‘There There’ by Tommy Orange is 2023 One Book Maryland One Book selection

BALTIMORE — Maryland Humanities is pleased to announce the selection of There there Tommy Orange by 2023 A Maryland Book A program.

Released in 2018, the novel tells the interconnected stories of a cast of 12 native characters from all generations as they converge on the Big Oakland Powwow. Together, the stories give a fascinating portrait of the urban Indian experience. There there was one of New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of the Year and won the Center for Fiction First Novel Award as well as the PEN/Hemingway Award.

There there was chosen as this year’s One Maryland One Book by a selection committee of 20 Marylanders, including teachers, scholars, librarians, writers, booksellers, and community workers representing ten counties and the city of Baltimore. A public call for books under the theme of “Connection” yielded nearly 300 titles, from which the committee then made its selection.

“There there It gives us the opportunity to connect with various Native American lives that feel immediate and relevant to today’s world,” says Lindsey Baker, executive director of Maryland Humanities.

“These characters are deeply embedded in their rich and often traumatic stories, yet any reader will instantly recognize them. Tommy Orange shares with us his triumphs and his struggles, creating complete characters and journeys to follow ”.

In the fall, Maryland Humanities…