Great Plains Literature

Chronicle of a devastating flood in Nebraska on May 31, 1935.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Iowa twentieth century family farm epic based on Shakespeare’s “King Lear”

A wide-angle look at one of the most significant groups of people in the country

A gripping Dust Bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town.

Readers will delight in the story of Harriet as she searches for her father in the American West

The history, geography, and geology of the plains and the birds that inhabit it. 

Award-winning stories of matter-of-fact cruelty and the hopeful fragility of humanity

A joyous and personal exploration of the realm of the Kaw River, which stretches from the High Plains of Colorado to the Kansas City metro area

A fast-paced noir novel set in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930

A story of freedom through bold action, strong testimony, and heartfelt eloquence from one of Native America's greatest heros.

A study of regional identity and a sense of place on the Great Plains

Three women, decades apart from each other, fight for love and agency in a rural Kansas community seemingly frozen in time.