Novel 'Song of the Horseman' tells a story of reclaiming generational Cherokee heritage

"Song of the Horseman," a recent novel by Mark Warren, won recognition as a finalist in the Literary Fiction category of the Georgia Author of the Year Awards for 2022. (Courtesy of Mark Warren)

Everyone — everything — has a song, and tying it all together is the larger song. “Song of the Horseman” is a recent novel by Mark Warren. The novel won recognition as a finalist in the Literary Fiction category of the Georgia Author of the Year Awards for 2022. Mark Warren joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about his sweeping story cataloging the lives of two Native Americans a generation apart.

Interview highlights:

Two related members of the Cherokee nation, living 50 years apart: