{"product_id":"night-of-the-living-rez-isbn-9781953534187","title":"Night of the Living Rez","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew England Book Award Winner, Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction, The Story Prize, B\u0026amp;N Discover Book Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, TIME\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eEsquire,\u003c\/i\u003e Oprah Daily, Great Group Reads, Tribal College Journal, \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune, Ms. Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e Writer's Bone, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSet in a Native community in Maine, \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy. In twelve striking, luminescent stories, author Morgan Talty—with searing humor, abiding compassion, and deep insight—breathes life into tales of family and a community as they struggle with a painful past and an uncertain future. A boy unearths a jar that holds an old curse, which sets into motion his family’s unraveling; a man, while trying to swindle some pot from a dealer, discovers a friend passed out in the woods, his hair frozen into the snow; a grandmother suffering from Alzheimer’s projects the past onto her grandson; and two friends, inspired by Antiques Roadshow, attempt to rob the tribal museum for valuable root clubs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection that examines the consequences and merits of inheritance, \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Rez \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable portrayal of an Indigenous community and marks the arrival of a standout talent in contemporary fiction.Burn\n\u003cp\u003eIn a Jar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet Me Some Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood for the Common Cold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a Field of Stray Caterpillars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Blessing Tobacco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSafe Harbor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmokes Last\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf-Life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarth, Speak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Name Means Thunder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\"Magnificent.\"—\u003cb\u003eLily King, The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable. . . . An electric, captivating voice. . . . Talty has assured himself a spot in the canon of great Native American literature.\"—\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Captivating.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A perfect mix of funny, sad, timely, and intense, this one has something for everyone.\"—\u003cb\u003eThe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A blazing new talent.\"—\u003cb\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Memorable.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Astounding. . . . Talty is an important new writer to watch.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsquire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Talty’s book haunted and thrilled me in its raw explorations of inheritance, grief and survival, imbued with humor and warmth.\"—\u003cb\u003eNPR Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Etched with humor, violence, tenderness, and insight, these braided stories burn bright.\"—\u003cb\u003eOrion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unearths grace amid strife. . . . Talty, with his ear for natural, almost musical dialogue, compels you to keep listening.\"—\u003cb\u003eVulture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?Emotionally pitch-perfect, immersive, and beautifully nuanced, Talty has gifted readers with a stunning debut that shows the interconnectedness of family, community, and ultimately who we are and what we can become. . . . devastating, satisfying, and heart-stopping.\"—\u003cb\u003eShondaland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gorgeous.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Powerful.\"—\u003cb\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Searing, devastating and often darkly funny.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As tender as anything you’ll read this year.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHigh Country News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These stories took me in the same way Denis Johnson’s \u003ci\u003eJesus’ Son\u003c\/i\u003e did when I first read it. The comparison here is meant in every way to praise Talty as a writer, and I’m sure I won’t be the only one who says so, partially because of his emotional precision, his stark, unflinching, droll, intoxicating style, and also because of a certain drug\/addiction element at play here. But as I got deeper into the work, into the book, and came to understand these lives and this community, the further away it felt from my initial comparison with Johnson, and the more familiar it felt—our Native communities being bound by countless common threads, strengths and afflictions both—and only then did I understand the distinct brilliance of Talty’s voice as its own, and ours. I knew and felt for these people. Wanted to and knew I couldn’t help them, even as they did me. There is so much brutal, raw, and beautiful power in these stories. I kept wanting to read and know more about these peoples’ lives, how they ended up where they ended up, how they would get out, how they wouldn’t. It is difficult to be so honest, and funny, and sad, at once, in any kind of work. Reading this book, I literally laughed and cried.\" —\u003cb\u003eTommy Orange, author of \u003ci\u003eThere There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Morgan Talty's \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully crafted, raw and intimate book about youth, friendship, and family on the reservation. These stories are profoundly moving and essential, rendered with precision and intimacy. Talty is a powerful new voice in Native American fiction.\" —\u003cb\u003eBrandon Hobson, National Book Award finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Removed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Flawless. . . . a masterwork by a major talent.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Star Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Uses humor and heartache to tell the interconnected stories of a menagerie of Indigenous characters.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An inspired debut.\"—\u003cb\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A triumph of fiction that values each and every one of its flawed characters deeply and that spins its stories in such a way that invites an immediate reread.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Portland Press Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Accomplished. . . . It was the only book of 2022 that I read twice.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Woven together with the care and intimacy of a family heirloom.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Reivew of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compassionate and insightful.