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John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
3,703 books — 3,737 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
2,124 books — 2,495 voters

There There by Tommy OrangeFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Popsugar 2021 #16 - A Book by an Indigenous Author
268 books — 263 voters
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyThere There by Tommy OrangeKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannNever Whistle at Night by Shane HawkThe Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
52 Book Club 2024: #46 Featuring Indigenous Culture
220 books — 137 voters

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBlack Elk Speaks by John G. NeihardtEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneLakota Woman by Mary Crow DogWhere White Men Fear to Tread by Russell Means
Native American Biography (nonfiction)
430 books — 122 voters
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
463 books — 115 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Birchbark House by Louise ErdrichJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeCode Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Native Americans in Children's Literature
439 books — 94 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananHemlock and Sage by Tali Inlow
All Indigenous Peoples Books
410 books — 83 voters

So Below by Julie ManninoAs Above by Julie ManninoAngel Devil by Julie ManninoThrall by Julie ManninoValentine by Julie Mannino
Alternate History/Historical Fantasy - Marginalized Protagonist
146 books — 51 voters
Mayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickAlbion's Seed by David Hackett FischerAmerica at 1750 by Richard HofstadterAmerican Jezebel by Eve LaPlanteThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Nonfiction about Early America
185 books — 42 voters

My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray SmithLittle You by Richard Van CampThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThunder Boy Jr. by Sherman AlexieShi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell
Indigenous Children's Literature
132 books — 39 voters
A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie FrenchJasper Jones by Craig SilveyPlaying Beatie Bow by Ruth ParkA Rose for the ANZAC Boys by Jackie FrenchRunner by Robert Newton
Australasia in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
166 books — 35 voters

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whiteheadfull-metal indigiqueer by Joshua WhiteheadSovereign Erotics by Qwo-Li DriskillDisintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle TwistA Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby
Two-Spirit / Indigenous LGBTQ Books
108 books — 33 voters
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceThe Sisterhood by Tali InlowBlack Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Indigenous Futurisms
48 books — 29 voters

Hemlock and Sage by Tali InlowBuffalo Wild! by Deidre HavrelockTiger Daughter by Rebecca LimA Brief History of Underpants by Christine Van ZandtBlood of Silver by Allie Nguyen
Best Stories With Diversity For Young Readers
32 books — 20 voters
TWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsAccounting for Slavery by Caitlin RosenthalSlavery by Another Name by Douglas A. BlackmonRacial Innocence by Robin BernsteinCaptives and Cousins by James F. Brooks
Slavery in the US: Systems and Ideology (nonfiction)
159 books — 19 voters

Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris PilkingtonJack Charles by Jack CharlesMy Place by Sally MorganToo Much Lip by Melissa LucashenkoDark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
Indigenous Experiences and the Stolen Generation of Australia
53 books — 9 voters
Hammajang Luck by Makana YamamotoWe Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte NenquimoThe Serviceberry by Robin Wall KimmererThe Sunforge by Sascha StronachMirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
2024 Releases by Indigenous Authors
66 books — 8 voters

Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany MorrisNever Whistle at Night by Shane HawkInto the Bright Open by Cherie DimalineIndigiqueerness by Joshua WhiteheadGodly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
2023 Releases by Indigenous Authors
46 books — 6 voters
Out of Australia by Steven StrongThe Name of War by Jill LeporeThe Viking and the Red Man by Reider T. SherwinThe Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy NarbyFood of the Gods by Terence McKenna
"Origin"
231 books — 5 voters

Wizard of the Upper Amazon by Frank Bruce LambBlack Elk Speaks by John G. NeihardtCheyenne and Sioux by Thomas B. MarquisThe World Turned Upside Down by Colin G. CallowayGeronimo by Geronimo
Genuine Voices of early American Indians and other Aboriginal peoples
16 books — 5 voters
Too Much Lip by Melissa LucashenkoBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseThis Wound Is a World by Billy-Ray BelcourtDisintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle TwistThere There by Tommy Orange
2016-2020 Releases by Indigenous Authors
84 books — 5 voters

Carpentaria by Alexis WrightThe White Girl by Tony BirchJinki, Dingo of the Snows by Elyne MitchellJackey Jackey by Margaret PaiceToo Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Aboriginal Australia Fiction
31 books — 4 voters
Manmade Monsters by Andrea L. RogersEnclave by Claire G. ColemanMaking Love with the Land by Joshua WhiteheadCalling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar HokeahMàgòdiz by Gabe Calderón
2022 Releases by Indigenous Authors
24 books — 4 voters

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyGreta & Valdin by Rebecca K. ReillyStöld by Ann-Helén LaestadiusBila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita HeissMy Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
2021 Releases by Indigenous Authors
22 books — 4 voters
The Plague of Doves by Louise ErdrichBorn to Run by Cathy FreemanThe Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden TaylorChickasaw Renaissance by Phillip Carroll MorganThe Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
2006-2010 Releases by Indigenous Authors
12 books — 4 voters

Never Whistle at Night by Shane HawkRez Ball by Byron GravesOne of Them by Shaneel LalUrban Voices by Wilma MankillerWinning the Dust Bowl (Volume 47) by Carter Revard
All Indigenous Peoples 4
100 books — 3 voters
Gathering Moss by Robin Wall KimmererToo Flash by Melissa LucashenkoMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonThe Sweet Breathing of Plants by Linda HoganWho Am I? The Diary Of Mary Talence, Sydney 1937 by Anita Heiss
2000 - 2005 Releases by Indigenous Authors
10 books — 3 voters

Steam Pigs by Melissa LucashenkoKilling Darcy by Melissa LucashenkoHard Yards by Melissa LucashenkoAlong the Journey River by Carole laFavorAlmanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko
1990's Releases by Indigenous Authors
15 books — 3 voters
The Politics of Belonging in India by Daniel J. RycroftThe Adivasi Will Not Dance by Hansda Sowvendra ShekharOut of this Earth by Felix PadelThe Adivasi Question Issues of Land, Forest and Livelihood by Indra MunshiAdivasis in Colonial India by Biswamoy Pati
Adivasi
68 books — 2 voters

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