Orange says that his new novel will be both “a prequel and a sequel” to his first, following some of the same characters’ narratives as well as introducing new ones. Afterwards, Mishuana Goeman, a member of the Tonawanda Band of Seneca and a professor of gender studies and American Indian studies, converse with Orange about “There There” and how “Wandering Stars” relates to it. Orange grips the podium with his left hand and phone with the other, reading the narratives of characters Vicky, Orvil Red Feather, and Lony Red Feather to a captivated audience. He tells the audience he originally had planned to give a lecture on “There There” titled “The View From Here: POV, Its History and Uses in Fiction.” However, after talking to some Indigenous students on campus the night prior, he decided that an insight into his new novel “Wandering Stars” was a better idea. Orange then takes the stage, wearing an all-black ensemble, other than his patterned flat-top baseball cap and gray Adidas hightops. This “native space,” she says, not limited by legal boundaries, is where the Massachusett tribe “raised our children and honored and buried our dead.” She goes on: “We do not live in this place. The novel received great acclaim, including the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and recognition as a Pulitzer Prize Finalist.īefore the lecture commences, Elizabeth Solomon, member and treasurer of the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag, acknowledges and honors the land. In 2018, Orange published his debut novel “There There,” which tells stories about Native American characters and their relationships with their identities. Instead, Orange reveals excerpts from his upcoming book, “Wandering Stars,” set to be released in spring 2024. Walking into Menschel Hall at the Harvard Art Museums last Thursday, listeners expect to hear a lecture from best-selling author Tommy Orange.
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