\"—\u003cb\u003eWBUR, NPR Affiliate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Incendiary.\"—\u003cb\u003eWBEZ, NPR Affiliate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stunning.\"—\u003cb\u003eLitHub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tender, searing insight tempered with humor and compassion. This is a book to sink into.\"—\u003cb\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A masterful debut. . . . filled with grit and has heaps of heart to spare.\"—\u003cb\u003eIsaac Fitzgerald, Electric Lit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It’s so damn good. After reading the last sentence of the final short story, I just sat there feeling stunned.\"—\u003cb\u003eJoseph Han, author of \u003ci\u003eNuclear Family\u003c\/i\u003e, The Millions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shouldn’t be missed.\"—\u003cb\u003eBoston.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unforgettable. . . . manages to assert that hope and forgiveness are possible.\"—\u003cb\u003ePureWow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best collection I have read all year.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautiful.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDowneast Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exceptional. . . . [Talty] is a tremendously gifted writer, thoughtful and thought-provoking.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Maine Edge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reflects the complexity, irony and humor of what it means to love and be loved, and how love itself is often an imperfect thing, even in its purest forms.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemands to be read, then read again.—Fiction Writers Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you only read one short story collection this year, make it \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003cb\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable. . . . Clear-eyed and compassionate.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unforgettable. . . . rich in both plot and execution, this is a book that reflects how humanity is shaped by both trauma and survival.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTribal College Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Devastating and witty.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adroit Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Talty is sure to delight us with humor and mend our hearts with humanity.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaste\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mixes tales of addiction and sadness with joy and humor.\"—\u003cb\u003eAppalachian Mountain Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A memorable portrait of survival, love and perseverance.\"—\u003cb\u003eShe Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Night of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e is a fiercely intelligent and beautifully written set of stories—a spectacularly visceral and moving account of the experience of a member of the Penobscot Nation in today’s America—as well as a wrenching meditation on family and familial dysfunction. Morgan Talty is a master of the way dependency and pain transition from one body to another; the way both separating and refusing to separate become modes of saving ourselves; and the way, for all of our failures, we never stop doing what we can to provide each other hope.\" —\u003cb\u003eJim Shepard, author of Phase Six\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Night of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e is true storytelling. It's a book so funny, so real, so spirited and vivid it brought me back to my own rez life and the people who made me.\" —\u003cb\u003eTerese Marie Mailhot, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart Berries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"While soaked in pain and broken promises, \u003ci\u003eNight of The Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e delivers with a grace and dignity on par with the writings of Craig Lesley, Dawn Dumont, James Welch and Joseph Dandurand. Morgan Talty delivers on so many levels and proves that this is why Indigenous Literature continues to be its own unique and sacred blessing. I loved this book. Loved it. And I can't wait to see what Morgan Talty does next. I am a fan for life. Mahsi cho, Morgan! \"—\u003cb\u003eRichard Van Camp, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lesser Blessed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Night of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e delivers stories that combine the otherworldly with the everyday in ways that startle and sing. Morgan Talty portrays Maine and his Penobscot characters in language and images both beautiful and inventive. With equal parts humor and haunting, this book will linger..\"—\u003cb\u003eToni Jensen, author of \u003ci\u003eCarry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Night of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e is an indelible portrait of a family in crisis, and an incisive exploration of the myriad ways in which the past persists in haunting the present. I loved these sharply atmospheric, daring, and intensely moving stories, each one dense with peril and tenderness. Morgan Talty is a thrilling new talent.\" —\u003cb\u003eLaura van den Berg, author of\u003ci\u003e I Hold a Wolf by the Ears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is so much beauty in these stories. . . . they build on themselves the way a life builds: messily, unpredictably, with love and heartache and never quite in the way you expect.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookPage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Joining the ranks of Tommy Orange, Brandon Hobson and Terese Marie Mailhot, Talty's strikingly successful debut is poised to expand the growing circle of lauded Indigenous writers. Superb.\"—\u003cb\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ingenious. . . . Unforgettable.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Talty is adept at unearthing his characters’ emotions. . . . these stories reveal the hardships facing a young Native American in contemporary America.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorgan Talty\u003c\/b\u003e is a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation. His debut short story collection, \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e, won the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Sue Kaufman Prize, the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, the New England Book Award, the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Honor, and was a finalist for the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award, and The Story Prize. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Talty is an assistant professor of English in Creative Writing and Native American and Contemporary Literature at the University of Maine, Orono, and he is on the faculty at the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing as well as the Institute of American Indian Arts. 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