Born in Chicago, Illinois, Nick Medina appreciates blues-based music, local folklore, and snowy winters. He has degrees in organizational and multicultural communication, and has worked as a college instructor. He enjoys playing guitar, listening to classic rock, exploring haunted cemeteries, and all sorts of spooky stuff. Connect with him on nickmedina.net, Instagram (@nickmedinawrites), and Twitter (@MedinaNick).
With the excellent Sisters of the Lost Nation, Nick Medina expertly balances Native mythology, a grounded coming of age story, and a modern, all too real and terrible mystery of Native girls going missing. Gripping, heartbreaking, and vital, this is a novel you won't soon forget, and Anna Horn will no doubt become one of your most cherished fictional characters. -Paul Tremblay, national bestselling author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers Club Sisters of the Lost Nation weaves Native folklore with truths that we feel in our bones to create a story that is as beautiful as it is sad, as powerful as it is frightening, as familiar as it is otherworldly. -Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor and The Hunger Nick Medina's Sisters of the Lost Nation is a powerful debut novel that drops you in a unique world filled with horrors, both real and mythological. It grips you from the start, engages you to the finish and stays with you after. -Iris Yamashita, author of City Under One Roof A pulse-pounding horror thriller with a riveting central mystery, Medina's debut is a masterclass in suspense. It's also a moving portrayal of the painful rift between past and present, and an urgent reminder of the profound importance of storytelling, of being heard, seen, and remembered. -Rachel Harrison, author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle Sisters of the Lost Nation is a dark and excruciatingly timely debut about the very real horror of Native girls going missing. Medina's decisive authorial voice and unforgettable characters made for an incredibly powerful read. -Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching Nick Medina's debut is a marvelous fusion of the thrilling, the dark, and the uncanny. Nothing in this novel was exactly as I expected it to be; its many denizens behave as real people do, with heartbreaking and sometimes hair-raising unpredictability-and the ending will eat you alive. Simply the best book I've read this year. -Tanen Jones, author of The Better Liar Sisters of the Lost Nation is a gripping and compelling story that's as poignant as it is timely. Medina's spectacular blend of tribal mythology, atmospheric settings, and a lead character who settles right into your heart make this book unforgettable. -Hannah Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of Never Coming Home