NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth present Writers on a New England Stage with author Tommy Orange. He spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello about his debut novel, There, There, in which Orange depicts the lives of a dozen different Native characters. Orange, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, grew up in Oakland California and spent time working there in a Native community before writing his novel.
This interview was recorded May 16, 2019 at The Music Hall.
Listener Advisory: This audio contains strong language.