Books
Fire Exit
From the porch of his home, Charles Lamosway has watched the life he might have had unfold across the river on Maine's Penobscot Reservation. It's the secret that Elizabeth is his daughter, a secret Charles is no longer willing to keep. A masterful story of family, legacy, bloodlines, culture and inheritance, and what, if anything, we owe one another.
Accolades: Joyce Carol Oates Prize Finalist • PEN/Hemingway Longlist • Dublin Literary Award Longlist • Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist • Center for Fiction First Novel Finalist • ALA Notable Book 2025 • TIME Top 10 Fiction 2024 • The New Yorker Best Books 2024 • #1 Indie Next Pick
International: UK (And Other Stories) • Canada • Australia
Night of the Living Rez
A riveting debut that The New York Times called "remarkable" and said "Talty has assured himself a spot in the canon of great Native American literature." These linked stories center on a Penobscot community in Maine and bring to light the joys and challenges of life on the reservation.
Awards: PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize • National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize • New England Book Award • Sue Kaufman Prize • National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 • The Story Prize Finalist • Andrew Carnegie Medal Finalist
International: UK (And Other Stories) • UK (Blackwell's)