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Louise Erdrich Books in Order

Louise Erdrich has written 37 books, published between 1982 and 2026. The first book is Imagination (1982) and the newest is Python's Kiss (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
37
Published
1982–2026
Confirmed
1 of 37 titles
Pages on record
8,255 in 30 of 37 books
Reading time
138–206 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,255 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 37 titles with a page count on record.

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Louise Erdrich (Karen Louise Erdrich, born June 7, 1954) is an American writer of novels, short stories, poetry and children's books with Native American characters and settings. Erdrich is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota. The Plague of Doves was a 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The catalogue lists 37 books from Imagination (1982) to Python's Kiss (2026), with the Love Medicine and Birchbark House series among them. Ojibwa life, Indian reservations and poetry feature in the subjects.

How many Louise Erdrich books are there?

Louise Erdrich has 37 books, released between 1982 and 2026. They include 2 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Louise Erdrich Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 37 Louise Erdrich books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Jacklight by Louise Erdrich (1984)
  2. Cover of The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich, book 2 of the Love Medicine series (1985)
  3. Cover of Baptism of Desire by Louise Erdrich (1990)
  4. Cover of Route Two by Louise Erdrich (1990)
  5. Cover of The Crown of Columbus by Louise Erdrich (1991)
  6. Cover of The Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich, book 4 of the Love Medicine series (1994)
  7. Cover of Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris by Louise Erdrich, book 41 of the Literary Conversations series
  8. Cover of The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year by Louise Erdrich (1995)
  9. Cover of Grandmother's Pigeon by Louise Erdrich (1996)
  10. Cover of The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich, book 6 of the Love Medicine series (2000)
  11. Cover of The Range Eternal by Louise Erdrich (2002)
  12. Cover of Original Fire by Louise Erdrich (2003)
  13. Cover of Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich (2003)
  14. Cover of Four Souls by Louise Erdrich, book 7 of the Love Medicine series (2004)
  15. Cover of The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich, book 2 of the Birchbark House series (2005)
  16. Cover of The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich, book 8 of the Love Medicine series (2005)
  17. Cover of The Porcupine Year by Louise Erdrich, book 3 of the Birchbark House series (2008)
  18. Cover of The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (2008)
  19. Cover of The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich (2009)
  20. Cover of Chickadee by Louise Erdrich, book 4 of the Birchbark House series (2012)
  21. Cover of The Round House by Louise Erdrich (2012)
  22. Cover of Makoons by Louise Erdrich, book 5 of the Birchbark House series (2016)
  23. Cover of LaRose by Louise Erdrich (2016)
  24. Cover of Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (2017)
  1. 1
    Imagination1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  2. 2
    Jacklight1984 · 85 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198485
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  3. 3
    Love MedicineLove Medicine #11984 · 367 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984367
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  4. 4
    The Beet QueenLove Medicine #21985 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985338
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  5. 5
    TracksLove Medicine #31988 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988226
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  6. 6
    Baptism of Desire1990 · 78 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199078
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  7. 7
    Route Two1990 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199040
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  8. 8
    The Crown of Columbus1991 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991400
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  9. 9
    The Bingo PalaceLove Medicine #41994 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994274
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  10. 10
    Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael DorrisLiterary Conversations #411994 · 262 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994262
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  11. 11
    The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year1995 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995240
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  12. 12
    Grandmother's Pigeon1996 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199632
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  13. 13
    Tales of Burning LoveLove Medicine #51996 · 452 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996452
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  14. 14
    The Antelope Wife / Antelope Woman1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  15. 15
    The Birchbark HouseBirchbark House #11999 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999244
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  16. 16
    The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No HorseLove Medicine #62000 · 361 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000361
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  17. 17
    The Range Eternal2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  18. 18
    Original Fire2003 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003176
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  19. 19
    The Master Butchers Singing Club2003 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003416
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  20. 20
    Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country2003 · 143 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003143
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  21. 21
    Four SoulsLove Medicine #72004 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004210
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  22. 22
    The Game of SilenceBirchbark House #22005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  23. 23
    The Painted DrumLove Medicine #82005 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005276
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  24. 24
    The Porcupine YearBirchbark House #32008 · 193 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008193
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  25. 25
    The Plague of Doves2008 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008352
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  26. 26
    The Red Convertible2009 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009512
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  27. 27
    Shadow Tag2010 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010255
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  28. 28
    The Years of My Birth2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    ChickadeeBirchbark House #42012 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012224
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  30. 30
    The Round House2012 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012368
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  31. 31
    MakoonsBirchbark House #52016 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016192
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  32. 32
    LaRose2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
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  33. 33
    Future Home of the Living God2017 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017288
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  34. 34
    The Night Watchman2020 · 451 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020451
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  35. 35
    The Sentence2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021416
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  36. 36
    The Mighty Red2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  37. 37
    Python's Kiss2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Louise Erdrich books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Love Medicine in order

8 books
  1. 1. Love Medicine
  2. 2. The Beet Queen
  3. 3. Tracks
  4. 4. The Bingo Palace
  5. 5. Tales of Burning Love
  6. 6. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
  7. 7. Four Souls
  8. 8. The Painted Drum

Birchbark House in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Birchbark House
  2. 2. The Game of Silence
  3. 3. The Porcupine Year
  4. 4. Chickadee
  5. 5. Makoons

Literary Conversations in order

1 book
  1. 41. Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris

Standalone books

23 books

23 Louise Erdrich titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Louise Erdrich Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Louise Erdrich books run from Imagination (1982) to Python's Kiss (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Louise Erdrich in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Louise Erdrich books in order?

You only need to read Louise Erdrich books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Louise Erdrich books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Imagination (1982), the earliest published title. After it come Jacklight (1984), Love Medicine (1984), The Beet Queen (1985) and Tracks (1988); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Louise Erdrich book?

Python's Kiss (2026) is the newest Louise Erdrich book released so far.

Is there a new Louise Erdrich book coming?

No next Louise Erdrich book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Louise Erdrich has won

Wikidata records 15 awards for Louise Erdrich. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Prix Femina étranger2023Won
  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2021Wonfor The Night Watchman
  • Owen Wister Award2017Won
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction2016Wonfor LaRose
  • Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction2015Won
  • American Book Awards2013Won
  • National Book Award2012Won
  • National Book Award for Fiction2012Won
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards2009Won
  • Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize2006Won
  • WILLA Literary Award2000Won
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1999Wonfor The Antelope Wife

Louise Erdrich at a glance

Still publishing
Louise Erdrich published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Louise Erdrich books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,255 pages across the 30 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Louise Erdrich books, 11 of 37, were published in the 2000s.

What the Louise Erdrich books are about

32 of the 37 Louise Erdrich books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ojibwa indians is tagged on 14 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.