PRAISE

Kirkus Editors’ Pick
Best of the year: NYPL - Chicago Public Library

“Where Wolves Don't Die will lift you up and not let you down. Anton Treuer knows how to tell a gripping story and the suspense doesn't let up for a single page. Along the way you'll learn about Ojibwe lifeways, languages, sharp jokes, gentle humor, and how to keep romantic love alive from youth to old age. I couldn't put this book down until I'd finished it, and then, I could not forget it.”
— Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer Prize Winner 

“I am in awe, crying and smiling at the same time. Where Wolves Don’t Die is a love letter to our Ancestors. This beautiful story is full of cultural teachings and characters so familiar that I'm pretty sure we're related.”
– Angeline Boulley, #1 NYT bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter

★ “Treuer immerses the reader in Ojibwe culture in this suspenseful novel of wilderness survival… An essential illumination of contemporary Indigenous life.” 
– Booklist (starred)

★ “A great first purchase for all libraries, with a unique hero’s journey.”
– School Library Journal (starred)

“An intimate tale of community, connection, and a long history of mistreatment and perseverance of Native peoples.”
– Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 

“Introspective and compelling.”
– Horn Book

“In Where Wolves Don’t Die, Anton Treuer delivers an unflinching yet healing story that showcases Ojibwe culture while exploring themes of forgiveness and reconciliation.”
– BookPage

"A heartwarming coming-of-age story with a thrill.”
– Minnesota Public Radio

“A nuanced adventure centering family and growth.”
– Kirkus

“Where Wolves Don’t Die has potential to be a breakout hit. Initially, "Wolves" seems like it's going to be a mystery, but Ezra's ability to investigate the deaths leaves Minneapolis when he does. At that point, "Wolves" becomes an absorbing primer in the traditions of Ezra's clan, including how they pay respect to the creatures they kill and, especially, how they interact with wolves, with whom they feel a kinship.”
– Minneapolis Star Tribune 

“Where Wolves Don’t Die is unflinching and edgy, but wholesome and warm; it’s gripping and fast-moving, but deep and tender too; and its revelatory immersion in Indigeneity is both ancient and completely novel. This book is a masterpiece.”
– Melissa "Baabiitaw" Boyd, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

“It is quite likely that I will never stop reading Where Wolves Don’t Die. First of all, it’s an excellent piece of writing, and second of all, each time that I would read through one section I would want to go back and read that section or another one over again. I enjoyed the writing so much because the author’s thoughts reflected mine in terms of what I knew my life to be and what I had hoped could have been. I think it is one of the best pieces of writing I have ever read.”
– The Hon. Senator Murray Sinclair, Chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

“Anton Treuer’s first novel (after his important nonfiction) is a fast-moving suspense story with a smart edge and a stunning presentation of nature. It’s full of family love and first romantic feelings. It’s as bold as it is beautiful.”
– Tim McCarthy, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI

“A fast-paced thriller with tons of heart steeped in Ojibwe culture. The author narrates beautifully!”
– 425 Magazine (audiobook review)