There There: A Novel

Author: Tommy Orange

This book was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2019 and won the American Book Award in the same year. With serious credentials like that there is no question that the book is beautifully written and an interesting read. It captures the trials and tribulations of present-day Native Americans living in Oakland, California. The book follows the lives of a dozen characters and explores what it means to be an urban Native American Indian in the US today. 

The book has an air of authority about all things Native American and it probably comes from the fact that the author, Tommy Orange is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and was born and raised in Oakland, California.  This is his debut novel and judging by the reception in the media, it has been a huge success.