Native Lit Challenge 2023 - hosted by nativegirlsreading

Indigenous author outside North America
Try a book written by an Indigenous writer from Australia, Guatemala, Japan or elsewhere.
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The Swan Book by Alexis Wright

The Swan Book

Alexis Wright

342 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera

The Whale Rider

Witi Ihimaera

150 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman

Terra Nullius

Claire G. Coleman

294 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time by Doris Pilkington, Nugi Garimara

Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time

Doris Pilkington, Nugi Garimara

135 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography emotional reflective medium-paced
Kapaemahu by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Kapaemahu

Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

40 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction childrens history lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Queen of Water by Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango

The Queen of Water

Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

fiction historical young adult emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced
Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough

Ready When You Are

Gary Lonesborough

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala by Rigoberta Menchú

I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala

Rigoberta Menchú

11 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

3 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
After the Carnage by Tara June Winch

After the Carnage

Tara June Winch

200 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective fast-paced