Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing

09/06/2025

We've teamed up with Room to Read, an international organization that promotes literacy by providing books in marginalized communities throughout the world. We'll be publishing books for the Oceti Sakowin (Dakota, Nakota, Lakota), Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, Ojibwe, Cherokee, Choctaw and Dine' (Navajo) people this coming spring 2026. Our authors will be:

Leslie Apple (Pine Ridge Lakota)
Brad Wagnon (Oklahoma Cherokee)
Chelsea Elizabeth Tyagi (Oklahoma Choctaw)
Allison Waukau (Dine')
Sheri Hunani Maxwell (Native Hawaiian)
Jackie Schaeffer (Inupiaq)
Tom Peacock (Ojibwe)

The books will be distributed free of charge to schools, libraries and other organizations in each tribal nation by the Room to Read organization.

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Friday, September 26th, 4:00-5:00 PM. A book signing event for Eleanor Ching LaFave's new collection of poems, Gentle Winds, will be held at the Cloquet Public Library on Friday, September 26th, 4:00-5:00 PM.

Cloquet Public Library
320 14th Street
Cloquet, Minnesota

08/29/2025

NEW BOOK AVAILABLE! We're proud to announce the release of a book of poetry, Gentle Winds, by Eleanor Ching LaFave, Fond du Lac Ojibwe elder. Order your copy at Amazon.com

08/27/2025

Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing is seeking a Dine' (Navajo) illustrator for an upcoming children's book. If you are interested contact us at [email protected] or call 218-310-0416

08/14/2025

I'll have a new children's book coming out this autumn, The Naming of Aki, a hardcover published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. Here is some information on the book.

Story by Thomas Peacock Illustrations by Allison Horner Minnesota Historical Society Press (October 2025) Description This retelling of a traditional Ojibwe story celebrates what First Human and First Wolf see, taste, hear, smell, and touch as they wander Aki, the Earth, to be the namers of things.....

07/30/2025

Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing will be at the MAIIADS conference at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College July 30-31 in Cloquet, MInnesota for all of you interesting in perusing our books. See you there!

Minnesota American Indian Institute on Alcohol and Drug Studies The mission for the annual MAIIADS conference is: “To provide...

06/06/2025

This Sunday, June 8th, from 11AM until 1PM, the Madeline Island Museum welcomes Black Bears & Blueberries Publishing, a Native-owned publishing company featuring children’s books written and illustrated by native authors and artists. Book readings and signings of new releases from authors Kiki Garcia, “Fishing by Torchlight”, Dee Sweet, “Do Rabbits Have Habits?”, Art Coulson “Our Stories”, Evan Larson & Melonee Montano “Ishkode, A Story of Fire”, and Roxanne Gould “Murphy, the Boss Cat of Little Earth” will delight all. The Museum will also have a 50% discounted admission both Saturday, June 7th and Sunday June 8th for Visitor Appreciation weekend.

06/04/2025

06/01/2025

05/28/2025

Many of this year's authors will be at AICHO on Friday, June 6th. Join us to meet and greet our amazing writers!

June 6th from 5 to 7 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
Everyone is welcome.

Join Black Bear and Blueberries Publishing authors: Art Coulson, Kiki Garcia, Dee Sweet, Roxanne Gould, Kent Estey, Melonee Montano, and Evan Larson for a very special event at 212 W 2nd street Duluth MN

05/12/2025

Indigenous arts and crafts for sale at Civic Plaza, May 18, 2025, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.