Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LOUISE ERDRICH is a native of North Dakota, where she was raised by her Ojibwe — French mother and German — American father. She is the author of fourteen novels as well as volumes of poetry, short stories, children’s books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Her novel The Round House won the National Book Award, and The Plague of Doves was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the Anisfield — Wolf Book Award. Her novel Love Medicine won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Louise Erdrich lives in Minnesota and is the owner of Birchbark Books, an independent bookstore.