Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling by Esi Edugyan
An insightful exploration and moving meditation on identity, art, and belonging from one of the most celebrated writers of the last decade, Esi Edugyan.
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Posts that pertain to Black history, Indigenous titles and POC.
The Rick Revelle Interview 2.0*
Rick was born in Smith Falls Ontario. He belongs to the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. His books include, I Am Algonquin (2013), Algonquin Spring (2015), Algonquin Sunset (2017) and the final and fourth book in the series, Algonquin Legacy, which is now available.
Introducing: Mercedez Tate, Indigenous Poet
Tansi, my name is Mercedez Tate and I’m a 17-year-old Plains Cree woman from Poundmaker Cree Nation, Sask, on Treaty 6 territory.
I’ve always had a strong bond with words, especially writing and singing.
Iskotew Iskwew Poetry of a Northern Rez Girl by Francine Merasty
Iskotew Iskwew/Fire Woman is a poetry collection written during a period of trauma while the author was working as a Counsel to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in 2017.
Mi’kmaq Campfire Stories of Prince Edward Island by Julie Pellissier-Lush
Mi’kmaq Campfire Stories of Prince Edward Island by Julie Pellissier-Lush is a lovely compilation of short stories, each offering both entertainment and education for young listeners.
Flash Reviews of Four Recent Indigenous Titles by Alison Manley
Four of Alison Manley's Instagram reviews are collected here for National Truth and Reconciliation Day, September 30, 2021.
All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac
Brian Isaac's powerful debut novel All the Quiet Places is the coming-of-age story of Eddie Toma, an Indigenous (Syilx) boy, told through the young narrator's wide-eyed observations of the world around him. It's 1956, and six-year-old Eddie Toma lives with his mother, Grace, and his little brother, Lewis, near the Salmon River on the far edge of the Okanagan Indian Reserve in the British Columbia Southern Interior.
Creeland by Dallas Hunt
Creeland is a poetry collection concerned with notions of home and the quotidian attachments we feel to those notions, even across great distances.
Home of the Floating Lily: Stories by Silmy Abdullah
Set in both Canada and Bangladesh, the eight stories in Home of the Floating Lily follow the lives of everyday people as they navigate the complexities of migration, displacement, love, friendship, and familial conflict.
The Narrows of Fear by Carol Rose GoldenEagle
The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik) weaves the stories of a group of women committed to helping one another. Despite abuse experienced by some, both in their own community and in residential schools, these women learn to celebrate their culture, its stories, its dancing, its drums, and its elders.
My Indian by Mi’sel Joe and Sheila O’Neill
In 1822, William Epps Cormack sought the expertise of a guide who could lead him across Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk camps on the island. In his journals, Cormack refers to his guide only as “My Indian.”
What Was Said to Me: The Life of Sti’tum’atul’wut, a Cowichan Woman by Ruby Peter in collaboration with Helene Demers
A narrative of resistance and resilience spanning seven decades in the life of a tireless advocate for Indigenous language preservation.
Nova Scotia Shaped By the Sea: A Living History by Lesley Choyce
The history of Nova Scotia is an amazing story of a land and a people shaped by the waves, the tides, the wind, and the wonder of the North Atlantic. Choyce weaves the legacy of this unique coastal province, piecing together the stories written in the rocks, the wrecks, and the record books of human glory and error.
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
Every so often, Canada Reads introduces you to a book that you absolutely needed to read, it opens the world to a new voice and story and gives a book that needed a wider platform that boost. Jonny Appleseed is one of those books.
Approaching Fire by Michelle Porter
Approaching Fire will surely provide the reader with the opportunity to grasp the struggles of identity that emanate from hundreds of years of racism, and the parallels with seething fires that rip across the lands and destroy tangible keepsakes.