Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is an author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry and children’s books. Erdrich’s books have won awards, including the National Book Award for Fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, and the Pulitzer Prize. Erdrich lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore.
