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Use this space to discuss books you're reading or that might fit the 5th Read Harder task.

I'm planning to read The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Maybe Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice.

I'm going to read Mean Spirit, by Linda Hogan.

Karen wrote: "Maybe Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice." This is my pick also--it was on my list for last year but I didn't get to it, so hopefully this is the year!

Trail of Lightning would be a great one for this, too.

Kelsey wrote: "Trail of Lightning would be a great one for this, too."

Great! I have read the first book but I'll read Storm of Locusts for this task.

I'm thinking of reading Love: Beyond Body, Space & Time even though it's an anthology, not strictly a novel.

Here is a great article on SFF written by Indigenous authors.

Elatsoe has been on my reading list since it came out. Now's the time!

I am going to read for this one.

Other ones that might work:

Future Home of the Living God - I've enjoyed her fiction and I'm looking forward to her sci-fi.

Too Much Lip by the Indigenous Australian author Melissa Lucashenko.

Alli wrote: "I am going to read for this one.

Other ones that might work:
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My understanding is that Apple: Skin to the Core is a memoir so I don't know that it would fit here since the prompt is a genre novel.

I think I'll read Winter Counts

Guess I'm carrying over Gardens in the Dunes from my failed 2015 challenge, lol.

Edit: Or I'll decide to read Crooked Hallelujah instead, I guess.

I have to put in a strong recommendation for There, There by Tommy Orange. I loved that book!

I love the Cash Blackbear Mysteries by Marci Rendon: Murder on the Red River and Girl Gone Missing.

I loved There, There too, but I’m not sure it qualifies as a genre novel. I consider it straight literary or contemporary fiction.

Amy J. wrote: "I'm planning to read The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones"

I'm reading this title too!

Variablestar wrote: "I have to put in a strong recommendation for There, There by Tommy Orange. I loved that book!"

+1 Came here to say this. I listened to There There as an audiobook and quite enjoyed it!

There's so many that fit in this category on my TBR that I feel a bit spoiled for choice. Elatsoe, The Only Good Indians, Moon of the Crusted Snow, Terra Nullius, Empire of Wild, Future Home of the Living God, Winter Counts, The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, Those Who Run in the Sky, and probably others I've been looking forward to read. I'll likely count whatever I get to first, excluding Strangers because it's a reread before I read the sequel Monsters, which I would count.

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Awesome! I've already got The Only Good Indians and Black Sun on hold at the library like most others are planning in this thread. Winter Counts is also high on my TBR.

I can't recommend Empire of Wild more (so good!) and I also want to read the same author's other book soon, The Marrow Thieves.

Others that I have on my TBR that fit the category: Son of a Trickster, Elatsoe, DreadfulWater, Crow Winter, and This Town Sleeps.

(Oh and I also loved Moon of the Crusted Snow and Trail of Lightning!)

lakota woman by mary crow dog or winter counts by david heska wanbli weiden

Lakota Woman isn't genre. and its a memoir not a novel, but it is a good read.

I'm reading Moon of the Crusted Snow right now for the similar 2020 prompt and really loving it! I read Trail of Lightning last year so I think I'll do Storm of Locusts for this prompt, although her other book Black Sun looks awesome too so I'll be adding it to my wishlist.

I just read Moon of the Crusted Snow and it was the best book of the year for me. the Book Riot TBR fairy recommended it to me and it was a total homerun.


i will probably read Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse for this one.

Lauren wrote: "Future Home of the Living God - I've enjoyed her fiction and I'm looking forward to her sci-fi."

Oh, I just finished this book a few days ago. I liked it, but it wasn't very sci-fi.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what counts as genre fiction? Doesn't all fiction fit into at least one genre?

I’m trying to decide between Monkey Beach and The Only Good Indians

Rachel wrote: "Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what counts as genre fiction? Doesn't all fiction fit into at least one genre?"

It's a distinction as opposed to literary fiction; genre fiction is supposedly more commercial and popular. I think the definition can be fuzzy at times, and I don't really like distinguishing between the two myself, but for the purposes of this prompt I'd say think Star Wars vs. Schindler's List, Harry Potter vs. The Great Gatsby. Science fiction, romance, fantasy, and horror books often fall under the category of genre fiction.

This is a good article about the difference, I think:

This one sounded great so I think it will be my choice for this prompt. Future Home of the Living God

Trail of Lightning or Black Sun would fit other challenges, but Terra Nullius is also tempting as it’s by an Aussie author.

Unfortunately, I didn’t much enjoy Moon of the Crusted Snow.

Rachel wrote: "Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what counts as genre fiction? Doesn't all fiction fit into at least one genre?"

If it's just "literary" or "fiction" it doesn't. Genre fiction would be fantasy, sci-fi, romance, mystery, thriller, horror..... etc

Winter Counts was incredible, for anyone considering it. I’d say it’s in the mystery/thriller genre.

This might be the time that I dip into Louise Erdich books with Future Home of the Living God: A Novel. I’ve also heard that The Marrow Thieves is a good read.

Is YA considered a genre? Probably not. Was thinking of a Sherman Alexi novel that I didn’t read for last year’s challenge, Flight.

Karen wrote: "Is YA considered a genre? Probably not. Was thinking of a Sherman Alexi novel that I didn’t read for last year’s challenge, Flight."

I think YA is an audience rather than a genre.

Rachel wrote: "Too Much Lip by the Indigenous Australian author Melissa Lucashenko."

Does this count as genre fiction? I would have thought it was just straight contemporary fiction? I have it on my TBR list but not sure I convince myself it fits this prompt

tif wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Too Much Lip by the Indigenous Australian author Melissa Lucashenko."

Does this count as genre fiction? I would have thought it was just straight con..."

I don't think it does, which is a pity as it's one of my book club's picks for next year. After I posted my original message I started having some doubts: thank you Kari and Jessica for your explanations about what genre fiction is!

Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera feels dated in some ways but in all is still quite a lovely fantasy/magical-realist YA-style novella

I read Future Home of the Living God for this year's prompt of a Native author, and I would absolutely say it counts as genre fiction. One of the characters talks about remembering the last winter where it was still cold enough to snow, implying near-future and climate change. And then all the de-evolution mentioned in the book's description. It's set in Minnesota, so it's also a book in the Midwest.

Hi everyone! Our recommendation post for this task is live now:

Rachel wrote: "Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera feels dated in some ways but in all is still quite a lovely fantasy/magical-realist YA-style novella"

Agreed! I read it last year and loved it. It takes mythology/folklore and gives it a feminist twist. Lovely read...

Alli wrote: "I am going to read for this one.

Other ones that might work:
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I don't think Kacen Callender identifies as Indigenous, I think they are Black. From the Wikipedia page: "Callender is Black, queer, trans, and uses they/them and he/him pronouns."


(I LOVE everything by Stephen Graham Jones though!! Almost any of his books would work here. And I loved Black Sun, too!)

Maryam wrote: "Kelsey wrote: "Trail of Lightning would be a great one for this, too."

Great! I have read the first book but I'll read Storm of Locusts for this task."

I figure I'll read either that, Black Sun, or something by Stephen Graham Jones.

Would Split Tooth count for this prompt? The author is an Inuit throat singer.

Would Catching Teller Crow count? It's a YA mystery which I came across as a recommendation for the indigenous author task last year but didn't get around to reading.

I haven't read Split Tooth, but it is tagged in GR as fantasy, and that is genre fiction. Ditto Catching Teller Crow -- mystery is genre so if it is mystery it works.

I’m planning to reread Son of a Trickster by eden Robinson and it’s sequel