Black Authors

Great reads by Black authors.

Updated January 14, 2025
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Out there screaming : an anthology of new Black horror
Peele, Jordan
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling...
Also available in eBook format.

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I rise
Arnold, Marie
Paper Book
"A love letter to Harlem and hope. I Rise is smart and funny and full of heart.*" Fourteen-year-old Ayo who has to decide whether to take on her mother's activist role when her mom is shot by police. As she tries to find answers, Ayo looks to the wisdom of her ancestors and...
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

3

The Night Piece: Collected Short Fiction
Alexis, Andre
Paper Book
A career-spanning collection of stories from the author of Fifteen Dogs, winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and Canada Reads. Vivid, profound, moving, and with moments of sly humour, the stories in The Night Piece reveal...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

4

The undefeated
Alexander, Kwame
Paper Book
Winner of the 2020 Caldecott Medal A 2020 Newbery Honor Book Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award The Newbery Award-winning author of THE CROSSOVER pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time...
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Black girls must die exhausted : a novel
Allen, Jayne
Paper Book
"It's a good thing that this is only the first book of a trilogy, because after getting to know Tabitha, you won't want to leave her at the end. . . . Written intimately as if you're peering into the mind of a close friend, this book is a true testament to the stresses on women today and how...
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

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The vanishing half
Bennett, Brit
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * NPR * PEOPLE * TIME MAGAZINE * VANITY FAIR * GLAMOUR New York Times<...

Des jumelles inseparables choisissent de vivre dans deux mondes etrangers : celui des Blancs et celui des Noirs.

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Between the world and me
Coates, Ta-Nehisi.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NAMED ONE OF TIME'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE * PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * ONE OF OPRAH'S "BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH" * NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT...
Also available in Audiobook, eBook, eAudiobook and Large Print formats.

8

The skin we're in : a year of Black resistance and power
Cole, Desmond
Paper Book
In the tradition of Ta-Nehisi Coates, a bracing, provocative and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada's most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The Skin We're In will spark a national conversation, influence policy and inspire activists.

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

9

Black matters
Cooper, Afua
Paper Book
Halifax's former Poet Laureate Afua Cooper and photographer Wilfried Raussert collaborate in this book of poems and photographs focused on everyday Black experiences. The result is a jambalaya -- a dialogue between image and text. Cooper translates Raussert's photos into poetry, painting a profound...
Canadian author.

10

Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
Smith, Tommie.
Paper Book
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon...

11

House of whispers. Volume one, The power divided
Hopkinson, Nalo
Paper Book
One of four books expanding Neil Gaiman's acclaimed Sandman Universe. Welcome to the House of Dahomey, the houseboat of Erzulie Fréda, where the souls of Voodoo followers go when they sleep but even the fearsome Erzulie is powerless when her dream river turns sour, tossing her house from one...
Canadian author.

12

Sur la route avec Bashō : roman
Laferrière, Dany
Paper Book

Un livre dans la lignee d’Autoportrait de Paris avec chat et L’exil vaut le voyage. L’auteur suit la methode de Basho, le moine-poete japonais du XVIIe siecle. Des reveries, des souvenirs et des pensees accompagnes de dessins de Dany Laferriere.

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Auteur canadien.

13

Until we are free : reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada
Diverlus, Rodney
Paper Book
An anthology of African-Canadian writing addressing the most urgent issues facing the Black community in Canada. The killing of Trayvon Martin in 2012 by a white assailant inspired the Black Lives Matter movement, which quickly spread outside the borders of the United States....

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

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Even though I knew the end
Polk, C. L.
Paper Book
"Stylish supernatural noir with a heart and a thrumming pulse. I devoured it." --Laini TaylorC. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir. A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author

15

The sleeping car porter
Mayr, Suzette
Paper Book
FEATURED ON MICHELLE OBAMA'S INSTAGRAM SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2023 GEORGES BUGNET AWARD FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE 2023 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR ENGLISH...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats, and as a Book Club Kit.

Canadian author.

