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Reading order

American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Books in Order

This page lists the complete American Indian Literature and Critical Studies reading order by Thomas King, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 52 books / 1988-2022

American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Reading Order

01 All My Relations 1988 Buy
02 Narrative Chance(By: Gerald Vizenor) 1989 Buy
03 Other destinies(By: Louis Owens) 1992 Buy
04 The Sharpest Sight(By: Louis Owens) 1992 Buy
05 Dead Voices(By: Gerald Vizenor) 1992 Buy
06 Firesticks of Stories(By: Diane Glancy) 1993 Buy
07 Summer in the Spring(By: Gerald Vizenor) 1993 Buy
08 Faces in the Moon(By: Betty Louise Bell) 1994 Buy
09 Grand Avenue(By: Greg Sarris) 1994 Buy
10 Bone Game(By: Louis Owens) 1994 Buy
11 The Massacre at Sand Creek(By: Bruce Cutler) 1995 Buy
12 Only Approved Indians(By: Jack D. Forbes) 1995 Buy
13 Wolfsong(By: Louis Owens) 1995 Buy
14 Eye Killers(By: A. A. Carr) 1995 Buy
15 Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction(By: James Ruppert) 1995 Buy
16 Nightland(By: Louis Owens) 1996 Buy
17 On Native Ground(By: Jim Barnes) 1997 Buy
18 Kiss of the Fur Queen(By: Tomson Highway) 1998 Buy
19 Mixedblood Messages(By: Louis Owens) 1998 Buy
20 Dark River(By: Louis Owens) 1999 Buy
21 Chancers(By: Gerald Vizenor) 2000 Buy
22 Briefcase Warriors(By: E. Donald Two-Rivers) 2001 Buy
23 I Hear the Train(By: Louis Owens) 2001 Buy
24 Other Words(By: Jace Weaver) 2001 Buy
25 The Mask Maker(By: Diane Glancy) 2002 Buy
26 American Gypsy(By: Diane Glancy) 2002 Buy
27 Where the Pavement Ends(By: William S. Yellow Robe Jr.) 2003 Buy
28 Field of Honor(By: D.L. Birchfield) 2004 Buy
29 Silko(By: Brewster E. Fitz) 2004 Buy
30 The Trickster of Liberty(By: Gerald Vizenor) 2005 Buy
31 A Pipe for February(By: Martin Scorsese,Charles H. Red Corn) 2005 Buy
32 The Marriage of Saints(By: Dawn Karima Pettigrew) 2006 Buy
33 Muting White Noise(By: James H. Cox) 2006 Buy
34 The Singing Bird(By: John Milton Oskison) 2007 Buy
35 The Cherokee Syllabary(By: Ellen Cushman) 2011 Buy
36 Twenty Thousand Mornings(By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews) 2012 Buy
37 Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820’1906(By: James W. Parins) 2013 Buy
38 The Native American Renaissance(By: Alan R. Velie) 2013 Buy
39 Scalping Columbus and Other Damn Indian Stories(By: Adam Fortunate Eagle) 2014 Buy
40 Progressive Traditions(By: Joshua B. Nelson) 2014 Buy
41 Creative Alliances(By: Molly S. McGlennen) 2014 Buy
42 Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction(By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews) 2015 Buy
43 Wil Usdi: Novella(By: Robert J. Conley,Luther Wilson) 2015 Buy
44 Imagining Sovereignty(By: David J. Carlson) 2016 Buy
45 Chenoo(By: Joseph Bruchac) 2016 Buy
46 Red Bird, Red Power(By: Tadeusz Lewandowski) 2016 Buy
47 John Joseph Mathews(By: Michael Snyder) 2017 Buy
48 Back to the Blanket(By: Kimberly G. Wieser) 2017 Buy
49 Plastic Indian(By: Robert J. Conley,Evelyn L. Conley,Geary Hobson) 2018 Buy
50 Padoskoks(By: Joseph Bruchac) 2021 Buy
51 Watermelon Nights(By: Greg Sarris) 2021 Buy
52 Native Removal Writing(By: Sabine N. Meyer) 2022 Buy

