Tommy Orange’s 2018 award-winning debut novel There There explored the impact of generational trauma, particularly that of the Native American experience.

Tommy Orange’s new book Wandering Stars is both a prequel and a sequel to his first novel, but it serves as a standalone that won’t confuse those who haven’t read There There.
I recently spoke with Tommy Orange about the disease of addiction, revisiting the characters first brought to life in There There, and more.
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Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange was published by Knopf.
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