams

Chantal T. Spitz

163 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
A Quality Of Light by Richard Wagamese

A Quality Of Light

Richard Wagamese

336 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

The Witch King

The Witch King #1

H.E. Edgmon

421 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark fast-paced
The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont

The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour

Dawn Dumont

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Unlimited Futures: speculative, visionary blak+black fiction by Ellen van Neerven, Rafeif Ismail

Unlimited Futures: speculative, visionary blak+black fiction

Ellen van Neerven, Rafeif Ismail

311 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories speculative fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced