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Lindy
Jonny Appleseed | Joshua Whitehead
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Jonny is a 2-spirit “NDN glitter princess.” He leaves his northern Manitoba rez for life in Winnipeg, where he finds other queers, but faces new difficulties, including the constant racism that‘s a fact of life for #Indigenous folk in Canadian cities. Jonny is a memorable character with a fresh & gritty voice: funny & heartbreaking, with lyrical & coarse language that‘s sprinkled with Cree words & colloquialisms. #LGBTQ #nativebooks 🇨🇦

pgh.femme Ooooh. This is exciting! 6y
Lindy @pgh.femme Yes! It‘s raw and it‘s wonderful. 6y
ReadingEnvy Loved this one. 6y
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LeahBergen This is such a stunning cover, too. 6y
Lindy @LeahBergen I like it too, even though I would rather see a different font. The cover design is by Oliver McPartlin. The art is by Erin Konsmo. 6y
Dragon I was driving to work a few weeks ago and heard the author on Sheila Rogers show on the CBC. A very interesting interview 👍 6y
Lindy @Dragon I should re-listen, now that I‘ve read the book. (I subscribe to the podcast edition of The Next Chapter.) 6y
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Bibliogeekery
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Another excellent novel by Thomas King. He weaves corporate greed and environmental destruction into a whimsical at times, apocalyptic almost-fairytale about grief, loss, and resurgence. I stayed up too late reading it two nights in a row. I just didn't want to put it down! #Nativebooks

Tanisha_A Reminds of this beautiful, heart wrenching movie Okja! 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I‘ve never heard of this! Sounds good! 7y
Read66 Loved this novel 7y
CuriousG I've had this sitting on my shelf at least a year now - I really need to actually pick it up and read it! 7y
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JazzFeathers
The Round House | Louise Erdrich
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I'm all set for #LitsyPartyOfOne
Snakes follow tomorrow. I'm baking muffins 😆
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Billypar Great novel! And on a side note, Roth must really love Erdrich- he blurbed Plague of Doves also, and I can't even remember seeing Roth blurbs for other authors. 7y
JazzFeathers @Billypar l started it on my travel to work and it's so good. I can't wait to be home tonight and keep reading! 7y
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Lindy
Rose's Run | Dawn Dumont
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Heaps of humour, a monster based on #Indigenous folklore, gender issues, great characters, and the gritty realism of contemporary life on a reserve in Saskatchewan: this novel has all kinds of good stuff going for it. I enjoyed it very much. #CanadianAuthor #NativeBooks #OwnVoices

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Lindy
Rose's Run | Dawn Dumont
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The cover art is by Aaron Paquette, an artist, author, and also an elected city councillor in Edmonton. Eye catching, even as a tiny ebook image on my phone. #nativebooks #Indigenousauthors

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Bibliogeekery
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My talented pal Leanne Betasamosake Simpson reading at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival #Nativebooks #queerbooks

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Bibliogeekery
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I'm biased because this author is a dear friend but it's an absolutely gorgeous read. Poetry, prose, sardonic wit and deep truths about being Native in Canada. It look me a long time to read it because I kept re-reading it. I adored this one! #Nativebooks #queerbooks

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Bibliogeekery
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Reading in bed. This glorious book by my talented friend is such a pleasure to read! #queerbooks #Nativebooks ❤️📚

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JazzFeathers
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Haven't read it yet. I know it will be very similar to Momaday, it will be very spiritual, and l'm kind of intimidated. But l will come to it 😊

readordierachel This was my pick too! I've heard great things about it. 7y
batsy I have this one too. It does sound intimidating but so good. 7y
JazzFeathers @ReadOrDieRachel lt is a classic, this much l know. Maybe that's part of what intimidates me. But l will get to it! 7y
JazzFeathers @batsy True. All this talking about it is making me want to read it 😆 7y
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JazzFeathers
House Made of Dawn | N. Scott Momaday
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Very visionary, strongly spiritual, this is the Native novel l had more difficulties getting into. I'm also not very familiar with the Pueblo cultures, which didn't help.
I'm sure l missed a lot between the lines, but what a did catch was very powerful, the story of a veteran serching for his true self in so many different ways.
Loved it.