Author News: Tommy Orange
By Chris Kopacz
The much-anticipated sequel to author Tommy Orange’s acclaimed first
novel, “There There,” will take readers to places they may not have gone
before...
| A link to history His sequel to “There There”
will pick up the lives of the original characters in the aftermath of
the powwow but will also deal heavily with the early history of Indian
boarding schools. It will begin differently than his first novel. “It definitely doesn’t have a non-fiction tone,” he said. “For instance, I'm speaking from the character of Pratt.” Orange
said one of the characters he follows from the boarding schools will
turn out to be related to Opal Viola, a character from “There There.”
The book will then carry readers into the lives of the modern-day
characters. ... continue reading
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[Photo courtesy of Kateri Orange]
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