![]() ![]() “ There There provides us an opportunity to connect with several Native American lives that feel immediate and relevant to the world today,” says Lindsey Baker, Executive Director of Maryland Humanities. A public call for books under the theme of “Connection” garnered nearly 300 titles, from which the committee then made their selection. There There was chosen as this year’s One Maryland One Book by a selection committee of twenty Marylanders, including teachers, scholars, librarians, writers, booksellers, and community workers representing ten counties and Baltimore City. There There was one of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year, and won the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, as well as the PEN/Hemingway Award. Together, the stories give a riveting portrait of the urban Indian experience. ![]() Released in 2018, the novel tells the interconnected stories of a cast of twelve Native characters from across generational lines, as they converge toward the Big Oakland Powwow. Maryland Humanities is pleased to announce the selection of There There by Tommy Orange for the 2023 One Maryland One Book program. ![]()
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