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Cozy mysteries to warm your November nights
![Six feet deep dish]( "Six feet deep dish")
![Lost & hound : a novel]( "Lost & hound : a novel")
![Rhythm and clues]( "Rhythm and clues")
![Death in Castle Dark]( "Death in Castle Dark")
![Independent bones]( "Independent bones")
![Between a flock and a hard place]( "Between a flock and a hard place")
![A death in Door County]( "A death in Door County")
![Nonna Maria and the case of the lost treasure : a novel]( "Nonna Maria and the case of the lost treasure : a novel")
![Catch me if you candy]( "Catch me if you candy")
![A catered quilting bee]( "A catered quilting bee")
![A half-baked murder]( "A half-baked murder")
![The Tuesday night survivors' club]( "The Tuesday night survivors' club")
![The plot and the pendulum]( "The plot and the pendulum")
![A deadly chapter]( "A deadly chapter")
![Murder in a Cape cottage]( "Murder in a Cape cottage")
![Peach tea smash]( "Peach tea smash")
![A trace of poison]( "A trace of poison")
![The art of the decoy]( "The art of the decoy")
![A clue in the crumbs]( "A clue in the crumbs")
![A bride's guide to marriage and murder]( "A bride's guide to marriage and murder")
![Death of a clam digger]( "Death of a clam digger")
![The solace of bay leaves]( "The solace of bay leaves")
![Deadly ever after : a lighthouse library mystery]( "Deadly ever after : a lighthouse library mystery")
![Booked on murder]( "Booked on murder")
![Scaredy cat]( "Scaredy cat")
![Come shell or high water]( "Come shell or high water")
![Homicide and halo-halo]( "Homicide and halo-halo")
![Death of an ice cream scooper]( "Death of an ice cream scooper")
![Halloween cupcake murder]( "Halloween cupcake murder")
![The Darling Dahlias and the voodoo lily]( "The Darling Dahlias and the voodoo lily")
November is National Native American Heritage Month. To honor indigenous peoples, we have made this list of fiction and nonfiction books written by authors of indigenous heritage. "Own Voices" is a term libraries use to describe books written by people with lived experience in an identity.
![We are the middle of forever : Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth]( "We are the middle of forever : Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth")
![Bury my heart at Chuck E. Cheese's]( "Bury my heart at Chuck E. Cheese's")
![The Moor's account : a novel]( "The Moor's account : a novel")
![The sentence : a novel]( "The sentence : a novel")
![Life in the city of dirty water : a memoir of healing]( "Life in the city of dirty water : a memoir of healing")
![Apple in the middle]( "Apple in the middle")
![Habitat threshold]( "Habitat threshold")
![There there : a novel]( "There there : a novel")
![The sentence : a novel]( "The sentence : a novel")
![Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask : young readers edition]( "Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask : young readers edition")
![Living nations, living words : an anthology of first peoples poetry]( "Living nations, living words : an anthology of first peoples poetry")
![The yield : a novel]( "The yield : a novel")
![Calling for a blanket dance : a novel]( "Calling for a blanket dance : a novel")
![Drawing fire : a Pawnee, artist, and Thunderbird in World War II]( "Drawing fire : a Pawnee, artist, and Thunderbird in World War II")
![Moon of the crusted snow : a novel]( "Moon of the crusted snow : a novel")
![Winter counts : a novel]( "Winter counts : a novel")
![Murder on the Red River]( "Murder on the Red River")
![Palmares]( "Palmares")
![Night of the living rez]( "Night of the living rez")
![Maud's line]( "Maud's line")
![Cherokee America]( "Cherokee America")
![Name your mountain]( "Name your mountain")
![What the eagle sees : Indigenous stories of rebellion and renewal]( "What the eagle sees : Indigenous stories of rebellion and renewal")
![Ask the brindled : poems]( "Ask the brindled : poems")
![The star that always stays]( "The star that always stays")
![In the shadow of the red brick building]( "In the shadow of the red brick building")
![Even as we breathe : a novel]( "Even as we breathe : a novel")
![Speaking our truth : a journey of reconciliation]( "Speaking our truth : a journey of reconciliation")
![The marrow thieves]( "The marrow thieves")
![The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : Native America from 1890 to the present]( "The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : Native America from 1890 to the present")
Whether you're grateful, thankful, or just plain hungry, check out one of these seasonal picks!
![Platters and boards : beautiful, casual spreads for every occasion]( "Platters and boards : beautiful, casual spreads for every occasion")
![A catered Thanksgiving]( "A catered Thanksgiving")
![Betty Crocker Christmas cookies.]( "Betty Crocker Christmas cookies.")
![Good Housekeeping Christmas cookies : 75 irresistible holiday treats.]( "Good Housekeeping Christmas cookies : 75 irresistible holiday treats.")
