November is Native American Heritage Month, which is a great excuse to read and buy books by Indigenous authors. Below, I’ve highlighted a few books by Indigenous authors that check off tasks in the 2026 Read Harder Challenge , including Indigenous books about resistance, a Native American cookbook, and a Two-Spirit picture book.

(I’ve included authors from either side of the Canada/U.S. border, given how many Indigenous nations cross over that arbitrary colonial line.)

Task #4: Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns

Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensée and K.C. Oster

This is a nonbinary, Anishinaabe graphic novel take on Alice in Wonderland ! When Aimée wanders off during a school trip to avoid the bullying they’ve faced since coming out, they are transported into another world full of traditional Anishinaabe figures. To get back home, Aimée has to help Trickster hunt down dark water spirits and avoid the land-grabbing Queen and her robots.…