American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Books by Publication Order

1988 All My Relations #1
1989 Narrative Chance(By: Gerald Vizenor) #2
1992 Other destinies(By: Louis Owens) #3
1992 The Sharpest Sight(By: Louis Owens) #4
1992 Dead Voices(By: Gerald Vizenor) #5
1993 Firesticks of Stories(By: Diane Glancy) #6
1993 Summer in the Spring(By: Gerald Vizenor) #7
1994 Faces in the Moon(By: Betty Louise Bell) #8
1994 Grand Avenue(By: Greg Sarris) #9
1994 Bone Game(By: Louis Owens) #10
1995 The Massacre at Sand Creek(By: Bruce Cutler) #11
1995 Only Approved Indians(By: Jack D. Forbes) #12
1995 Wolfsong(By: Louis Owens) #13
1995 Eye Killers(By: A. A. Carr) #14
1995 Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction(By: James Ruppert) #15
1996 Nightland(By: Louis Owens) #16
1997 On Native Ground(By: Jim Barnes) #17
1998 Kiss of the Fur Queen(By: Tomson Highway) #18
1998 Mixedblood Messages(By: Louis Owens) #19
1999 Dark River(By: Louis Owens) #20
2000 Chancers(By: Gerald Vizenor) #21
2001 Briefcase Warriors(By: E. Donald Two-Rivers) #22
2001 I Hear the Train(By: Louis Owens) #23
2001 Other Words(By: Jace Weaver) #24
2002 The Mask Maker(By: Diane Glancy) #25
2002 American Gypsy(By: Diane Glancy) #26
2003 Where the Pavement Ends(By: William S. Yellow Robe Jr.) #27
2004 Field of Honor(By: D.L. Birchfield) #28
2004 Silko(By: Brewster E. Fitz) #29
2005 The Trickster of Liberty(By: Gerald Vizenor) #30
2005 A Pipe for February(By: Martin Scorsese,Charles H. Red Corn) #31
2006 The Marriage of Saints(By: Dawn Karima Pettigrew) #32
2006 Muting White Noise(By: James H. Cox) #33
2007 The Singing Bird(By: John Milton Oskison) #34
2011 The Cherokee Syllabary(By: Ellen Cushman) #35
2012 Twenty Thousand Mornings(By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews) #36
2013 Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820’1906(By: James W. Parins) #37
2013 The Native American Renaissance(By: Alan R. Velie) #38
2014 Scalping Columbus and Other Damn Indian Stories(By: Adam Fortunate Eagle) #39
2014 Progressive Traditions(By: Joshua B. Nelson) #40
2014 Creative Alliances(By: Molly S. McGlennen) #41
2015 Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction(By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews) #42
2015 Wil Usdi: Novella(By: Robert J. Conley,Luther Wilson) #43
2016 Imagining Sovereignty(By: David J. Carlson) #44
2016 Chenoo(By: Joseph Bruchac) #45
2016 Red Bird, Red Power(By: Tadeusz Lewandowski) #46
2017 John Joseph Mathews(By: Michael Snyder) #47
2017 Back to the Blanket(By: Kimberly G. Wieser) #48
2018 Plastic Indian(By: Robert J. Conley,Evelyn L. Conley,Geary Hobson) #49
2021 Padoskoks(By: Joseph Bruchac) #50
2021 Watermelon Nights(By: Greg Sarris) #51
2022 Native Removal Writing(By: Sabine N. Meyer) #52

Questions readers ask

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How many American Indian Literature and Critical Studies books are there?

This catalog currently lists 52 American Indian Literature and Critical Studies books published across 1988-2022.

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American Indian Literature and Critical Studies is listed as a book series by Thomas King.

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