![Wake up grateful : the transformative practice of taking nothing for granted]( "Wake up grateful : the transformative practice of taking nothing for granted")
![Arty parties : an entertaining cookbook from the creator of salad for president]( "Arty parties : an entertaining cookbook from the creator of salad for president")
![The art of the board : fun & fancy snack boards, recipes & ideas for entertaining all year]( "The art of the board : fun & fancy snack boards, recipes & ideas for entertaining all year")
![Celebrate with Babs : holiday recipes & family traditions]( "Celebrate with Babs : holiday recipes & family traditions")
![The Good Housekeeping Christmas cookbook.]( "The Good Housekeeping Christmas cookbook.")
![We gather together : a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace]( "We gather together : a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace")
![Holiday cheer : festive inspirations for your best season ever!]( "Holiday cheer : festive inspirations for your best season ever!")
![Raspberry danish murder]( "Raspberry danish murder")
![All time best holiday entertaining]( "All time best holiday entertaining")
![Sweet Christmas : homemade peppermints, sugar cake, chocolate-almond toffee, eggnog fudge, and other sweet treats and decorations]( "Sweet Christmas : homemade peppermints, sugar cake, chocolate-almond toffee, eggnog fudge, and other sweet treats and decorations")
![Gooseberry Patch big book of holiday cooking : celebrate year-round with favorite family recipes.]( "Gooseberry Patch big book of holiday cooking : celebrate year-round with favorite family recipes.")
![Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong]( "Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong")
![The way of gratitude : a new spirituality for today]( "The way of gratitude : a new spirituality for today")
![Open kitchen : inspired food for casual gatherings]( "Open kitchen : inspired food for casual gatherings")
![12 days of Christmas with Six Sisters' Stuff : 144 ideas for traditions, homemade gifts, recipes, and more]( "12 days of Christmas with Six Sisters' Stuff : 144 ideas for traditions, homemade gifts, recipes, and more")
![Around the board : boards, platters, plates]( "Around the board : boards, platters, plates")
![The gratitude diaries : how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life]( "The gratitude diaries : how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life")
![Christmas in the kitchen : the ultimate guide to cooking for the holidays]( "Christmas in the kitchen : the ultimate guide to cooking for the holidays")
![Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war]( "Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war")
![Delicious gatherings : recipes to celebrate together]( "Delicious gatherings : recipes to celebrate together")
![Baking for the holidays : 50+ treats for a festive season]( "Baking for the holidays : 50+ treats for a festive season")
![Chicken soup for the soul : it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas : 101 tales of holiday love & wonder]( "Chicken soup for the soul : it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas : 101 tales of holiday love & wonder")
![Holiday cookies : showstopping recipes to sweeten the season]( "Holiday cookies : showstopping recipes to sweeten the season")
![Season of love]( "Season of love")
![Mayflower lives : Pilgrims in a new world and the early American experience]( "Mayflower lives : Pilgrims in a new world and the early American experience")
![I want to thank you : how a year of gratitude can bring joy and meaning in a disconnected world]( "I want to thank you : how a year of gratitude can bring joy and meaning in a disconnected world")
This time of year is all about being thankful for the people, place, and things that make up life's precious moments.
![Thankful]( "Thankful")
![Look and be grateful]( "Look and be grateful")
![Grow grateful]( "Grow grateful")
![Thanksgiving for Emily Ann]( "Thanksgiving for Emily Ann")
![I am thankful]( "I am thankful")
![Thanks a lot]( "Thanks a lot")
![Zero Local]( "Zero Local")
![Mortimer's first garden]( "Mortimer's first garden")
![Gracias]( "Gracias")
![Thankful]( "Thankful")
![Thank you bees]( "Thank you bees")
![Five little thank-yous]( "Five little thank-yous")
![The secret of saying thanks]( "The secret of saying thanks")
![Dear teacher : a celebration of people who inspire us]( "Dear teacher : a celebration of people who inspire us")
![The blue table]( "The blue table")
![Last stop on Market Street]( "Last stop on Market Street")
![Thanks a million : poems]( "Thanks a million : poems")
![I am thankful : a positive power story]( "I am thankful : a positive power story")
![Thank you, neighbor!]( "Thank you, neighbor!")
![Ava and the rainbow (who stayed)]( "Ava and the rainbow (who stayed)")
![The thank you book]( "The thank you book")
![Apple cake : a gratitude]( "Apple cake : a gratitude")
![The thank you book]( "The thank you book")
![We are thankful]( "We are thankful")
![100 ways to be thankful]( "100 ways to be thankful")
![The thank you letter]( "The thank you letter")
![The thankful book]( "The thankful book")
![Giving thanks]( "Giving thanks")
![Thanks for Thanksgiving]( "Thanks for Thanksgiving")
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