2025-09 newsletter

Updated September 3, 2025
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The artist's way : a spiritual path to higher creativity
Cameron, Julia
Paper Book
"With its gentle affirmations, inspirational quotes, fill-in-the-blank lists and tasks -- write yourself a thank-you letter, describe yourself at 80, for example -- The Artist's Way proposes an egalitarian view of creativity: Everyone's got it."--The New York Times  ...
Girl gone missing
Rendon, Marcie R.
Paper Book
2020 McKnight Distinguished Artist award, Marcie Rendon Nothing in Renee Blackbear's world had prepared her for college or for the hurt that happens in the Twin Cities. Most people call Renee Blackbear--the nineteen-year-old Anishinabe woman--"Cash." Why? Because she drives trucks...
I love salmon and lampreys : a native story of resilience
Thompson, Brook M.
Paper Book
A 2025 Read Across America Pick from the National Education Association For young readers, an inspiring story about a river, a successful Native-led movement for environmental justice, and the making of a scientist. Growing up in the Yurok and Karuk Tribes, Brook...
Legendary Frybread Drive-In : Intertribal Stories
Smith, Cynthia Leitich/ Hart, Kate/ Gansworth, Eric/ Bell, Marcella/ Badger, Darcie Little
Paper Book
Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world's best frybread. The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread...
American Indian law in a nutshell
Canby, William C.
Paper Book
This guide provides a reliable resource on American Indian law. Its authoritative text covers the essentials of this complex body of law, with attention to the governmental policies underlying it. The work emphasizes both the historical development of Federal Indian Law and recent matters such as...
The space cat
Okorafor, Nnedi
Paper Book
Invaders from outer space have descended on Nigeria. They have no idea whose home they're messing with. Ah, yes, the luxurious life of a well-loved cat. It's the best. And Periwinkle has it the cushiest. But there's more to this pampered pet than meets the eye. He's not...
The girl with three birthdays : an adopted daughter's memoir of tiaras, tough truths, and tall tales
Eddington, Patti
Paper Book
Patti Eddington always knew she was adopted, and her beloved parents seemed amenable enough to questions--but she never wanted to hurt them by expressing curiosity, so she didn't. The story of her mother cutting off and dying her hair when she was a toddler? She thought it was eccentric and funny,...
Killer on the road ; The babysitter lives
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
A must-have collector's item for horror fans, comprised of two novels, The Babysitter Lives and Killer on the Road, from the new master of horror Stephen Graham Jones. The Babysitter Lives When high school senior Charlotte agrees to babysit the...
52 ways to reconcile : how to walk with Indigenous peoples on the path to healing
Robertson, David
Paper Book
From bestselling author of the Misewa Saga series David A. Robertson, this is the essential guide for all Canadians to understand how small and attainable acts towards reconciliation can make an enormous difference in our collective efforts to build a reconciled country. 52...
AI snake oil : what artificial intelligence can do, what it can't, and how to tell the difference
Narayanan, Arvind
Paper Book
From two of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI--and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products Confused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not alone. AI is...
Dad, is it time to gather mint? : celebrating the seasons
Legault Taylor, Tyna
Paper Book
Learn about the rhythms of the seasons with Joshua in this captivating read-aloud story for ages 5 to 8. Joshua loves being on the land. When the weather is warm, Joshua and his dad gather mint from the shores of Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek (Lake Nipigon First Nation) in...
The friendship guide
Roberts, Jillian
Paper Book
Friendship is important--and life would be so dull without it! Friendships are essential for social-emotional learning and mental health, but sometimes children struggle with making and keeping friendships. In The Friendship Guide, child psychologist Jillian Roberts outlines central ideas...
The Land Knows Me: A Nature Walk Exploring Indigenous Wisdom
Joseph, Leigh
Paper Book
Join Held by the Land author Leigh Joseph and her children in The Land Knows Me, an educational, hands-on introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge.
Medicine River : a story of survival and the legacy of Indian boarding schools
Pember, Mary Annette
Paper Book
A sweeping and deeply personal account of Native American boarding schools in the United States, and the legacy of abuse wrought by them in an attempt to destroy Native culture and life From the mid-nineteenth century to the late 1930s, tens of thousands of Native children...
More everything forever : AI overlords, space empires, and Silicon Valley's crusade to control the fate of humanity
Becker, Adam
Paper Book
This "smart and wonderfully readable" (New York Times) exposé shows why Silicon Valley's heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions--with escaping death, building AI tyrants, and creating limitless growth--are about oligarchic power, not preparing for the future ...
Nothing more of this land : community, power, and the search for Indigenous identity
Lee, Joseph
Paper Book
From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world. Before Martha's Vineyard became one of the most iconic vacation destinations in the country, it was home to the...
Resisting AI : an anti-fascist approach to artificial intelligence
McQuillan, Dan
Paper Book
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere, yet it causes damage to society in ways that can't be fixed. Instead of helping to address our current crises, AI causes divisions that limit people's life chances, and even suggests fascistic solutions to social problems. This book provides an analysis...
The blossoming summer
Johnson, Anna Rose
Paper Book
When English thirteen-year-old Rosemary is evacuated to her grandmother in America at the start of World War II, she uncovers the family secret--they are Anishinaabe and passing as white. Life in England is all Rosemary has ever known. . . but as WWII changes the world, no one's...

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