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Thumps DreadfulWater has finally found some peace and quiet. His past as a California cop now far behind him, he’s living out his retirement as a fine-arts photographer in the small town of Chinook....
When a TV producer asks Thumps to assist with an episode about a local woman from a wealthy family whose death was ruled “misadventure,” he is reluctant to get involved. Then the producer...
When a TV producer asks Thumps to assist with an episode about a local woman from a wealthy family whose death was ruled “misadventure,” he is reluctant to get involved. Then the producer...
The award-winning, bestselling author of The Back of the Turtle and The Inconvenient Indian masters the comic mystery novel in this series opener, starring ex-cop Thumps...
From the bestselling author of The Back of the Turtle and The Inconvenient Indian comes a wry and irreverent mysteryThumps DreadfulWater has never liked...
Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for FictionWinner of the Sunburst AwardWinner of the Copper Cylinder Adult AwardFinalist for the Trillium Book AwardFinalist...
Thomas King has been called "one of the first rank of contemporary Native American writers—a gifted storyteller of universal relevance" by Publishers Weekly.One Good Story, That One...
Upon its publication fifteen years ago, Thomas King's acclaimed Truth and Bright Water confirmed him as one of our wittiest and wisest writers. The novel tells the story of two young cousins...
Winner of the 2014 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction!This is Thomas King’s first literary novel in 15 years and follows on the success of the award-winning...
Winter is Hudson Gold’s favourite time of year. He loves the snow and the gifts and trappings of Christmas. But there is something in the air this holiday season that gives him a sense of unease...
The Dog I Wish I Had, I Would Call It Helen
Four-year-old Jonathan wants a dog more than anything in the world. As his mother considers buying him one, she contemplates life and death and the struggle to be a perfect parent.A Short...
A White baby arrives on the reserve in a cardboard box labelled “Rocky Creek First Nations.” Meanwhile, in Alberta, a Native couple is having trouble trying to adopt a child. Maybe they’ll...
“You know, everyone likes a good story.” And everyone loves a Coyote story. One day, back in 1941, the Whitemen out west hired Coyote. Boy, you say. Ho ho! But wait until you...
Steven panics when he hits an eagle with his car. He turns up at the narrator’s door. “You’re Native,” he says. “Do something.” Memories of their love, now gone, and the time they spent...
Larry’s wife has been hiding bombs in unexpected places: at the back of the television, behind the toilet, in his locker at the gym. Perhaps she’s trying to tell him something?A Short...
Harper Stevenson wants crisp, white, clean walls in his office. But walls have a history and a memory that can’t simply be painted over.A Short History of Indians in Canada, Thomas...
Jesus arrives at the Garden River Indian Reserve in Testament, Alberta, and asks the band-office secretary to hide him, quickly. She puts him to work photocopying the agenda for the council meeting...
The Closer You Get To Canada, The More Things Will Eat Your Horses
Mason Walthers has been at Fernhill Senior Game Preserve for seventeen years. Life is good, except during the six-week season when seniors are hunted as prey.A Short History of Indians...
In the old days, suitors would bring a dowry of horses when asking for a hand in marriage. Today, Clinton comes to Houston with kittens, a recliner, sausages and a snow blower.A Short...
After their father dies, Caroline and Luke move across town to live with their grandmother. Each morning, the children sneak out to spy on the animals in Mr. Noah’s zoo. At night, they hear screaming,...
Milton Friendlibear and his grandfather investigate the links between the Indian Act of 1875 and Star Trek.A Short History of Indians in Canada, Thomas King’s bestselling...
A husband and wife reach a crossroads, literally and figuratively, when they decide to pack up and move from Yuba City to Utah.A Short History of Indians in Canada, Thomas King’s...
A man who used to be happily married (but now is not) goes out to see a movie. He’s late or early for all the shows, so he takes a walk and ends up—where else?—at a James Taylor concert.A...
Alistair takes exception to the animals that have started to appear everywhere: skunks in the garden, raccoons in the attic, antelope and coyotes running wild in the streets.A Short History...