I see that today's podcast features Laurie L. Dove. I hope you will seriously consider interviewing Marcie Rendon (enrolled member of the White Earth Nation). She has written a remarkable series, the Cash Blackbear series, from an insider's point of view. There are now 4 amazing, addictive books to the series. https://www.marcierendon.com/books
"Marcie Rendon is writing an addictive and authentically Native crime series propelled by the irresistible Cash Blackbear - a warm, sad, sharp, funny and intuitive young Ojibwe woman. I want a shelf of Cash Blackbear novels! To my delight I have a feeling that Rendon is only getting started." Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Night Watchman
Book 1 in the series, Murder on the Red River, was published in 2021 and was the One Book, One Minnesota Selection for Summer 2021.
Marcie's bio:
Marcie R. Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, author, playwright, poet, and freelance writer. Also a community arts activist, Rendon supports other native artists / writers / creators to pursue their art, and is a speaker for colleges and community groups on Native issues, leadership, writing.
She is an award-winning author of a fresh new murder mystery series, and also has an extensive body of fiction and nonfiction works.
The creative mind behind Raving Native Theater, Rendon has also curated community created performances such as Art Is… Creative Native Resilience, featuring three Anishinaabe performance artists, which premiered on TPT (Twin Cities Public Television), June 2019.
Rendon was recognized as a 50 over 50 Change-maker by MN AARP and POLLEN in 2018. Rendon and Diego Vazquez received a 2017 Loft Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship for their work with women incarcerated in county jails.
Marcie Rendon is a Native American playwright, poet, author, and community arts activist based in Minneapolis. She is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Rendon founded Raving Native Productions theater.
I think it is important to showcase different points of view and experiences that lead writers to write what and how they do. Please consider interviewing Marcie.
Hi Dan - very nice to have you in my inbox [coughs]. I've fallen off listening to the podcast regularly since our school drop-off routine changed, so having this prompt to keep an eye on it is useful and welcome. Like hearing from an old friend – which you kind-of are as we spent so many hours wandering the heath together.
Hi Dan,
I see that today's podcast features Laurie L. Dove. I hope you will seriously consider interviewing Marcie Rendon (enrolled member of the White Earth Nation). She has written a remarkable series, the Cash Blackbear series, from an insider's point of view. There are now 4 amazing, addictive books to the series. https://www.marcierendon.com/books
"Marcie Rendon is writing an addictive and authentically Native crime series propelled by the irresistible Cash Blackbear - a warm, sad, sharp, funny and intuitive young Ojibwe woman. I want a shelf of Cash Blackbear novels! To my delight I have a feeling that Rendon is only getting started." Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Night Watchman
Book 1 in the series, Murder on the Red River, was published in 2021 and was the One Book, One Minnesota Selection for Summer 2021.
Marcie's bio:
Marcie R. Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, author, playwright, poet, and freelance writer. Also a community arts activist, Rendon supports other native artists / writers / creators to pursue their art, and is a speaker for colleges and community groups on Native issues, leadership, writing.
She is an award-winning author of a fresh new murder mystery series, and also has an extensive body of fiction and nonfiction works.
The creative mind behind Raving Native Theater, Rendon has also curated community created performances such as Art Is… Creative Native Resilience, featuring three Anishinaabe performance artists, which premiered on TPT (Twin Cities Public Television), June 2019.
Rendon was recognized as a 50 over 50 Change-maker by MN AARP and POLLEN in 2018. Rendon and Diego Vazquez received a 2017 Loft Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship for their work with women incarcerated in county jails.
Marcie Rendon is a Native American playwright, poet, author, and community arts activist based in Minneapolis. She is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Rendon founded Raving Native Productions theater.
I think it is important to showcase different points of view and experiences that lead writers to write what and how they do. Please consider interviewing Marcie.
Thank you,
Kara Stewart (Sappony)
Hi Dan - very nice to have you in my inbox [coughs]. I've fallen off listening to the podcast regularly since our school drop-off routine changed, so having this prompt to keep an eye on it is useful and welcome. Like hearing from an old friend – which you kind-of are as we spent so many hours wandering the heath together.