Great Faces. Great Places.
Is there a book you love and feel does a great job of highlighting its South Dakota setting? Send your suggestions and please don’t forget to tell me why you think that book is a good choice for this state. It doesn’t need to explicitly be about the state, only clearly set in it and written by someone who actually lived there. I have a bias towards books written by authors who are still living so that we can reflect more on today’s reality but I won’t turn down a classic if you make a good argument for it!
Books are in no order of preference. That they are on this list is not a reflection of my personal taste or even that I’ve read them — I want you to find what works for you.
Dakota: A Spiritual Geography by Kathleen Morris, personal essay / religion
Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog, memoir
Parasites Like Us by Adam Johnson, fiction / apocalyptic
Skins by Adrian C. Louis, fiction / Native American
Not available via Bookshop
The Work of Wolves by Kent Meyers, fiction
Purchase via Bookshop (May not be available via Bookshop)
Purchase via Bookshop to support independent bookstores.
Purchase via Amazon? Links coming soon.
Photo credit: Erick Zajac