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Cozy mysteries to warm your November nights
![Dead men don't decorate]( "Dead men don't decorate")
![Waste of a life]( "Waste of a life")
![Death of a green-eyed monster]( "Death of a green-eyed monster")
![Live, local, and dead]( "Live, local, and dead")
![Big little spies]( "Big little spies")
![Smile Beach murder]( "Smile Beach murder")
![Clause of death]( "Clause of death")
![The burning pages]( "The burning pages")
![Mrs. Jeffries and the midwinter murders]( "Mrs. Jeffries and the midwinter murders")
![Coaching fire]( "Coaching fire")
![Murder of a mail-order bride : a love is murder mystery]( "Murder of a mail-order bride : a love is murder mystery")
![Nothing bundt trouble]( "Nothing bundt trouble")
![Kill them with canvas]( "Kill them with canvas")
![A killer sundae]( "A killer sundae")
![Booked for death : a book lover's B & B mystery]( "Booked for death : a book lover's B & B mystery")
![Murder, she edited]( "Murder, she edited")
![Poppy Harmon and the Pillow Talk Killer]( "Poppy Harmon and the Pillow Talk Killer")
![A fatal groove]( "A fatal groove")
![Shadow in the glass]( "Shadow in the glass")
![Buried in a good book]( "Buried in a good book")
![From a far and lovely country]( "From a far and lovely country")
![Peg and Rose stir up trouble]( "Peg and Rose stir up trouble")
![Forget me never]( "Forget me never")
![Lavender blue murder]( "Lavender blue murder")
![Let it crow! Let it crow! Let it crow!]( "Let it crow! Let it crow! Let it crow!")
![Witch hunt]( "Witch hunt")
![Death of an ice cream scooper]( "Death of an ice cream scooper")
![In the company of witches]( "In the company of witches")
![Halloween party murder]( "Halloween party murder")
![Coached red-handed]( "Coached red-handed")
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.
![A mind spread out on the ground]( "A mind spread out on the ground")
![The last Karankawas : a novel]( "The last Karankawas : a novel")
![Urban tribes : Native Americans in the city]( "Urban tribes : Native Americans in the city")
![The thunder before the storm : the autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt]( "The thunder before the storm : the autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt")
![Life in the city of dirty water : a memoir of healing]( "Life in the city of dirty water : a memoir of healing")
![The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : Native America from 1890 to the present]( "The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : Native America from 1890 to the present")
![In the shadow of the red brick building]( "In the shadow of the red brick building")
![The yield : a novel]( "The yield : a novel")
![Habitat threshold]( "Habitat threshold")
![When Two Feathers fell from the sky : a novel]( "When Two Feathers fell from the sky : a novel")
![The removed : a novel]( "The removed : a novel")
![Hunting by stars]( "Hunting by stars")
![The removed : a novel]( "The removed : a novel")
![The night watchman : a novel]( "The night watchman : a novel")
![Heart berries : a memoir]( "Heart berries : a memoir")
![A calm & normal heart : stories]( "A calm & normal heart : stories")
![Cherokee America]( "Cherokee America")
![Elatsoe]( "Elatsoe")
![A history of my brief body]( "A history of my brief body")
![Rez life : an Indian's journey through reservation life]( "Rez life : an Indian's journey through reservation life")
![Murder on the Red River]( "Murder on the Red River")
![The sentence : a novel]( "The sentence : a novel")
![Maud's line]( "Maud's line")
![Dream drawings : configurations of a timeless kind]( "Dream drawings : configurations of a timeless kind")
![You don't have to say you love me : a memoir]( "You don't have to say you love me : a memoir")
![What the eagle sees : Indigenous stories of rebellion and renewal]( "What the eagle sees : Indigenous stories of rebellion and renewal")
![Dreaming in Indian : contemporary Native American voices]( "Dreaming in Indian : contemporary Native American voices")
![Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask]( "Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask")
![Ask the brindled : poems]( "Ask the brindled : poems")
![#NotYourPrincess : voices of Native American women]( "#NotYourPrincess : voices of Native American women")
Whether you're grateful, thankful, or just plain hungry, check out one of these seasonal picks!
![Gather at home : over 100 simple recipes, DIYs, and inspiration for a year of occasions]( "Gather at home : over 100 simple recipes, DIYs, and inspiration for a year of occasions")
![Good Housekeeping Christmas cookies : 75 irresistible holiday treats.]( "Good Housekeeping Christmas cookies : 75 irresistible holiday treats.")
