Today’s book is "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" by Stephen Graham Jones.

A diary written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told via transcribed interviews of a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits.

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Read more about the Marias Massacre, which inspired this book, on Wikipedia.

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Today’s book is "To Shape a Dragon's Breath" by Moniquill Blackgoose. After the first dragon to hatch in generations in her homeland bonds with her, a young Indigenous woman enters a colonizer-run dragon academy—and quickly finds herself at odds with the “approved” way of doing things.

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Other books discussed in this episode:

• "To Ride a Rising Storm" by Moniquill Blackgoose: Bookshop.org | Amazon

N.B.: While I didn’t cover this in the episode—gotta stick to my 15-minutes-or-less promise!—I did want to note that "To Shape a Dragon's Breath" includes LGBTQ characters and polyamorous relationships, which may interest some readers.

This episode is hosted, produced, and edited by Verdell Walker. Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more details and the full license information at Audionautix Creative Commons Music.

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Today’s book is "Isola" by Allegra Goodman. A French noblewoman, deserted on an island, must rely on her faith and love to survive nature's harsh challenges. Based on a true story!

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Other books featured in this episode:

• "The Vaster Wilds" by Lauren Groff: Bookshop.org | Amazon

This episode is hosted, produced, and edited by Verdell Walker. Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more details and the full license information at Audionautix Creative Commons Music.

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