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Red Ants
National Book · 2026 · Longlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Fiction | 2026 | Longlist |
About This Book
A prose debut of Anishinaabe stories that bring traditional tribal narratives into contemporary life, mixing magical realism, humor, horror, and speculative fiction. The title story opens on the reservation between a jump-rope chant and a test proctor's smile, as two girls learn how quickly ordinary days can tilt into the mythic. Longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction.
About the Author
Kimberly BlaeserAmerican
Kimberly Blaeser is an Anishinaabe writer, an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation who grew up on the reservation in northern Minnesota. Born in Billings, Montana, in 1955, she is a former Wisconsin poet laureate and founding director of Indigenous Nations Poets. Red Ants, published by Counterpoint, was longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction. Read more →
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