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About The Beadworkers: Stories
Review Praise for The Beadworkers Long–listed for the 2020 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Long–listed for the 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlisted for the 2019 NCIBA Golden Poppy Book Award Long–listed for the 2019 Northern California Golden Poppy Book Award in Fiction "The Native experience in Idaho, like in many other places, has been characterized by the land, the spirit of the people and the coming of white settlers. The Beadworkers holds stories that encapsulate that experience, then and now, and how the Nez Perce have held onto their culture, language and bonds with both family and nature." —NPR Books "Provocative . . . [A] richly layered debut short story collection . . . A collection that gives voice to what is so often left unsaid." —San Francisco Chronicle "This stunning debut collection marks the arrival of a brilliant storyteller; Beth Piatote weaves together political, historical, and personal themes to offer new perspectives on the human condition . . . Piatote, who is Nez Perce, writes with dazzling clarity, emotion, and bone–dry humor about the lives of indigenous people, in what feels like a celebration, an act of love, and one of the most unforgettable story collections of the year." —Kristin Iversen, NYLON "Beth Piatote’s marvelous debut short story collection explores crossroads in the lives of unforgettable Indigenous characters within urban, suburban, rural and reservation settings, both past and present . . . The Beadworkers is an intricate and poignant set of meditations on how to move forward with identity and hope intact while reconciling with loss, both collective and personal." —Erin Keane and Ashlie D. Stevens, Salon "Her prose might be lean, but as a whole her debut short story collection, The Beadworkers, is lush and kaleidoscopic . . . With humor, compassion, and insight, it explores the ease with which conflict seeps through time, and celebrates the resilience of people, beauty, and art in its midst." —Sam Levin, The Los Angeles Review of Books "Gripping and utterly readable . . . The stories here are wide–ranging but encompass many perspectives of Indigenous people in North America." —Literary Hub "The short story collection The Beadworkers mixes prose, poetry, and verse to create a rich tapestry of Native–American cultural heritage. There is a sparseness to Beth Piatote’s prose that belies the depth of her chosen subject and the long, complicated history of American Indian Law. Hers is a language that pulls you along and manages to convey both the troubling injustice faced by Native peoples in this country and a sense of joy and celebration, especially when she is writing about the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the lyricism of the Nez Perce language, or the power of kinship." —Carrie V. Mullins, Electric Literature "This exceptional debut collection is as accessible as it is experimental. The Beadworkers combines poetry and prose in a set of Native American stories that decolonize the short story form while mastering it." —Book Riot "Beth Piatote strings together stories like the intricate strands of a handmade necklace. The Beadworkers gathers those strings together into an illustrious whole. Piatote, who is Nez Perce and an associate professor of Native American studies, has previously written both scholarly and creative works. She brings her expertise to the page with this collection, where individual pieces often defy genre labels . . . The collected pieces of The Beadworkers explore place and identity in vibrant scenes. Throughout, Piatote reveals Native American life in contexts modern, historic and mythical." —Carla Jean Whitley, BookPage "Piatote is Nez Perce, and a Native American Studies professor at UC Berkeley. In this eloquent and elucidating debut story collection she brings the Native experience to life—from the long line of broken treaties and the tragic effect on Native tribes from coast to coast to contemporary repe
