THE SENTENCE, BY LOUISE ERDRICH

Set in Minneapolis starting in November 2019, the latest novel from Pulitzer Prize winner Erdrich centers on a Native American bookseller, Tookie, who is haunted by the spirit of a former customer, Flora—a white woman who falsely purported to be of Indigenous descent. As the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold and the murder of George Floyd ignites waves of protest, Tookie wrestles with not only her personal demons but also generations of racism against Black and Indigenous Americans and the enduring ghosts of America’s past. (Harper)