Karen Louise Erdrich is an author of novels, short stories, and poetry. She is also the owner of Birchbark Books, which focuses on Native American literature.Erdich's stories have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker. Her first book, "Love Medicine," was published in 1984. She has published a 18 novels, several of which have won awards and/or become best-sellers. She has also published seven collections of short stories, and three collections of poems.Erdich received her B.A. in English from Dartmouth College and her M.A. in Writing from Johns Hopkins University.