16

Finding Edward
Murray, Sheila.
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award Longlisted for the Toronto Book Awards Longlisted for Canada Reads 2023 A Globe and Mail Best Book Cyril Rowntree migrates to Toronto from Jamaica in 2012. Managing a precarious balance of work and university he begins to...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

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The son of the house
Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, Cheluchi
Other
SHORTLISTED for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 * WINNER of the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2021 * SHORTLISTED for the Chinua Achebe Prize for Nigerian Writing 2021 * WINNER of the SprinNG Women Authors Prize 2020 * WINNER of the Best International Fiction Book Award, Sharjah International Book...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

18

Dans le ventre du Congo
Ndala, Blaise
Paper Book

Dans le ventre du Congo raconte l'histoire de la princesse Tshala Nyota Moelo, qui s'affranchit des codes d'une des plus prestigieuses monarchies du Congo precolonial. Seduite par un jeune colon belge, elle finira dans le dernier zoo humain de l'Europe. Nous voila plonges au coeur du « village congolais » de l'Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles de 1958, ou l'on retrouve l'oeuvre coloniale dans toute son ignominie.

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Auteure canadienne.

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In the Belly of the Congo
Ndala, Blaise
Paper Book
A sweeping historical novel and an intergenerational family saga about the mysterious disappearance of a Congolese princess and the niece who is determined to uncover her fate more than four decades later, by the internationally acclaimed and award-winning Congolese Canadian author Blaise Ndala.<...

Canadian author.

20

The vanishing half
Bennett, Brit
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * NPR * PEOPLE * TIME MAGAZINE * VANITY FAIR * GLAMOUR New York Times<...
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La plus secrète mémoire des hommes : roman
Mbougar Sarr, Mohamed
Paper Book

En 2018, Diegane Latyr Faye, jeune ecrivain senegalais, decouvre a Paris un livre mythique, paru en 1938 : Le labyrinthe de l’inhumain. On a perdu la trace de son auteur, qualifie en son temps de « Rimbaud negre », depuis le scandale que declencha la parution de son texte. Diegane s’engage alors, fascine, sur la piste du mystérieux T.C. Elimane, se confrontant aux grandes tragedies que sont le colonialisme ou la Shoah. Du Senegal a la France en passant par l’Argentine, quelle verite l’attend au centre de ce labyrinthe ?

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22

In the Upper Country: A Novel
Thomas, Kai
Paper Book
*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *WINNER OF THE 2023 WRITER'S TRUST ATWOOD GIBSON PRIZE* SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL'S AWARD FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE ...

Also available in eBook, eAudiobook and Large Print formats.

Canadian author.

23

Sincerely Sicily
Burgess, Tamika
Paper Book
From debut author Tamika Burgess comes the captivating and empowering story of Sicily Jordan--a Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pride--who learns to use her voice and take pride in who she is while confronting prejudice in the most unexpected of places. Sicily Jordan...
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Between the world and me
Coates, Ta-Nehisi.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NAMED ONE OF TIME'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE * PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * ONE OF OPRAH'S "BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH" * NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT...

« Voila ce qu'il faut que tu saches : en Amerique, la destruction du corps noir est une tradition, un heritage. Je ne voudrais pas que tu te couches dans un reve. Je voudrais que tu sois un citoyen de ce monde beau et terrible a la fois, un citoyen conscient. J'ai decide de ne rien te cacher. ». Dans cette lettre adressée a son fils de 15 ans, Ta-Nehisi Coates revient sur la condition de l'homme noir aux Etats-Unis. Une ode a l'humanite, un cri de colere contre ce mal qui gangrene la societe americaine depuis des siecles.

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25

Out of the sun : on race and storytelling
Edugyan, Esi
Paper Book
An insightful exploration and moving meditation on identity, art, and belonging from one of the most celebrated writers of the last decade.  What happens when we begin to consider stories at the margins, when we grant them centrality? How does that complicate our certainties about who...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

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Black writers matter
French, Whitney
Paper Book
"Black Writers? African, Bluesy, Classical, Disrespectful,  Erudite, Fiery, Groovy, Haunting, Inspiring, Jazzy, Knowing, Liberating, Militant, Nervy, Optimistic, Pugnacious, Quixotic, Rambunctious, Seductive, Truculent, Urgent, Vivacious, Wicked, X-ray sharp, Yearning, Zesty. And so, they...
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Petit traité sur le racisme
Laferrière, Dany
Paper Book

Le racisme, c'est si simple au fond. C'est une affaire de Blanc et de Noir ou le Blanc concentre entre ses mains tous les pouvoirs. Pourquoi alors est-ce si difficile de le reconnaitre? Pourquoi alors ne sommes-nous pas arrives a enrayer ce poison qui ronge toutes les spheres de la vie en Amerique du Nord, de la course a la Maison-Blanche jusqu'aux campus universitaires et aux simples reunions entre collegues et amis ?

