One of the most fascinating and prestigious authors of the Northwest, Sherman Alexie recently won the National Book Award, among the highest honors a writer can receive. Alexie won for his novel,The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a semi-autobiographical story and his first book for teens. Enrique Cerna about talks intimately with Alexie about his childhood on the Spokane Indian Reservation, overcoming illness and alcoholism, and the inspiration behind his award-winning novel.
