Headshot portrait of Tommy Orange with short dark hair, neutral expression, wearing dark shirt.
Mondavi Center Presents
In Conversation with Tommy Orange
Jackson Hall
MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange is the author of the bestselling novel There There, a multigenerational portrait of urban Native American life. 
 
Centered on communities often overlooked, There There tells the story of lives shaped by profound spirituality as well as the ongoing realities of addiction, abuse, and loss. His newest book, Wandering Stars, continues this exploration in a powerful narrative of epigenetic and generational trauma. Tracing the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, the novel follows three generations of a family as they reckon with history, inheritance, and survival. 

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