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Auteur canadien.

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They said this would be fun : race, campus life, and growing up
Martis, Eternity
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A powerful, moving memoir about what it's like to be a student of colour on a predominantly white campus. A booksmart kid from Toronto, Eternity Martis was excited to move away to Western University for her undergraduate degree. But as one of the...

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Canadian author.

29

Disorientation : being Black in the world
Williams, Ian
Paper Book
A FINALIST FOR THE 2021 HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION   Bestselling, Scotiabank Giller Award-winning writer Ian Williams brings fresh eyes and new insights to today's urgent conversation on race and racism in startling, illuminating essays that grow out...

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Canadian author.

30

Black girls
Furukawa, Dominique
Paper Book
A joyful love letter to every Black girl everywhere. In an upbeat and rhythmic ode, Dominique Furukawa and Erika Lynne Jones celebrate Black girls in all their beauty and joy. Black Girls uplifts girls of every shade, size, and walk of life, reminding them that they are perfectly...

31

We are here
Charles, Tami
Paper Book
An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that celebrates the rich history of Black and brown men and women throughout history with soaring language and stunning illustration. Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love,...
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Nous sommes l
Collier, Bryan.
Paper Book
See below for English description. Nous sommes là est un récit poignant sur la communauté noire et sur son héritage. Plein d'assurance, de tendresse et de moments de triomphe, ce récit est une ode inspirante et saisissante à toutes les femmes et tous les hommes noirs qui, au...

33

Dreamer
Aliu, Akim
Paper Book
This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a hockey prodigy in Canada. Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the...

34

Invaincus
Alexander, Kwame
Paper Book
See below for English description. C'est pour les inoubliables. Ceux qui n'ont pas peur. Ceux qui sont invaincus. Dans ce livre à la fois touchant et puissant, l'auteur à succès Kwame Alexander et l'illustrateur Kadir Nelson, récipiendaire de la médaille Caldecott, nous...

35

Le petit garçon qui venait de la Jamaïque : une page de l'histoire du Canada
Clunis, Devon
Paper Book

Crois-tu qu'une personne comme toi pourrait marquer l'histoire? N'en doute pas. Lis ce recit et tu decouvriras comment Devon, un petit garcon qui venait de la Jamaique, est entre dans l'histoire du Canada. Tu verras que tout est possible et que les reves peuvent se realiser.

Auteur canadien.

36

I color myself different
Kaepernick, Colin
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick. When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family. What...

37

Dear Black girls
Nicole, Shanice
Paper Book
Dear Black Girls is a letter to all Black girls. Every single day poet and educator Shanice Nicole is reminded of how special Black girls are and of how lucky she is to be one. Illustrations by Kezna Dalz support the book's message that no two Black girls are the same but they are all special that...
Canadian author.

38

Viola Desmond won't be budged!
Warner, Jody Nyasha
Paper Book
Finalist for the 2011 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction "On behalf of the Nova Scotia government, I sincerely apologize to Mrs. Viola Desmond's family and to all African Nova Scotians for the racial discrimination she was subjected to by the justice system ... We...
Canadian author.

39

La détermination de Viola Desmond
Warner, Jody Nyasha
Paper Book
See below for English description. La détermination de Viola Desmond Nouvelle-Écosse, 1946. Le placier prie Viola Desmond de quitter son siège au parterre pour aller s'asseoir au balcon. Viola refuse de bouger : elle sait très bien qu'on lui fait cette requête...

40

Le grain de sable : Olivier Le Jeune, premier esclave au Canada
Webster (Rapper)
Paper Book

Originaire de l'ile de Madagascar, Olivier Le Jeune arrive dans la ville de Quebec en 1629 en tant qu'esclave. Il avait 10 ans. Au-dela de son statut d'esclave, il est la premiere personne d'origine africaine a habiter de maniere permanente au Canada.

