A Year in Reading: Morgan Talty (and Charlie Talty) — The Millions
In the middle of our bed, my wife and I set our three-week-old down on his belly. We hadn’t yet moved into our new home that was being built, and so we were still living in our 450 square foot apartment. Jorden, my wife, had turned the top of our dresser into a baby station, and on the ends of each side she placed wicker baskets filled with diapers, wipes, cream for rashes, and so on, but also a few books and some soft rattly toys.
36 Exciting New Book Releases for 2024 — Book Riot
Morgan Talty’s debut collection of stories, Night of the Living Rez, garnered more accolades and awards than most of the other books released this century. Seriously! So readers are SO excited for his debut novel, about a man with a secret and an addiction who is trying to hold on to his family and his life.
Spring 2024 Adult Preview: Literary Fiction — Publishers Weekly
Families reckon with life-altering events, artists transform themselves, and colonialism rears its ugly head in this season’s novels and collections. Plus, Native writers Tommy Orange and Morgan Talty follow up their breakout debuts.
And Other Stories lands three-book deal in an 'unprecedented' sum from Talty — The Bookseller
And Other Stories has acquired a three-book deal with Morgan Talty in a "unprecedented" sum for the publisher following a four-way auction.
Morgan Talty Recommends What You Should Read for Native American Heritage Month — PEN
Morgan Talty, the winner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize on his debut short story collection, Night of the Living Rez with Tin House has curated a reading list for Native American Heritage Month.
“Vacationland” by Kerri Arsenault — New York Times Book Review
Morgan Talty’s stories about a Penobscot family are set where Maine’s millions of tourists don’t tend to go: in places damaged by toxic pollutants or opioids, bankrupted by government inaction, devoured by poverty, haunted by our country’s colonial past.
Morgan Talty’s Novel FIRE, EXIT forthcoming from Tin House in 2024
Author Morgan Talty’s Fire, Exit, to Masie Cochran at Tin House Books, for publication in summer 2024, by Rebecca Friedman at Rebecca Friedman Literary.
Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2022 — LitHub
“. . . a stunning look at a family navigating their lives through crisis—it’s a shockingly strong debut, sure, but it’s also a masterwork by a major talent.” — Michael Schaub
A Conversation with Morgan Talty — New Books Network
Our guest is: Professor Morgan Talty, who is a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation where he grew up.
"There, There" author shares 8 books to read for Native American Heritage Month — Today
“Morgan Talty’s short story collection is one of my favorite books of the year.” — Tommy Orange
The Best Debut Books of 2022 — Debutiful
“Talty is a maestro of the short story. Each of the linked pieces is tender, chock full of memorable characters and moments, and paced to perfection.”
20 NEW MUST-READ SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS — Book Riot
These dark but honest stories follow a troubled family dealing with issues of grief, depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, and more. But these stories are filled with hope and magic as well.
Night of the Living Rez Looks at Penobscot Identity in the 21st Century — DownEast
Morgan Talty’s debut collection of stories has connected with a wider audience than he dared imagine.
The New York Times Book Review: Night of the Living Rez
"With 'Night of the Living Rez,' Talty has assured himself a spot in the canon of great Native American literature...[He] forms a rich and vast picture of what it is to be alive, with stunning clarity, empathy and unwavering honesty." —Amil Niaz
Poets & Writers: Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez named a First Fiction
In their twenty-second annual First Fiction round-up, Poets & Writers select Morgan Talty as one of five First Fiction. He is introduced by National Book Award Finalist Brandon Hobson: “While the stories are tragic, sad, and at times even humorous, they are perhaps best described by the title of the final story, ‘The Name Means Thunder.’ Their unpredictability, like a thunderstorm, is what makes them extraordinary.”
LitHub: The Ultimate Summer 2022 Reading List
Night of the Living Rez the fifth most frequently cited book for “best of” lists in 2022
The 20 Best Books of Summer 2022
“An astounding new voice arrives in this debut collection of twelve linked stories, all set in the Panawahpskek (Penobscot) Nation of Maine…Night of the Living Rez is proof that Talty is an important new writer to watch.”
The New York Times: What Should I Read This Summer?
If you liked Louise Erdrich’s Love Medicine, watch for Night of the Living Rez.
“These 12 linked stories are set in a Native community in Maine, where Talty grew up as a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation. His debut collection, full of surprising drama, offers a fresh view of the precarious lives of marginalized people in the 21st century.”
24 books that you should read this summer, according to local experts
Another collection of short stories that shouldn’t be missed is this one, set in a Native community in Maine, according to Flynn. The stories center on a boy and his family and friends over the decades of living on and off “the rez.” “It talks about family and tradition and purpose,” Flynn said. “And also the test of the Native community in the face of modernity and all of that … It’s really well written and beautiful.”
The Best Summer Beach Reads of 2022
“This inspired debut jumps back and forth in time, revealing snapshots of the life of a young Penobscot man growing up on a reservation in Maine. Talty, whose identity mirrors that of the main character, David, takes readers inside the joys and despairs, the issues of addiction, economic hardship, and lack of opportunity of both a single family and their community as the stories slowly reveal the early tragedy and close family ties that define the life of one Native man.”