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Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Louise Erdrich
Friday, November 29, 2024
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Native Bookshelf: “The Mighty Red” by Louise Erdrich
The title of Pulitzer Prize-winning Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich‘s latest book refers to the north-flowing river along the North Dakota-Minnesota border.

It’s the geography of The Mighty Red that stretches in all directions from the small-town loves and losses that Erdrich’s characters inhabit. Readers follow the teenage Ojibwe protagonist Kismet Poe as she navigates race, class, and an uncertain economy.

The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich (HarperCollins 2024)

Along the way, we learn how bison bones were once used to turn beets into sugar. It’s all woven together with Erdrich’s uniquely exquisite prose.

Join Native America Calling to talk with Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) about her newest novel.

Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Photo: slowking4

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