Races: The Trails & Triumphs of Canada’s Fastest Family by Valerie Jerome
The inside track on an under-told story about the intersection of race and sports in Canada.
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Teardrops on the Weser by Amatorisero Ede
What starts as a series of casual observations grows into a haunting evocation of the horrors of colonialism.
Hard Is the Journey: Stories of Chinese Settlement in British Columbia’s Kootenay by Lily Chow
In Hard Is the Journey, award-winning historian and researcher Lily Chow exposes the difficult history of Chinese Canadians in the Kootenay, shedding light on the stories of those who risked everything and often lost their lives in building the Canada we know today.
We Two Alone by Jack Wang
A masterful collection of stories that dramatizes the Chinese diaspora across the globe over the past hundred years, We Two Alone is Jack Wang’s astonishing debut work of fiction.
Hour of the Crab by Patricia Robertson
If I had to pick one book that managed to capture the essence of 2020 without trying to speak about 2020 – a year we’ll be processing for decades to come – Hour of the Crab by Patricia Robertson would be up there.
Gutter Child by Jael Richardson
Jael Richardson’s debut novel, Gutter Child (2021, HarperCollins Canada)* is a forceful one that shines …
Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard
Policing Black Lives is the work of Montreal-based Black feminist activist and educator, Robyn Maynard. Maynard brings her considerable expertise to this book, which is packed with information about the history and continued oppression of Black people in Canada.
The Worst Dogs: A Progressive Murder Mystery by Matthew de Lacey Davidson
Set in the aptly named fictional town of Feckless Bay, The Worst Dogs is Matthew …
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 …
Dominoes at the Crossroads by Kaie Kellough
In Dominoes at the Crossroads Kaie Kellough maps an alternate nation–one populated by Caribbean Canadians who hopscotch across the country. The characters navigate race, class, and coming-of-age.
Exile Blues by Douglas Gary Freeman
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.
Black Cop: My 36 years in police work, and my career ending experiences with official racism by Calvin Lawrence, With Miles Howe
The title and subtitle pretty much sum up what this book is about: being black …
The Afrikaner by Arianna Dagnino
For the third year in a row, Naomi of the Consumed by Ink book review …
Daniel Paul, Mi’kmaw Elder by Jon Tattrie
[dropcap]Award[/dropcap]-winning author Jon Tattrie, whose most recent book, Redemption Songs (2016, Potterfield Press) was about …
Brother by David Chariandy
The following review is by Naomi MacKinnon of Consumed by Ink, and is reproduced here …