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Louise Erdrich: Noteworthy Free Web-Sites

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Some of the websites I have encountered while researching Erdrich over the years have dissapeared or no longer exist online - therefore this category of unavailable sites.

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The Atlantic Monthly: An Emissary of the Between World: A Conversation with Louise Erdrich by Katie Bacon; http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/interviews/int2001-01-17.htm; Satan: Hijacker of a Planet short story by Erdrich; http://www.theatlantic.com/atlantic/issues/97aug/erdrich.htm; Sister Godzilla from The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse; "Satan" and "Sister Godzilla" are included in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

Albion Review: A Conversation with Louise Erdrich [1986]; http://www.albion.edu/english/erdrich.htm

Anthologies: Only Texts Which Include Writings by Erdrich: Instructor's Guide for the Heath Anthology of American Literature; http://www.georgetown.edu/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide; Louise Erdrich (Chippewa) (b. 1954) - by Andrew Wiget; http://www.georgetown.edu/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/erdrich.html

Austin Chronicle: http://www.auschron.com; The Bradford Report: Of Love and Bingo; http://www.auschron.com/issues/vol14/issue41/arts.books.html; Includes a review of The Bingo Palace by Robin Bradford. Bradford calls Lipsha Morrisey "a prodigal son whose prodigy still alludes him," and "a character you never want to leave behind." She? calls The Bingo Palace "a twentysomething Catcher in the Rye meets The Graduate at a reservation bingo palace."

Awards

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BabiesToday.com: The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year - review by Jillian Hanson; http://babiestoday.com/resources/articles/book_bluejay.htm; Hanson calls The Blue Jay's Dance "holistically and powerfully feminine," and praises its "rich narrative." She argues that Erdrich's "writing style is sometimes philosophical, sometimes spiritual and other times physical. Often it is all three."

Booklist: The Antelope Wife [review]; Tales of Burning Love [review]

Bookmarks: http://www.bookmarks.com

Books: The Magazine for the Reading Life: The Complicated Life of Louise Erdrich by Karen Olson; http://www.bookmagazine.com/issue16/erdrich.shtml

Boston Book Review: Drawing a Bead on the Human Heart a review of The Antelope Wife by Kevin Grandfield; http://bookwire.bowker.com/bookinfo/review.aspx?5952; Motherhood and Paganism a review of The Blue Jay's Dance by Mark Shechner; http://bookwire.bowker.com/bookinfo/review.aspx?31; Tenacious Bonds a review of Michael Dorris's The Cloud Chamber by Paula Friedman; http://bookwire.bowker.com/bookinfo/review.aspx?3760

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Carol Hurst Children's Literature: http://www.carolhurst.com; The Birchbark House; http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/birchbarkhouse.html

City Pages: Minneapolis/Saint Paul: http://www.citypages.com; Louise Erdrich: The Lay of the Land by Anne Ursu; http://www.citypages.com/databank/19/927/article5965.asp

Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Awards/American Western Magazine: 2000: Outstanding Juvenile Book (The Birchbark House)

Cowin, Eileen

Critics, Reviewers & Scholars: Allan Chavkin homepage; http://www.english.swt.edu/Chavkin/firstpage.html; Fabienne Quennet homepage; http://www.uni-marburg.de/fb10/iaa/fq.htm; Her dissertation Of Characters and Narrators - Louise Erdrich's Fictional Universe was revised and published as Where 'Indians' Fear to Tread: A Postmodern Reading of Louise Erdrich's North Dakota Quartet; Catherine Rainwater homepage; http://www.stedwards.edu/hum/rainwater/index.html

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Dancing Bader: A Feast of Words; http://www.dancingbadger.com/erdrich.htm; The Antelope Wife; http://www.dancingbadger.com/antelope.htm; The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse - review; http://www.dancingbadger.com/nohorse.html; The unsigned reviewer calls The Antelope Wife "a beautiful book" marred.

Death of Michael Dorris: See Hotink; Salon.com; Time

Detroit News: Erdrich's Rich Storytelling Produces a Romantic and Unpredictable Read a review of Tales of Burning Love by Anna Shapiro.; http://www.detnews.com/menu/stories/50811.htm; Shapiro argues that Tales of Burning Love differs in tone when compared to Erdrich's previous novels. She also believes that "the main characters seem slightly ridiculous or inconsistent -- or all three." Shapiro is impressed with Erdrich's writing but disappointed in the result.

