As acclaimed author Louise Erdrich rolls out her just-published book, “The Mighty Red,” she will visit Haskell Indian Nations University to discuss the work.
Erdrich, member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is a Pulitzer Prize Award winner and author of novels, poetry volumes, children’s books, and a memoir on early motherhood, according to an event page on the library’s website.
“The Mighty Red” has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize for Fiction. The novel is about a prairie community in North Dakota and “tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people’s lives,” according to a synopsis.
Haskell, the Lawrence Public Library and Raven Book Store are hosting the event, welcoming Erdrich back to Lawrence. She visited Haskell before in 2020.
Erdrich’s talk is scheduled for 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 in the Haskell Auditorium, 155 E. Indian Ave. It’s free to attend, and no registration is required.
The Raven will be selling pre-signed copies of “The Mighty Red” afterward.
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Maya Hodison (she/her), reporting correspondent, has been with The Lawrence Times since July 2021. Born and raised in Lawrence, she enjoys focusing on issues that people in marginalized communities face and amplifying voices that are oftentimes unvalued. Read more of her work for the Times here.
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