Authors / Interviews
A Q&A With Chris La Tray, Author of Debut Memoir Becoming Little Shell
At Milkweed, we often discover great books in mysterious and intriguing ways, and the Métis poet and storyteller Chris La Tray’s debut memoir, Becoming Little Shell: Returning Home to the Landless Indians of Montana, is no exception. Nearly a decade ago, our Publisher & CEO Daniel Slager attended a writers conference in Missoula, Montana. There he first crossed paths with La Tray, who was hand-selling books behind a table for the local indie bookstore Fact & Fiction. La Tray’s gift for storytelling was made apparent within minutes—so much so that Slager and La Tray’s exchange morphed from…