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Encarta: Erdrich, (Karen) Louise; http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=018CC000

Encyclopedia Britannica: Erdrich, Louise; http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=106489

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Findarticles.com: "Where the Maps Stopped: The Aesthetics of Borders in Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine and Tracks by Rita Ferrari; http://www.findarticles.com/cf_1/m2342/1_33/58055909/print.jhtml

Fryburger: http://www.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/borsch/fryburger; Review: The Bingo Palace by Jon K. Adams; http://www.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/borsch/fryburger/bingo.html; Adams calls Lipsha Morrissey "one of the most unambitious characters you are ever likely to encounter," but also notes that he "just does not give up." He argues that "perhaps more than anything else, this combination -- lack of ambition and perserverance -- typifies many of Erdrich's characters, at least the male ones."

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Gale Group Publishing: http://www.galegroup.com; Louise Erdrich; Celebrating Women's History Month: Biographical Information - Louise Erdrich; http://www.galegroup.com/freresrc/womenhst/bio/erdrich.htm

Geshick: The Art of Joe Geshick: http://www.sundancefinearts.com

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HarperCollins.com: Michael Dorris (author biography); http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/author_xml.asp?authorID=2598

The Broken Cord [preface by Louise Erdrich]: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060916826; Excerpt: Chapter One; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060916826

The Crown of Columbus [co-authored by Louise Erdrich]: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060931655; Excerpt: December 24, 1990 ELEUTHERA, THE BAHAMAS; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060931655

The Paper Trail: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060925930; Excerpt: Family Occasions Sundays; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060925930

HarperCollins.com: Louise Erdrich; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/author_xml.asp?authorID=2598; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/author_xml.asp?authorID=2905

The Antelope Wife: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060930071; Excerpt: Father's Milk; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060930071; Reader's guide; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/guide_xml.asp?isbn=0060930071

Baptism of Desire: Poems: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060920440; Excerpt: Fooling God; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060920440

The Beet Queen: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060977507; Excerpt from Chapter One 1932 - Mary Adare; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060977507; Reader's guide; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/guide_xml.asp?isbn=0060977507

The Bingo Palace: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=006092585X; Excerpt from Chapter One; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=006092585X; Reader's guide; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/guide_xml.asp?isbn=006092585X

The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060927011; Excerpt: Making Babies; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060927011

The Birchbark House

The Crown of Columbus [coauthored with Michael Dorris]: See Dorris entry above.

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060187271; Author interview; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_interview_xml.asp?isbn=0060187271; A Conversation with Louise Erdrich (interview/discussion); http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/readers/erdrich_interview.asp; Excerpt: Chapter One: Naked Woman Playing Chopin, 1910-1912; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060187271; Reader's guide; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/guide_xml.asp?isbn=0060187271

Love Medicine (revised and expanded edition): About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060975547; Excerpt: The World's Greatest Fisherman, 1981; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060975547; Reader's guide; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/guide_xml.asp?isbn=0060975547

Tales of Burning Love: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060928360; Excerpt: Chapter One: Jack of Sunflowers

Tracks: About the book; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060972459; Excerpt: Chapter One : Winter 1912, Manitou-geezisohns); http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060972459; Reader's guide; http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/guide_xml.asp?isbn=0060972459

Harpers: Harpers' Honors and Awards; http://www.harpers.org/about_harpers/honors_awards.html; "Woman's Work" - 1994 National Magazine Award Winner; "Line of Credit" - 1993 National Magazine Award Finalist; "The Leap" - 1991 National Magazine Award Fiction

Hotink.com: http://www.hotink.com; An Elegy: Believing in Michael Dorris by Ned Hayes; http://www.hotink.com/72997.html

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Internet Public Library: Native American Authors: http://www.ipl.org/ref/native; Dorris, Michael; http://www.ipl.org/cgi/ref/native/browse.pl/A32; Erdrich, Louise; http://www.ipl.org/cgi/ref/native/browse.pl/A30

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Los Angeles Times: Playing to Her Strengths: Louise Erdrich Writes What She Knows Best - Her American Indian Heritage, The Trials of Life and Her Devotion to Her Children; http://www.latimes.com/living/lat_erdrich010516.htm

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Memberships of Louise Erdrich: The Georgia Review: Staff; http://www.uga.edu/~garev/geninfo/whoswho.html; Native American Rights Fund - National Support Committee Members; http://www.narf.org/profile/nsc.html; American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Class IV, Section 4: Literature; http://www.amacad.org/members/class4_4.htm; Erdrich is listed as an advisory or contributing editor of The Georgia Review...

