colonialism The Miramichi Reader

Speechless by Anne Simpson

February 28, 2021September 9, 2020 by Ian Colford

In Anne Simpson’s gripping third novel, Speechless, A’isha Nasir, a Nigerian teenager, has been convicted of adultery and, in keeping with Sharia, or Islamic Law, been sentenced to death by stoning.

But A’isha’s situation is neither simple nor … Continue reading

Exile Blues by Douglas Gary Freeman

February 2, 2022September 29, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Exile Blues could be one of the most important Black History novels to appear in recent years, and Douglas Gary Freeman is a writer worthy of consideration.

Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom by Stephen Gowans

June 22, 2018June 12, 2018 by James M. Fisher

all the wars fought in the twentieth century, the one I was least familiar with was the Korean War. Odd, because my father-in-law served in Korea with Canadian Forces. With Baraka Books’ 2018 release of Patriots, Traitors and Empires by … Continue reading

Amah and the Silk-Winged Pigeons by Jocelyn Cullity

December 29, 2019February 5, 2018 by James M. Fisher

There are certain books – not many- that I pick up to read and soon put down, not because I don’t fancy them, but I simply didn’t feel it was the right time (for either the book or me) to … Continue reading