![Emotional success : the power of gratitude, compassion, and pride]( "Emotional success : the power of gratitude, compassion, and pride")
![Boards & spreads : shareable, simple arrangements for every meal]( "Boards & spreads : shareable, simple arrangements for every meal")
![Purely pumpkin : more than 100 wholesome recipes to share, savor, and warm your kitchen]( "Purely pumpkin : more than 100 wholesome recipes to share, savor, and warm your kitchen")
![Betty Crocker Christmas cookbook.]( "Betty Crocker Christmas cookbook.")
![Gratitude works! : a twenty-one-day program for creating emotional prosperity]( "Gratitude works! : a twenty-one-day program for creating emotional prosperity")
![Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war]( "Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war")
![Seriously simple parties : recipes, menus & advice for effortless entertaining]( "Seriously simple parties : recipes, menus & advice for effortless entertaining")
![A harvest of pumpkins and squash : seasonal recipes]( "A harvest of pumpkins and squash : seasonal recipes")
![Everyday celebrations from scratch]( "Everyday celebrations from scratch")
![Season of love]( "Season of love")
![That cheese plate will change your life : creative gatherings and self-care with the cheese by numbers method]( "That cheese plate will change your life : creative gatherings and self-care with the cheese by numbers method")
![Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong]( "Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong")
![How to celebrate everything : recipes and rituals for birthdays, holidays, family dinners, and every day in between]( "How to celebrate everything : recipes and rituals for birthdays, holidays, family dinners, and every day in between")
![Peter Callahan's party food : mini hors d'oeuvres, family-style settings, plated dishes, buffet spreads, bar carts]( "Peter Callahan's party food : mini hors d'oeuvres, family-style settings, plated dishes, buffet spreads, bar carts")
![Chefs host Christmas too : a cook's guide to blitzing the holiday season]( "Chefs host Christmas too : a cook's guide to blitzing the holiday season")
![Open kitchen : inspired food for casual gatherings]( "Open kitchen : inspired food for casual gatherings")
![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.")
![Mayflower lives : Pilgrims in a new world and the early American experience]( "Mayflower lives : Pilgrims in a new world and the early American experience")
![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")
![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")
![Moosewood Restaurant celebrates : festive meal for holidays and special occasions]( "Moosewood Restaurant celebrates : festive meal for holidays and special occasions")
![Jul : Swedish American holiday traditions]( "Jul : Swedish American holiday traditions")
![Celebrate with Babs : holiday recipes & family traditions]( "Celebrate with Babs : holiday recipes & family traditions")
![The lives we actually have : 100 blessings for imperfect days]( "The lives we actually have : 100 blessings for imperfect days")
![Turkey trot murder]( "Turkey trot murder")
![Betty Crocker Christmas cookies.]( "Betty Crocker Christmas cookies.")
![Woman's day Christmas cookies, candies & cakes.]( "Woman's day Christmas cookies, candies & cakes.")
![A deadly feast]( "A deadly feast")
This time of year is all about being thankful for the people, place, and things that make up life's precious moments.
![The secret of saying thanks]( "The secret of saying thanks")
![Thank you, God]( "Thank you, God")
![Freda and the blue beetle]( "Freda and the blue beetle")
![Ava and the rainbow (who stayed)]( "Ava and the rainbow (who stayed)")
![Cat]( "Cat")
![Thank you bees]( "Thank you bees")
![Thankful]( "Thankful")
![Sallie Bee writes a thank-you note]( "Sallie Bee writes a thank-you note")
![You are my happy]( "You are my happy")
![I am thankful : a positive power story]( "I am thankful : a positive power story")
![Three]( "Three")
![Thanks a million : poems]( "Thanks a million : poems")
![Apple cake : a gratitude]( "Apple cake : a gratitude")
![Thanks for nothing!]( "Thanks for nothing!")
![The thank you letter]( "The thank you letter")
![Mortimer's first garden]( "Mortimer's first garden")
![The very fairy princess : attitude of gratitude]( "The very fairy princess : attitude of gratitude")
![The blue table]( "The blue table")
![Last stop on Market Street]( "Last stop on Market Street")
![Thank you for my dreams : bedtime prayers of gratitude]( "Thank you for my dreams : bedtime prayers of gratitude")
![We are grateful : otsaliheliga]( "We are grateful : otsaliheliga")
![Hello Kitty a day of thanks]( "Hello Kitty a day of thanks")
![Counting our blessings]( "Counting our blessings")
![Thank you, Mr. Panda]( "Thank you, Mr. Panda")
![The thank you book]( "The thank you book")
![Dora's Thanksgiving]( "Dora's Thanksgiving")
![I am thankful]( "I am thankful")
![Look and be grateful]( "Look and be grateful")
![What I like most]( "What I like most")
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