Tommy Orange

author of “Wandering Stars” and “There There”

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Tommy Orange on KCRW

“Wandering Stars” is a new novel by Tommy Orange that explores how addiction and trauma, such as the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, ripple through a family for generations.

‘Wandering Stars’: Trauma follows Native American family in Oakland

“Wandering Stars” is a new novel by Tommy Orange that explores how addiction and trauma, such as the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, ripple through a family for generations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Tommy Orange is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma, but he grew up in Oakland.

Novel looks at being a young Native American in an urban environment

Tommy Orange is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma, but he grew up in Oakland.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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