What’s this then? A Kirkus starred review of BIG CHIEF? kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/j…

Mankato native Jon Hickey's novel "Big Chief" has lots to do with Native identity (and a nasty Wisconsin election) startribune.com/jon-hickey-big…

So wild to see this profile of me and BIG CHIEF in the Minnesota Star Tribune! startribune.com/jon-hickey-big…

Chicago Review of Books has BIG CHIEF on their list of 12 Must Read Books of April 2025! Not legally binding, but still…must read. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/04/01/12-…

SF Chronicle: “Big Chief” is a dazzling, fast-paced pressure-cooker journey about not letting others define who we are, but rather deciding that for ourselves. datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/big-chie…

Over the moon about BIG CHIEF getting picked as an Apple Books #BestBooks of April! Check it out here: apple.co/bestbooks

So you wanna discover the hottest debut books? Jon Hickey, Denne Michele Norris (she/her), Jemimah James Wei / 魏信子, and Aaron John Curtis are all going to be on Debutiful’s podcast this spring. R U Ready?

Urban Waite reviewed Episode 279 guest Jon Hickey Big Chief for San Francisco Chronicle. Key quote: "...a masterclass on identity and what it feels like to be at peace within our skin...power in those actions. Read: datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/big-chie… Listen to Ep 279: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

BIG CHIEF got an amazing, thoughtful read at LA Review of Books!

.Jon Hickey’s TBR includes work by Katie Kitamura, Denis Johnson, Kyle Edwards, and more! lithub.com/the-annotated-…

In this Episode 279 clip, ⁦Jon Hickey⁩ talks about his book as a microcosm of small-town politics and power dynamics within and outside indigenous communities. Buy the dynamic Big Chief from Simon & Schuster: simonandschuster.com/books/Big-Chie… Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

Such a pleasure to be interviewed by the great chillsatwillpodcast A wide-ranging conversation, with maybe a Sopranos reference or two

Aw, thank you! So glad you have it!

Haha, I met a very proud and enthusiastic mother of another great writer out in Minneapolis!

Guess who’s going back to a certain magical writing conference? (It’s me) So happy to be going back to the Sewanee Writers’ Conference in July. Anybody else going?

In this Episode 279 clip, ⁦Jon Hickey⁩ describes his thinking in creating the iconic car that gives the book its name. Buy the dynamic, clever, resonant Big Chief from Simon & Schuster: simonandschuster.com/books/Big-Chie… Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…

Check out my recommendation: bookbub.com/reviews/337148… via @Bookbub Simon & Schuster #SimonBooks Jon Hickey #BigChief #NetGalley

BIG CHIEF slyly makes its debut in the Washington Post! washingtonpost.com/books/2025/04/…

So excited to visit Boswell Book Company to talk BIG CHIEF with Steven Wright! WEDNESDAY!

This week @ City Lights LIVE! 🟣 5/6, 7pm: Hannah Zeavin w/ Juliana Spahr The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social 🔶 5/7, 6pm: Jon Hickey w/ Tomas Moniz Simon & Schuster 🟦 5/8, 7pm: sarah schulman w/ Caro De Robertis Penguin Books 🩷 5/11, 1pm: Workshop w/ Luis Felipe R. Murillo, Erin McElroy,Paul Schweizer