The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

The Seed Keeper by Diane WilsonA 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Big Reads Selection Winner of the Minnesota Book Award A haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakhta familys struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. Rosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants, of the stars, of the origins of the Dakhta people. Until,

sees Oxford as a chance to make her own way - and some friends her own age

She’s haunted by the pains of her past—from pretending her parents were swamp monsters when they shook the floorboards with their violent arguments to grappling with losing Greta’s friendship to the opioid epidemic ravaging their town

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Another problem in his busy life was the last thing he needed

grounding the space in something fresh and earthy

In Audition

brown sugar

For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends

Timeless and bittersweet

as well as the terrifying alienation of social media

the sea calls to her

Published November 4