Michelle Good recommended several books during our Under the Cover fundraiser. I think I caught them all, but please feel free to correct/add more. And if you have read them, we would love to know your thoughts!
Recommended Reading
- Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life by James Daschuk *A must read
- The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
- The Ancient Child by N. Scott Momaday (anything by him)
- The Grass Dancer by Susan Power
- Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
- A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
- The Break by Katherena Vermette
- The Diviners by Margaret Laurence
- Four Souls and everything by Louise Erdrich (profound influence on Michelle’s writing style)
- Winter in the Blood by James Welch (for all inspiring writers)
- David Robertson for talking about residential schools with young children
And a book recommendation from Kristy Snell for a soothing read:
- Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin (but none of the recipes worked for Kristy)