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Auteur canadien.

41

It's not bragging if it's true
Avant-garde, Zaila
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Kids will be inspired to embrace their inner weirdness and persevere through obstacles after reading this empowering collection of true stories from teenage Scripps National Spelling Bee champ and Guinness World Record holder Zaila Avant-garde! Includes 8...

Also available in eBook format.

42

Subterrane
Bah, Valérie
Paper Book
A speculative comedy comprised of a carousel of Black and Queer voices being pushed further underground by urban prosperity. New Stockholm, a metropolis like any other across North America, is unofficially divided between two worlds. Its upwardly mobile form the centre of its...

43

What Storm, What Thunder: A Novel
Chancy, Myriam J. A.
Paper Book
American Book Award Winner Finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature A NPR, Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, and Library Journal Best Book of the Year At the...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

44

The Most Secret Memory of Men: A Novel
Mbougar Sarr, Mohamed
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD · LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A masterful coming-of-age novel and a gripping investigation into the life of a mysterious author who disappeared without a trace, by the first writer from sub-Saharan Africa to...

45

Scientific Marvel: Poems
Undi, Chimwemwe
Paper Book
Winner, 2024 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry CBC Best Book of 2024 Marked by rhythmic drive, humour, and surprise, Undi's poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Firmly grounded in the local, the arresting...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

46

Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces
Abdelmahmoud, Elamin
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER   From one of the most beloved media personalities of his generation comes a one-of-a-kind reflection on Blackness, faith, language, pop culture, and the challenges and rewards of finding your way in the world. Professional wrestling...

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Canadian author.

47

The fire next time
Baldwin, James
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The book that galvanized the nation, gave voice to the emerging civil rights movementin the 1960s--and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. * "The finest essay I've ever read." --Ta-Nehisi Coates At once a powerful evocation of James...

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48

Salvage: Readings from the Wreck
Brand, Dionne
Paper Book
One of The New York Times' Notable Books of 2024 One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 One of CBC Books' Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2024 Dionne Brand explores English and American literature, and the colonial aesthetic that shaped her sense...

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Canadian author.

49

Rage : on being queer, black, brilliant... and completely over it
Fabian Brathwaite, Lester
Paper Book
A debut book from Entertainment Weekly writer and former Out magazine editor Lester Fabian Brathwaite, Rage is a darkly comedic exploration of Blackness, queerness, and the American Dream, at a time when creative anger feels like the best response to inequality.

Also available in eBook format.

50

Africa : the definitive visual history of a continent
Asaaju, Morenikeji
Paper Book
Immerse yourself in Africa's vast and intricate story and discover Africa's true place in world history, written and authenticated by experts of African heritage. Spanning more than 200,000 years, from the emergence of the first humans to the rise of megacities, Africa explores...

51

The girl in the middle : growing up between black and white, rich and poor
Granofsky, Anais
Paper Book
A moving and vivid memoir of a young girl--long before her starring role in the Degrassi series--who was always switching between worlds, wanting only to be loved When Anais Granofsky's parents meet in the early 1970s, they are foreign and fascinating to each other. Stanley is the son of a...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

52

How to be a (young) antiracist
Kendi, Ibram X.
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward...

Also available in eBook format, and a Book Club Kit.

53

Caste : the origins of our discontents
Wilkerson, Isabel
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * "An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times

Also available in eBook, eAudiobook and Large Print formats.

54

Dear Black girls : how to be true to you
Wilson, A'ja
Paper Book
This one is for all the girls with an apostrophe in their names.This is for all the girls who are labeled "too loud" and "too emotional."This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, "Oh, what did you do with your hair? That's new."This is for my Black girls.Despite gold medals, WNBA...

Also available in eBook format.

55

I Am Cherished
Ako, Onome
Paper Book
My name is Kikelomo and I am cherished! It's Kikelomo's first day of school and she is excited! But when it's time to share in her classroom circle, Kikelomo is surprised and saddened when other children make fun of her name. When Kikelomo comes home that night, her mother and...

Canadian author.

