Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
Approaching Fire by Michelle Porter
Black Loyalists in New Brunswick by Stephen Davidson
Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Pam Palmater
Gutter Child by Jael Richardson
Jael Richardson’s debut novel, Gutter Child (2021, HarperCollins Canada)* is a forceful one that shines a spotlight on racism, colonization and the struggle to get out from under an imposed debt that only death will bring freedom from. It is … Continue reading
Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard
The Hermit of Africville by Jon Tattrie (New Edition)
Pearleen Oliver: Canada’s Black Crusader for Civil Rights, Edited by Ronald Caplan
As the Black Lives Matter movement advances, there have been many, many new books released focussing on the history of slavery, segregation and outright racism that existed and still exists in Canada. This is particularly true in Atlantic Canada where … Continue reading
What the Living Do by Maggie Dwyer
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
The Talking Drum by Lisa Braxton
Talking to Dr. Nora Gold About the Tenth Anniversary of JewishFiction.net
I have found the various writing communities in Canada to be very supportive of each other, and JewishFiction.net certainly fills an important niche in this country. Jewish Fiction .net is the online literary journal that was founded by Dr. Nora … Continue reading
Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat’a By Katłıà
The North-West is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel’s People, the Métis Nation by Jean Teillet
Some books are there to offer the kinds of stories that can light on our paths and help us figure out a way forward. The North-West is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel’s People, the Métis Nation by historian … Continue reading