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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
3,726 books — 3,764 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
2,136 books — 2,503 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman AlexieThe Round House by Louise ErdrichGreen Grass, Running Water by Thomas King
Best Native American/First Nations Fiction
579 books — 354 voters
Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
Best 1800s Historical Fiction
457 books — 283 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
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Queen's Library: Best of the Commonwealth
743 books — 231 voters

Indian Horse by Richard WagameseThe Inconvenient Indian by Thomas KingMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonThree Day Road by Joseph BoydenGreen Grass, Running Water by Thomas King
Best Canadian Indigenous Literature
186 books — 169 voters
Skinwalker by Faith HunterDark Heir by Faith HunterRiver Marked by Patricia BriggsThe Night Begins by Abigail F. TaylorTouching the Moon by Lisa M. Airey
Best novels with Native American main character
282 books — 134 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
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
440 books — 95 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
423 books — 84 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananThe Break by Katherena VermetteThe Sisterhood by Tali Inlow
Native American Female Authors
195 books — 61 voters

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineThe Break by Katherena VermetteTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananThe Sisterhood by Tali Inlow
Books by Indigenous Women
276 books — 49 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
188 books — 44 voters

Naked Edge by Pamela ClareMackenzie's Mountain by Linda HowardMackenzie's Mission by Linda HowardRock Chick Renegade by Kristen AshleyMystic Cowboy by Sarah M. Anderson
First Nations Love: Best Native American Leads in Contemporary Romance
67 books — 43 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
140 books — 39 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
49 books — 30 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
Black Indian by Shonda BuchananGreen Grass, Running Water by Thomas KingSharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong WashburnFlight of the Goose by Lesley ThomasForty-Ninth by Boris Pronsky
More All Indigenous Peoples Books
154 books — 19 voters

Treasures of Tutankhamun by Katherine Stoddert Gilbert30,000 Years of Art by Phaidon PressRoloff Beny Interprets in Photographs "Pleasure of Ruins" by ... by Rose MacaulayAncient Egypt by Christiane Desroches Noblec...Harmony By Hand by Patrick Hoolihan
Best archaeology and ethnography photo books worldwide
71 books — 4 voters
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgePraiseworthy by Alexis WrightWhere Wolves Don't Die by Anton TreuerThe Road Back to Sweetgrass by Linda LeGarde GroverFrom the Hilltop by Toni Jensen
All Indigenous Peoples 5
99 books — 4 voters

Children of Owl by Darcie Little BadgerPython's Kiss by Louise ErdrichThe Killing Spell by Shay KauweThat Which Feeds Us by Keala KendallBlood Relay by Devon Mihesuah
Indigenous Books 2026
17 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

Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. RendonIn the Hands of Men by Gin SexsmithSing for the Red Dress by Joseph M MarshallMask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. DoveBetty by David Alexander Robertson
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
13 books — 2 voters
Arising by Kevin LockeCompassionate Woman by John KolstoeAmerican Indians and the Bahá'í Faith by Littlebrave BeastonReturn to Tyendinaga by Evelyn Loft WattsStumbling in the Half-Light by John D. Sargent
Native Americans and the Bahá'í Faith
14 books — 1 voter

Dark as Last Night by Tony BirchGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita HeissHeat and Light by Ellen Van NeervenAfter Story by Larissa BehrendtThe White Girl by Tony Birch
First Nations Fiction & Non-Fiction Works
45 books — 1 voter
Indigenous Religions by Ann Marie B. BahrIndigenous Religions by Graham HarveyAnimism by Graham HarveyThe Deities Are Many by Jordan PaperNear-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions by Gregory Shushan
Ethnic religions
100 books — 1 voter

Becoming Kin by Patty KrawecA Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle PorterA Council of Dolls by Mona Susan PowerThe Seed Keeper by Diane WilsonProbably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson
Indigenous Beadwork on the Cover
9 books — 1 voter
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble MaillardTyler Makes Frybread by Katari Lee WilsonFrybread for Addie by Mindy StandleyFrybread by Glenn MillerBannock in a Hammock by Masiana Kelly
Frybread Stories & Recipes
25 books — 1 voter

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