Black History Month Fiction for Adults

A selection of novels and short stories by Black Canadian authors.

Updated February 4, 2026
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Broughtupsy
Cooke, Christina.
Paper Book
Tired of not having a place to land, twenty-year-old Akua flies from Canada to her native Jamaica to reconnect with her estranged sister Tamika. Their younger brother Bryson has recently passed from sickle cell anemia - the same disease that took their mother ten years prior - and Akua carries his...
Fifteen dogs : an apologue
Alexis, André
Paper Book
An utterly convincing and moving look at the beauty and perils of consciousness. WINNER OF CANADA READS WINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZE WINNER OF THE ROGERS WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE TORONTO BOOK AWARDS -- I wonder, said Hermes, what it would...
Frying plantain : stories
Reid-Benta, Zalika
Paper Book
Set in the neighbourhood of "Little Jamaica," Frying Plantain follows a girl from elementary school to high school graduation as she navigates the tensions between mothers and daughters, second-generation immigrants experiencing first-generation cultural expectations, and Black identity in...
Hold my girl : a novel
Carr, Charlene
Paper Book
Two women. Two eggs. One life-altering mistake. Katherine finally has it all. She's spent her entire life striving for perfection--obsessing over her spotless home, maintaining her pristine reputation, building her perfect family--and her hard work has finally paid off. After seven...
The illegal
Hill, Lawrence 1957-
CD
"A gripping political thriller readers may find hard to put down."--Dallas Morning News   Keita Ali is an elite runner living in Zantoroland, a poor, fictional island that is erupting in political violence. When his father, a journalist, is murdered, Keita...
In the upper country : a novel
Thomas, Kai
Paper Book
Winner of the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize The fates of two unforgettable women--one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act--intertwine in this sweeping, powerful novel set at the...
The islands : stories
Irving, Dionne
Paper Book
The Islands follows the lives of Jamaican women - immigrants or the descendants of immigrants - who have relocated all over the world to escape the ghosts of colonialism on what they call the Island. Set in the United States, Jamaica, and Europe, these international stories examine the lives of an...
River Mumma
Reid-Benta, Zalika.
Paper Book
"River Mumma is a love letter to culture, home, and coming of age--and will spark important, relevant book club conversations, too." --Marissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of Lucky Issa Rae's Insecure with a magical realist spin:...
Washington Black : a novel
Edugyan, Esi
Paper Book
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR * MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST * "A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free." --Vanity Fair Eleven-year-old George Washington...

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