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John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
4,173 books — 4,823 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
2,350 books — 3,163 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
596 books — 373 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
518 books — 314 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
272 books — 267 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
746 books — 246 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
196 books — 184 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)
446 books — 142 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
293 books — 137 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererStories on the Trail of a Yankee Millwright Seeing the Past by James T. PowersSaving the Farm by James T. PowersShadows Over Dawnland by James T. PowersAncient Wisdom, Modern Hope by James T. Powers
All Indigenous Peoples Books
451 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
453 books — 104 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
201 books — 65 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
196 books — 54 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
280 books — 51 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
144 books — 50 voters
Dreaming with the Plants by Claudiu MurganBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananGreen Grass, Running Water by Thomas KingFlight of the Goose by Lesley ThomasForty-Ninth by Boris Pronsky
More All Indigenous Peoples Books
157 books — 49 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
68 books — 44 voters
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whiteheadfull-metal indigiqueer by Joshua WhiteheadA Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee ChacabySovereign Erotics by Qwo-Li DriskillDisintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist
Two-Spirit / Indigenous LGBTQ Books
109 books — 36 voters

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseCyborg Contact by Terry BirdgenawThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceThe Sisterhood by Tali Inlow
Indigenous Futurisms
50 books — 36 voters
De la Captivité à liberté by Léonce JATCHELE BÂTON DU VOYAGEUR FATIGUÉ by Léonce JATCHEJane Austen by Laura DabundoAmerican Freethought by David HoffmanDe la captivite a la liberte by Léonce JATCHE
History Written by Women (Non-Fiction)
154 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)
160 books — 20 voters
Cyborg Contact by Terry BirdgenawChildren of Owl by Darcie Little BadgerBack for Blood by Shane HawkThe Savage Mind by David TreuerPython's Kiss by Louise Erdrich
Indigenous Books 2026
30 books — 17 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 Houlihan
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

Outback Odyssey by Paul Rushworth-BrownDark as Last Night by Tony BirchOutback Odyssey by Paul Rushworth-BrownGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita HeissHeat and Light by Ellen Van Neerven
First Nations Fiction & Non-Fiction Works
47 books — 3 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 SexsmithHigh Desert Grave Robber by Linda A. MortonSing for the Red Dress by Joseph M MarshallMask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
14 books — 3 voters
The Strangers by Katherena VermetteEverything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid t... by Anton TreuerThe Seed Keeper by Diane WilsonA Council of Dolls by Mona Susan PowerProbably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson
Indigenous Beadwork on the Cover
22 books — 2 voters

Fry Bread by Kevin Noble MaillardFry Bread Man by Rikki PierceTyler Makes Frybread by Katari Lee WilsonFrybread for Addie by Mindy StandleyFood and Recipes of the Native Americans by George Erdosh
Frybread Stories & Recipes
35 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

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