Tuesday, May 19, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: “Shards of Silence” and “That Which Feeds Us”

Diné author Brian Lee Young puts much of his own experience in his first young adult novel, “ Shards of Silence ”. Protagonist Derrick Hoskie struggles with a grueling class schedule, homesickness, and the frustration over his classmates’ ignorance at a prestigious prep school. At the same time, he is researching the life of his ailing great-grandmother. It’s a story about coming of age, identity, and healing. Native Hawaiian writer Keala Kendall offers a different view of what many vacationing outsiders consider paradise in the supernatural thriller, “ That Which Feeds Us ”. Lehua follows the trail of her missing twin sister to the secluded Kōpa’a Island Resort in Hawaii. She recalls the stories her grandparents told of their homeland, which is now a commodity to wealthy resort patrons. A series of terrifying visions teach Lehua an all-too-real lesson about the land’s brutal past. We add both books to our Native Bookshelf. Break 1 Music : Wahine U`i [Beautiful One] (song) Linda Dela Cruz (artist) Linda Dela Cruz Hawaii’s Canary (album) Break 2 Music : Traditional Side Step Song (song) Little Otter (artist) Side Step Songs (album)

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: “Shards of Silence” and “That Which Feeds Us” is an episode from Native America Calling by Koahnic.

This episode is 56:30 long.

This episode was published on May 19, 2026.

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