" Another Name for Red is a beautifully written, poignant and propulsive debut novel about loss, hope, and the difficult relationships in the life of an Anishinaabe woman. I absolutely devoured this novel. Amber Blaeser-Wardzala is an engaging and extraordinary new voice in Native American literature. You will not be able to put this book down!" --Brandon Hobson, National Book Award finalist and author of The Removed "A beautiful and harrowing page-turner, Another Name for Red has a thriller's pace and an elegiac heart. Middle Sister's guilt, rage, and underlying strength propel the reader through this story of a missing young woman, whose tragic disappearance is part of something much bigger." --Anna North, New York Times bestselling author of Outlawed and Bog Queen "A powerful debut that is both fearless and heartfelt, an unflinching exploration of the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis as well as the tireless pursuit of justice for those we love. Amber Blaeser-Wardzala puts her heart on these pages, which will stay with readers long after the final one is turned." --Vanessa Lillie, bestselling author of Blood Sisters " Another Name for Red is the haunting story of a family, nearly broken in the aftermath of a daughter's disappearance.

Blaeser-Wardzala writes with fierce intelligence about desire and obsession, survival and surrender, alienation and--through absence and grief--the possibility of repair. A remarkable story of home and heartbreak, Another Name for Red is as tender in its love for its characters as it is unsparing in its portrayal of the forces that fail them." --Eliana Ramage, author of To the Moon and Back "This novel held me tightly from page one with its brilliantly crafted story of violence, consequences, alienation, and corrupted desire. But it wasn't until it let me go that I understood the promises it had silently made and solemnly kept. Another Name for Red showed up to put mending stitches into a wide rip in the world." --Elissa Washuta, author of White Magic "Amber Blaeser-Wardzala's Another Name for Red is a dynamic and daring debut novel. It's at once a heart-thrumming mystery, a moving reckoning of the generational harms perpetrated against Native Americans, and a revelation of the ways young women must navigate the perils of male power. It's also a revelatory testament to the sustaining force of native culture.

The book's characters are indelible, none more so than its complicated and compelling heroine Middle Sister. This is ambitious, important work by a writer with great heart and the talent to match." --Mitchell S. Jackson, author of The Residue Years.