Birchbark Books is operated by a spirited collection of people who believe in the power of good writing, the beauty of handmade art, the strength of Native culture, and the importance of small and intimate bookstores. Our books are lovingly chosen. Our store is tended with care.
We are open for online and phone sales only.
Give us a call at 612-374-4023.
All online sales will be shipped.
Phone sales may be shipped or picked up curbside.
Our website features wonderful books by and about Native Americans as well as various staff picks. In addition, we have a full range of books of interest to all readers available at the store. Please call to inquire about titles not listed online.
We can special order most any book we don't have in stock.
All titles by Louise Erdrich are signed by the author!
Visit our sister site, birchbarknativearts.com, featuring the refined work of contemporary Indigenous artists from North America. Find jewelry, art prints, greeting cards, broadsides, and more. We will be expanding our inventory in the coming months, so be sure to check back. Ahéhee', Miigwech, Pidamaya ye, thank you for supporting the Native American artist community!
Back in stock! Beloved by children young and old, this is the story of young Omakayas, living with her family on the land her people call the Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker. The first book in the Birchbark House series. Signed by Louise!
Signed by the Sioux Chef! This culinary sensation is a rich introduction to modern Indigenous cuisine of the Dakota and Minnesota territories, with a vision and approach to food that travels well beyond those borders.
Show someone you care with the gift of books! Birchbark Books digital gift cards are a wonderful way to support us during these challenging times. Good for any purchase at birchbarkbooks.com.
Birchbark Books is now offering digital audiobooks through our partner Libro.fm. Listen to audio versions of your favorite books on your phone, laptop, or other digital device. Check out our audiobooks page for details or jump right in and start listening to novels by Louise Erdrich, many of which are narrated by Louise herself!
All books by Louise Erdrich available in our online shop are signed by the author!
Open 10am to 6pm daily
for online and phone sales only.
Join award-winning Dakota author Diane Wilson for the launch of her novel The Seed Keeper, celebrating our relationship with Indigenous seeds. The event features a video poem created by Indigenous filmmaker Missy Whiteman and brief readings from Dakota writers Teresa Peterson and Gabrielle Tateyuskanskan. In partnership with NACDI, All My Relations Arts, Milkweed, the Hennepin County Library, and Birchbark Books. Order your signed copy of The Seed Keeper today!
Join Birchbark Books and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for the Firekeeper's Daughter launch event! Author Angeline Boulley will be in conversation with award-winning author Cherie Dimaline. The event will feature a guest appearance from Isabella LaBlanc, the narrator of the Firekeeper's Daughter audiobook, and an introduction by Birchbark bookseller Anthony Ceballos. Order a signed copy of Firekeeper's Daughter. While supplies last!
Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather, who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman. Signed by Louise!