Book Club
Series
A virtual series connecting you to Native stories by Native authors.
Discussing the novel
If The Dead Belong Here
By author Carson Faust (Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South Carolina)
Hosted by American Indian College Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull
Tuesday, November 10, 2026•12:00pm MST•Free Virtual Event
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If the Dead Belong Here: A Novel By Carson Faust
When a young girl goes missing, the ghosts of the past collide with her family’s secrets in a mesmerizing Native American Southern Gothic
“Carson Faust debuts as a literary force.” —Monica Brashears, author of House of Cotton
Each session offers an opportunity to engage with Native voices, share reflections, and build community through storytelling.
🧡 Open to all
🌐 Held online — join from anywhere
💬 Thoughtful discussions
Celebrate Indigenous literature.
Honor Indigenous perspectives.
Read with us.
Carson Faust is the debut author of If the Dead Belong Here (Viking, 2025). He is two-spirit, and an enrolled member of the Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South Carolina. He is the recipient of artist fellowships and residencies from the McKnight Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the Camargo Foundation. His fiction has appeared in Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (Vintage, 2023). He lives in Minnesota, where he is at work on a second novel.
Minnesota Book Awards
First Novel Prize
The Center for Fiction
Crook’s Corner
Book Prize
Best Debut
Crime Novel
Register today for this free event!
Order your copy of If The Dead Belong Here from these independent, Indigenous owned book stores:
Libélula Books & Co.
San Diego, CA
Birchbark Books
Minneapolis, MN
