American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of American Indian Literature and Critical Studies books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
All My Relations (By: Thomas King)
Buy on Amazon1988
Narrative Chance (By: Gerald Vizenor)
Buy on Amazon1989
Other destinies (By: Louis Owens)
Buy on Amazon1992
The Sharpest Sight (By: Louis Owens)
Buy on Amazon1992
Dead Voices (By: Gerald Vizenor)
Buy on Amazon1992
Firesticks of Stories (By: Diane Glancy)
Buy on Amazon1993
Summer in the Spring (By: Gerald Vizenor)
Buy on Amazon1993
Faces in the Moon (By: Betty Louise Bell)
Buy on Amazon1994
Grand Avenue (By: Greg Sarris)
Buy on Amazon1994
Bone Game (By: Louis Owens)
Buy on Amazon1994
The Massacre at Sand Creek (By: Bruce Cutler)
Buy on Amazon1995
Only Approved Indians (By: Jack D. Forbes)
Buy on Amazon1995
Wolfsong (By: Louis Owens)
Buy on Amazon1995
Eye Killers (By: A. A. Carr)
Buy on Amazon1995
Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction (By: James Ruppert)
Buy on Amazon1995
Nightland (By: Louis Owens)
Buy on Amazon1996
On Native Ground (By: Jim Barnes)
Buy on Amazon1997
Kiss of the Fur Queen (By: Tomson Highway)
Buy on Amazon1998
Mixedblood Messages (By: Louis Owens)
Buy on Amazon1998
Dark River (By: Louis Owens)
Buy on Amazon1999
Chancers (By: Gerald Vizenor)
Buy on Amazon2000
Briefcase Warriors (By: E. Donald Two-Rivers)
Buy on Amazon2001
I Hear the Train (By: Louis Owens)
Buy on Amazon2001
Other Words (By: Jace Weaver)
Buy on Amazon2001
The Mask Maker (By: Diane Glancy)
Buy on Amazon2002
American Gypsy (By: Diane Glancy)
Buy on Amazon2002
Where the Pavement Ends (By: William S. Yellow Robe Jr.)
Buy on Amazon2003
Field of Honor (By: D.L. Birchfield)
Buy on Amazon2004
Silko (By: Brewster E. Fitz)
Buy on Amazon2004
The Trickster of Liberty (By: Gerald Vizenor)
Buy on Amazon2005
A Pipe for February (By: Martin Scorsese,Charles H. Red Corn)
Buy on Amazon2005
The Marriage of Saints (By: Dawn Karima Pettigrew)
Buy on Amazon2006
Muting White Noise (By: James H. Cox)
Buy on Amazon2006
The Singing Bird (By: John Milton Oskison)
Buy on Amazon2007
The Cherokee Syllabary (By: Ellen Cushman)
Buy on Amazon2011
Twenty Thousand Mornings (By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews)
Buy on Amazon2012
Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820–1906 (By: James W. Parins)
Buy on Amazon2013
The Native American Renaissance (By: Alan R. Velie)
Buy on Amazon2013
Scalping Columbus and Other Damn Indian Stories (By: Adam Fortunate Eagle)
Buy on Amazon2014
Progressive Traditions (By: Joshua B. Nelson)
Buy on Amazon2014
Creative Alliances (By: Molly S. McGlennen)
Buy on Amazon2014
Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction (By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews)
Buy on Amazon2015
Wil Usdi: Novella (With: Luther Wilson)
Buy on Amazon2015
Imagining Sovereignty (By: David J. Carlson)
Buy on Amazon2016
Chenoo (By: Joseph Bruchac)
Buy on Amazon2016
Red Bird, Red Power (By: Tadeusz Lewandowski)
Buy on Amazon2016
John Joseph Mathews (By: Michael Snyder)
Buy on Amazon2017
Back to the Blanket (By: Kimberly G. Wieser)
Buy on Amazon2017
Plastic Indian (With: Evelyn L. Conley,Geary Hobson)
Buy on Amazon2018
Padoskoks (By: Joseph Bruchac)
Buy on Amazon2021
Watermelon Nights (By: Greg Sarris)
Buy on Amazon2021
Native Removal Writing (By: Sabine N. Meyer)
Buy on Amazon2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the American Indian Literature and Critical Studies series is publication order: 1. All My Relations (By: Thomas King) (1988), 2. Narrative Chance (By: Gerald Vizenor) (1989), 3. Other destinies (By: Louis Owens) (1992), 4. The Sharpest Sight (By: Louis Owens) (1992), 5. Dead Voices (By: Gerald Vizenor) (1992), and 47 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The American Indian Literature and Critical Studies series by Robert J. Conley contains 52 books. The series began in 1988 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The American Indian Literature and Critical Studies series is written by Robert J. Conley. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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