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Mon Nom Est Kikelomo
Ako, Onome
Paper Book
See below for English description. Je m'appelle Kikelomo, et je suis chérie! C'est le premier jour d'école de Kikelomo et elle est très impatiente! Mais au moment où elle dit son prénom à ses camarades de classe, Kikelomo est surprise et attristée de voir les autres...

Auteure canadienne.

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Ntangu
Tirolien, Malika, 1983-
Paper Book

Auteure canadienne.

58

Ma couleur à moi
Kaepernick, Colin, 1987-
Paper Book
See below for English description. Colin Kaepernick a cinq ans, et son enseignante lui donne une tâche qui paraît simple à accomplir : dessiner sa famille. C'est lorsqu'il se dessine avec un crayon brun que la vision du monde de Colin change du tout au tout. Il peut maintenant être...

59

Young, gifted and black, too
Wilson, Jamia
Paper Book
In this timely follow-up to the best-selling, genre-defining Young, Gifted and Black, you can meet 52 more Black icons from around the world - this time spanning even more countries and including inspiring figures from as far back as the 1500s right up to present-day heroes....

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The Kids Book of Black History in Canada
Sadlier, Rosemary.
Paper Book
This narrative journey through Black history in Canada begins with the arrival in 1604 of Mathieu Da Costa, the first known African in the country, and continues through the Black Lives Matter movement and the ongoing fight for social justice. A one-of-a-kind book, it contains inspiring and thought...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

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Today I Am: 10 Stories of Belonging
Richardson, Jael
Paper Book
A fresh and fearless collection of short fiction, poetry and graphic fiction for today's middle-grade readers. In this timely, thought-provoking, funny and heartbreaking collection, ten acclaimed BIPOC authors from across Canada explore the theme and concept of home. From awkward...

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

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La coiffure d'une princesse
Forges, Marie-Aliette.
Paper Book

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Auteure canadienne.

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Snowy mittens : a winter adventure
Grant, Shauntay
Paper Book
The picture bookSnowy Mittens: A Winter Adventure isa celebration of Black joy and the simple pleasures of a day in the snow from award-winning poet and picture book author Shauntay Grant. Follow along as a young boy spends the day sledding and ice...

Canadian author.

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Trailblazers : the Black pioneers who have shaped Canada
Ridley-Padmore, Tiyahna.
Paper Book
Canada has a rich Black history filled with fascinating stories of resilience, advocacy and innovation. Black people have been in Canada for over 400 years - for as long as the first Europeans. Their labour helped to build Canada's economy, their skills led Canada's innovation and their activism...

Canadian author.

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The reckoning
Hudson, Wade
Paper Book
A powerful contemporary novel about an aspiring 12 year-old filmmaker whose world is turned upside down when his grandfather is slain in a senseless and racist act of violence. From the author of the award-winning memoir, Defiant- Growing Up in the Jim Crow South and co-editor of...

Also available in eBook format.

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Poemhood, our black revival : history, folklore & the Black experience: a young adult poetry anthology
McBride, Amber
Paper Book
"A rich, thoughtful anthology exploring centuries of Black poetry." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "This deep and complex assemblage of Black poetry culminates in a joyful, painful, and emotionally rich experience." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An eclectic mix of Black...

Also available in eBook format.

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For King and Country
Wesley, Gloria
Paper Book
Shovels Not Rifles is the story of Will, a young Black man from a small Nova Scotia town who enlists and goes to war in the historical Black Battalion in 1916. When Coloured men are finally allowed to enlist in the Canadian military, Will Coleman has a chance to make his late father proud,...

Canadian author.

68

Cool. Awkward. Black
Strong, Karen
Paper Book
Real or imaginary, geekdom is where it's at in this multi-genre YA anthology that celebrates "the geek," with stories by some of today's top bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors. Contributors include Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Roseanne A. Brown,...

Also available in eBook format.

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Queenie : a novel
Carty-Williams, Candice
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019 BY WOMAN'S DAY, NEWSDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BUSTLE, AND BOOK RIOT! "[B]rilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking." --Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You<...

Also available in eBook and Audiobook formats.

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Inheritance : a visual poem
Acevedo, Elizabeth
Paper Book
They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do you fix this shipwrecked history of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the...

Also available in eBook format.


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