Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guide to Research on North American Indians | 1983 | Michael Dorris | Buy |
| 2 | The Broken Cord | 1989 | Michael Dorris | Buy |
| 3 | Route Two | 1990 | Michael Dorris | Buy |
| 4 | Rooms in the House of Stone: The “Thistle” Series of Essays | 1993 | Michael Dorris | Buy |
| 5 | Paper Trail | 1994 | Michael Dorris | Buy |
| 6 | Guests | 1995 | Michael Dorris | Buy |
| 7 | The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading | 1997 | Michael Dorris | Buy |
Michael Dorris’s non-fiction work covers memoir, essays, and academic research. The Broken Cord (1989) is his most famous non-fiction book, a personal account of raising his adopted son who had fetal alcohol syndrome. The memoir won the National Book Critics Circle Award and raised public awareness of the condition.
His earlier scholarly work includes Guide to Research on North American Indians (1983), while collections like Paper Trail (1994) and Rooms in the House of Stone (1993) gather his essays on culture, identity, and Native American issues.