(University of) Minnesota Daily Online: http://www.daily.umn.edu; "More Love Medicine," and "New Erdrich Work Lives Up to Expectations" by Polly Sprenger April 11, 1996; http://www.daily.umn.edu/ae/Print/ISSUE25/cover.html

Modern American Poetry: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps; Erdrich; http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/erdrich/erdrich.htm; Erdrich interviews; http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/erdrich/interviews.htm

Mostly Fiction: Recommended Books by Louise Erdrich: http://www.mostlyfiction.com/west/erdrich.htm

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National Book Awards: 1999: Finalist, Young People's Literature [The Birchbark House]

Native American Writers Bibliographic & Biographic Information Sites: North American Native Authors Catalog; http://www.nativeauthors.com; Louise Erdrich biography; http://nativeauthors.com/search/bio/bioerdrich.html

New York Times: Saintliness, Too, May be in the Eye of the Beholder - review of The Last Report on Miracles at Little No Horse by Michiko Kakutani; http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/06/arts/06BOOK.html; Woman of the Cloth - review of The Last Report on Miracles at Little No Horse by Verlyn Klinkenborg; http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/04/08/reviews/010408.08klinket.html?0406bk

North Dakota: North Dakota Book Collection; http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/library/Collections/ndbook.html

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ReadingGroupGuides.com: The Antelope Wife; http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/antelope_wife.html; The Beet Queen; http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/beet_queen.html; The Bingo Palace; http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/bingo_palace.html; Love Medicine; http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/love_medicine.html; Tracks; http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/tracks_erdrich.html

The Rolland Collection of Films and Videos on Art: http://www.roland-collection.com/rolandcollection; Writers Talk - Ideas of Our Time; http://www.roland-collection.com/rolandcollection/literature/101/W59.htm

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Salon.com: http://www.salon.com; The Antelope Wife by Elizabeth Judd; http://www.salon.com/books/sneaks/1998/04/14sneaks.html; Author Michael Dorris Kills Himself by Rob Spillman and Lori Leibovich; http://www.salon.com/april97/news/news970415.html; A Broken Life: Literary Saint or Abusive Father? What will be the Legacy of Michael Dorris? by Josie Rawson; http://www.salon.com/april97/dorris970421.html; The Cloud Chamber by Dorris - review by Elizabeth Judd; http://www.salonmagazine.com/sneaks/sneakpeeks970120.html; Remembering Michael Dorris by James Surowiecki; http://www.salon.com/june97/media/media970626.html; The Salon Interview: Louise Erdrich by Robert Spillman; http://www.salon.com/weekly/interview960506.html

Seattle Times: Writer's Descent: A Dark Cloud of Suspicion Hung Over the Final Pages of Novelist Michael Dorris Life for Which Suicide May Have been the Only Possible Ending; http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=dorr&date=19970729&query=dorris; Dorris Widows Attacks Child Abuse Reports; http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=dorr&date=19970421&query=dorris; Persistence of Love by Alice McDermott - review of Dorris' The Cloud Chamber; http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=dorr&date=19970202&query=dorris; Children's Books that Will Fuel the Imagination by Kari Wergeland - includes review of The Birchbark House; http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=kari&date=19991205&query=erdrich

Soupsong.com: http://www.soupsong.com; Soup Tale excerpted from The Antelope Wife; http://www.soupsong.com/serdrich.html

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Time Magazine: An Imperfect Union: A Writer's Suicide Casts a Famous Literary Marriage in a Different Light by Elizabeth Gleick; http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1997/dom/970428/society.an_imperfect.html; Letters - Louise in a Hurry; http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101010430-107224,00.html; Michael Dorris Dead at 52 by Taran Provost; http://www.time.com/time/search/article/0,8599,7981,00.html; An Old Bear Laughing Once Again: Louise Erdrich Examines the Cross-Cultural Muddle of the Indian Reservation by John Skow - review of The Bingo Palace; http://www.time.com/time/magazine/archive/1994/940207/940207.books.html; The Sampler see "The Miracle Worker" section, a review of The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse; http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,97840,00.html; A Woman with a Habit: Louise Erdrich has a new baby, a new job and a new novel about an odd ministry on a reservation; http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101010409-104598,00.html

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Voices from the Gaps: Louise Erdrich: Biography, Selected Bibliography, Related Links; http://english.cla.umn.edu/courseweb/1591/students/LouiseErdrich/LouiseErdrich.html

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Writings: Erdrich as Critic & Reviewer: The Politics of Motherhood (by Alexis Jetter, Annelise Orleck, and Diana Taylor); http://www.dartmouth.edu/acad-inst/upne/f9619.html; An excerpt of Erdrich's review of the book is included: ("Strong-minded, full-hearted, this collection of voices is a provocative and moving testament to the political power of mother love...