Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022
“A collection of stories set in a Native community in Maine, Talty’s book centers questions of what it means to be Penobscot today—what it means to live through and reckon with historical tragedies. Talty grapples with such complicated inheritances with tenderness and humor, with characters ranging from a boy who finds an old curse in a jar to a grandmother struggling with Alzheimer’s.” — Snigdha Koirala, Lit Hub Editorial Fellow
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“The stories take an empathetic and unflinching look at reservation life for citizens of the Penobscot Indian Nation, a small community near Bangor, Maine, where Talty grew up.”
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“Talty’s Penobscot tribal community is eerily unique and tangibly universal. I can’t wait to dive into the pages of NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ to discover triumphs and failures akin to my own Indigenous communities.” — Oscar Hokeah
Read MoreInterview with our 2022 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize judge, Morgan Talty
The following is an interview between Ruminate’s fiction co-editors, Joe Truscello and Emily Woodworth, and Morgan Talty, the judge for the 2022 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize.
Read MoreA Year in Reading: Morgan Talty — The Millions
“My mother’s death really impacted my ability to read. To stay focused. I didn’t read as much as I normally do in a year. But I did read—I did find occasional solace in literature as a means to heal.”
Read MoreExclusive cover reveal: Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez — Lit Hub
“Early on Morgan talked about how important the night sky was to him and his characters within Night of the Living Rez. The stories are dark, too, and they are full of a long hard history. Still, there is hope and resiliency and humor in these characters.” — Diane Chonette
Read MoreMorgan Talty Awarded Narrative Prize
Talty, a fiction writer and citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation, earns the prize for his stories “Food for the Common Cold” and “The Gambler.” His previously published work in Narrative includes “Burn,” “Safe Harbor,” and “In a Jar.”
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