We are thrilled to share a roundup of great coverage for Nick Medina’s novel SISTERS OF LOST NATION!
Publishers Weekly included SISTERS OF LOST NATION in their weekly Indigenous Voices in Publishing feature. This is part of the series, In Focus: PW’s series of deep dives into topics and themes essential to the publishing industry today.
Ms. Magazine included SISTERS OF LOST NATION in their Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2023 saying,
“This debut takes on this missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis through a young Native girl’s search for those disappearing from her own reservation. This thriller incorporates myth and tradition into the suspense and horror of this mystery.”
To read more, follow the link: https://msmagazine.com/2023/01/25/anticipated-feminist-books-2023/
And SISTERS OF LOST NATION has been included in the Berkley Books Spring Thrills sweepstakes, which will run from February 1 – 12!
To learn more about the sweepstakes, follow the link: https://sites.prh.com/spring-thrills-sweepstakes-feb23
About the book:
A young Native girl’s hunt for answers about the women mysteriously disappearing from her tribe’s reservation lead her to delve into the myths and stories of her people, all while being haunted herself, in this atmospheric and stunningly poignant debut.
Anna Horn is always looking over her shoulder. For the bullies who torment her, for the entitled visitors at the reservation’s casino…and for the nameless, disembodied entity that stalks her every step–an ancient tribal myth come-to-life, one that’s intent on devouring her whole.
With strange and sinister happenings occurring around the casino, Anna starts to suspect that not all the horrors on the reservation are old. As girls begin to go missing and the tribe scrambles to find answers, Anna struggles with her place on the rez, desperately searching for the key she’s sure lies in the legends of her tribe’s past.
When Anna’s own little sister also disappears, she’ll do anything to bring Grace home. But the demons plaguing the reservation–both ancient and new–are strong, and sometimes, it’s the stories that never get told that are the most important.
Part gripping thriller and part mythological horror, author Nick Medina spins an incisive and timely novel of life as an outcast, the cost of forgetting tradition, and the courage it takes to become who you were always meant to be.
About the author:
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Nick Medina appreciates blues-based music, local folklore, and snowy winters. He has degrees in organizational and multicultural communication, and has worked as a college instructor. He enjoys playing guitar, listening to classic rock, exploring haunted cemeteries, and all sorts of spooky stuff.
Nick is represented by Amanda Orozco.
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