Social Justice Book Club: This Town Sleeps by Dennis E. Staples

For Native American Heritage Month, we will read This Town Sleeps by Dennis E. Staples. On an Ojibwe reservation called Languille Lake, two men enter into a secret romance. Marion Lafournier, a gay Ojibwe man, begins a relationship with his former classmate Shannon, a heavily closeted white man. While Marion is far more open about his sexuality, neither is immune to the realities of the lives of gay men in small towns and closed societies. 

While investigating a local fallen hero's death, Marion discovers family connections and an old Ojibwe legend that may hold the key to unraveling the biggest mystery their town has seen. Books will be available at Prosser and McMahon Wintonbury. You may listen to the audiobook on Hoopla or read the ebook on the Palace Project app.