Author guide
Louise Erdrich Books in Order
Louise Erdrich is an American writer of German and Ojibwe ancestry and an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Her interconnected novels, poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, and children's books explore Indigenous identity, family, history, land, and community, and include Love Medicine, The Round House, LaRose, The Night Watchman, and The Birchbark House series.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Love Medicine
The foundational entry to Erdrich's interconnected fiction and recurring families.
The Birchbark House
The natural starting point for Omakayas's historical family saga and children's series.
The Round House
An accessible, award-winning standalone novel and the opening of the Justice trilogy.
The Night Watchman
A powerful standalone historical novel based on Erdrich's family history and Indigenous political activism.
Read in order
Books by series
interconnected-novel-series · completed
Love Medicine series
An interconnected sequence of novels centered on recurring Ojibwe families and communities.
- 1 Love MedicineAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1984
- 2
The Beet QueenAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1986
- 3
TracksAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1988
- 4
The Bingo PalaceAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1994
- 5
Tales of Burning LoveAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1996
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The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No HorseAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2001
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Four SoulsAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2004
- 8
The Painted DrumAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2005
novel-trilogy · completed
Justice trilogy
Three connected novels examining crime, punishment, memory, and justice in Indigenous communities.
childrens-novel-series · ongoing
The Birchbark House series
A historical children's series following Omakayas and her family across generations of Ojibwe life.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (9)
- Route TwoAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1990
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The Antelope WifeAmazon ↗novel · 1998
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The Master Butchers Singing ClubAmazon ↗novel · 2003
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Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country: Traveling in the Land of My AncestorsAmazon ↗travel-nonfiction · 2003
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Shadow TagAmazon ↗novel · 2010
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Future Home of the Living GodAmazon ↗novel · 2017
- The Night WatchmanAmazon ↗
novel · 2020
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The SentenceAmazon ↗novel · 2021
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The Mighty RedAmazon ↗novel · 2024
Nonfiction (1)
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The Blue Jay's Dance: A BirthyearAmazon ↗memoir · 1995
Short fiction (2)
Children's books (3)
Poetry (3)
Collaborations (1)
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The Crown of ColumbusAmazon ↗coauthored-novel · 1991
Other (1)
- ImaginationAmazon ↗
textbook · 1980