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• As the Earth Dreams

  Black Canadian Speculative Stories

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  An anthology featuring ten speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers that explore identity, growth, futurity, and joy, imagining the Black experiences through science fiction, and magical realism. 

• Birth of a Dynasty

  Bado, Chinaza

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  The first in a trilogy, this epic fantasy follows M'Kuru Mukundi and Zikora Nnamani, the sole surviving scions of noble houses targeted by a tyrannical empire, who must navigate a brutal world of political intrigue and hidden magic to save their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Cherokee

  Downing, Antonio Michael, 1975-

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  A coming-of-age story, set in the 1990s, about a mixed-race Black girl fighting for recognition in a South Carolina Cherokee community that refuses to accept her ancestry as legitimate.

• A Darker Shade of Blue

  a Police Officer's Memoir

  Merith, Keith,

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  In his memoir, Keith Merith, a retired Black Canadian superintendent, shares his thirty-one year career, offering a look at systemic racism and microaggressions he faced while working to achieve reform within the police force and advocating for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything Is Fine Here

  A Novel

  Tushabe, Iryn,

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  Iryn Tushabe's debut novel explores the complexities of migration, identity and the meaning of home through the interconnected lives of a Ugandan immigrant family in Canada.

• George & Darril Fosty's Black Ice

  the Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925

  Fosty, George Robert,

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  Learn about the lost history of the of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes (1895–1925), a Black-led organization that pre-dated the NHL and pioneered major innovations like the slapshot.

• Good Dirt

  Wilkerson, Charmaine,

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  A woman is haunted by a childhood tragedy and the sudden destruction of a centuries-old stoneware jar brought north by an enslaved ancestor.

• The Hand of Iman

  Assani-Razaki, Ryad, 1981-

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  Set in West Africa, this award-winning debut follows the friendship between two young boys, as they struggle for survival and hope and confronting the possibility of a livable future amidst harsh circumstances.

• Marsha

  the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

  Tourmaline,

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  A celebration of the life and legacy of Marsha P. Johnson, a revolutionary Black transgender activist and drag queen who was a key figure in the Stonewall Uprising.

• A Mouth Full of Salt

  Gaafar, Reem,

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  Three Sudanese women across four decades grapple with societal and political constraints. When a drowning incident occurs, exposing secrets in their small village, the women fight to claim their own agency a tumultuous time.  

• Only Because It's You

  Fisseha, Rebecca, 1980-

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  A marriage of convenience between friends sparks real feelings for main characters Miz and Kal. This novel tackles serious issues such as the difficulties of navigating our complicated immigration system, while still managing to tell a fun…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Other Worlds

  Stories

  Alexis, André, 1957-

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  Collection of short stories connected by themes of rebirth, death and belonging, written with a great sense of emotional depth.

• Paradise Once

  Senior, Olive,

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  Through the journey of four characters, this historical novel explores the destruction of a Taino village and the devastating impact of the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean.

• The Road to Shiloh

  the Untold Story of the First Black American Community on the Saskatchewan Prairies

  Lane, Leander K.,

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  In 1910, a dozen African American families in Oklahoma migrated to Maidstone, Saskatchewan to escape segregationist laws, only to encounter similar attitudes in the prairies. This book tells the story of the foundation of the first Black farming…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Searching for Serafim

  the Life and Legacy of Serafim "Joe" Fortes

  Smith Díaz, Ruby,

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  Delve into the life of local B.C hero Serafim "Joe" Fortes, an Afro-Latino Canadian icon who navigated segregation and white supremacy in Canada at the turn of the 20th century.

• The Snag

  a Mother, a Forest, and Wild Grief

  McWatt, Tessa,

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  Governor General's Award nominee Tessa McWatt turns to the forest as a site of meditation to explore loss, grief, and the difficulty of moving through the different stages of life.

• We, the Kindling

  Okot Bitek, Juliane, 1966-

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  Nominated for the 2025 Giller Prize, this deeply moving and powerful debut novel is based on the real experiences of young girls abducted and forced to join Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army.

• The World So Wide

  Jones, Zilla,

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  A brilliant yet flawed opera singer struggles to navigate the complexities of race, gender, colonization, and politics, while trying to find her place in this world. Set in 1983 Grenada --the year of the U.S.-led coup.

• You've Changed

  Williams, Ian, 1979-

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  A humorous yet biting exploration and social commentary of a collapsing marriage where both spouses are experiencing a severe identity crisis.