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Black Canadian Authors

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Canadian books by Black authors for readers of all ages. In celebration of Black History Month.

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Calgary Public Library

18 items

18 items

Washington Black

Washington Black

by Edugyan, Esi

Book - 2018

Told as a memoir from the perspective of a former slave, Washington Black is a magnificent coming-of-age story that reads like a 19th century adventure with a contemporary edge. Lush, poignant, and challenging, this is an unforgettable read. Told as a memoir from the perspective of a former slave, Washington Black is a magnificent coming-of-age story that reads like a 19th century adventure with a contemporary edge. Lush, poignant, and challenging, this is an unforgettable read. Show less

Told as a memoir from the perspective of a former slave, Washington Black is a magnificent coming-of-age story that reads like a 19th century adventure with a contemporary edge. Lush, poignant, and challenging, this is an unforgettable read. Told as a memoir from the perspective of a former slave, Washington Black is a magnificent coming-of-age story that reads like a 19th century adventure with a contemporary edge. Lush, poignant, and challenging, this is an unforgettable read. Show less

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Theory

Theory

A Novel

by Brand, Dionne

Book - 2018

Searing and witty, Theory tackles themes of love, race, and gender like an academic dissertation. Dionne Brand has crafted a profound exploration of the tension between romance and intellect. Searing and witty, Theory tackles themes of love, race, and gender like an academic dissertation. Dionne Brand has crafted a profound exploration of the tension between romance and intellect. Show less

Searing and witty, Theory tackles themes of love, race, and gender like an academic dissertation. Dionne Brand has crafted a profound exploration of the tension between romance and intellect. Searing and witty, Theory tackles themes of love, race, and gender like an academic dissertation. Dionne Brand has crafted a profound exploration of the tension between romance and intellect. Show less

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Team Fugee

Team Fugee

by McLean, Dirk

Book - 2017

At his new school in Canada, Ozzie and the other Nigerian kids compete for time on the soccer field with Victor’s team of Syrian refugees. A match between...Show more At his new school in Canada, Ozzie and the other Nigerian kids compete for time on the soccer field with Victor’s team of Syrian refugees. A match between the two teams creates an opportunity for a school soccer program. Can Ozzie and Victor unite to create one team? Show less

At his new school in Canada, Ozzie and the other Nigerian kids compete for time on the soccer field with Victor’s team of Syrian refugees. A match between...Show more At his new school in Canada, Ozzie and the other Nigerian kids compete for time on the soccer field with Victor’s team of Syrian refugees. A match between the two teams creates an opportunity for a school soccer program. Can Ozzie and Victor unite to create one team? Show less

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Africville

Africville

by Grant, Shauntay

Book - 2018

Africville was a black community in Halifax that existed for over 150 years. This book explores a place that was vibrant culturally, but at the same time reveals the social injustices Black Canadians have faced and continue to face. Africville was a black community in Halifax that existed for over 150 years. This book explores a place that was vibrant culturally, but at the same time reveals the social injustices Black Canadians have faced and continue to face. Show less

Africville was a black community in Halifax that existed for over 150 years. This book explores a place that was vibrant culturally, but at the same time reveals the social injustices Black Canadians have faced and continue to face. Africville was a black community in Halifax that existed for over 150 years. This book explores a place that was vibrant culturally, but at the same time reveals the social injustices Black Canadians have faced and continue to face. Show less

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Things Are Good Now

Things Are Good Now

Stories

by Ibrahim, Djamila

Book - 2018

Ibrahim weaves powerful and compassionate meditation on the immigrant experience through this collection of short stories. With gorgeous and insightful prose, each narrative highlights the challenges of migrating to the West in a post 9/11 world. Ibrahim weaves powerful and compassionate meditation on the immigrant experience through this collection of short stories. With gorgeous and insightful prose, each narrative highlights the challenges of migrating to the West in a post 9/11 world. Show less

Ibrahim weaves powerful and compassionate meditation on the immigrant experience through this collection of short stories. With gorgeous and insightful prose, each narrative highlights the challenges of migrating to the West in a post 9/11 world. Ibrahim weaves powerful and compassionate meditation on the immigrant experience through this collection of short stories. With gorgeous and insightful prose, each narrative highlights the challenges of migrating to the West in a post 9/11 world. Show less

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How to Make Love to A Negro (without Getting Tired)

How to Make Love to A Negro (without Getting Tired)

A Novel

by Laferrière, Dany

Book - 2010

The Haitian-Canadian writer’s first novel is a brilliant and funny satire about race and sex. The Haitian-Canadian writer’s first novel is a brilliant and funny satire about race and sex. Show less

The Haitian-Canadian writer’s first novel is a brilliant and funny satire about race and sex. The Haitian-Canadian writer’s first novel is a brilliant and funny satire about race and sex. Show less

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Fifteen Dogs

Fifteen Dogs

An Apologue

by Alexis, André

Book - 2015

2015 Giller Prize winner imagines man’s best friend with human cognitive skills. Enchanting and intensely moving. 2015 Giller Prize winner imagines man’s best friend with human cognitive skills. Enchanting and intensely moving. Show less

2015 Giller Prize winner imagines man’s best friend with human cognitive skills. Enchanting and intensely moving. 2015 Giller Prize winner imagines man’s best friend with human cognitive skills. Enchanting and intensely moving. Show less

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Elijah of Buxton

Elijah of Buxton

by Curtis, Christopher Paul

Book - 2007

This Newbery honour book is the gripping adventure story of Elijah, the first freeborn child of escaped slaves in a settlement just across the border from Detroit. This Newbery honour book is the gripping adventure story of Elijah, the first freeborn child of escaped slaves in a settlement just across the border from Detroit. Show less

This Newbery honour book is the gripping adventure story of Elijah, the first freeborn child of escaped slaves in a settlement just across the border from Detroit. This Newbery honour book is the gripping adventure story of Elijah, the first freeborn child of escaped slaves in a settlement just across the border from Detroit. Show less

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The Alchemists of Kush

The Alchemists of Kush

Inspired by True Stories : the Acclaimed Novel

by Minister Faust

Book - 2017

An electrifying novel that weaves parallel stories following the lives of two boys – one living in present day Edmonton and the other living 7,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. An electrifying novel that weaves parallel stories following the lives of two boys – one living in present day Edmonton and the other living 7,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Show less

An electrifying novel that weaves parallel stories following the lives of two boys – one living in present day Edmonton and the other living 7,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. An electrifying novel that weaves parallel stories following the lives of two boys – one living in present day Edmonton and the other living 7,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Show less

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Soucouyant

Soucouyant

[a Novel of Forgetting]

by Chariandy, David John

Book - 2007

A lyrical coming-of-age story about a son’s experiences caring for his elderly Trinidad-born mother and the revelations about her tragic past. A lyrical coming-of-age story about a son’s experiences caring for his elderly Trinidad-born mother and the revelations about her tragic past. Show less

A lyrical coming-of-age story about a son’s experiences caring for his elderly Trinidad-born mother and the revelations about her tragic past. A lyrical coming-of-age story about a son’s experiences caring for his elderly Trinidad-born mother and the revelations about her tragic past. Show less

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This Book Betrays My Brother

This Book Betrays My Brother

by Molope, Kagiso Lesego

Unknown - 2018

This winner of the Ottawa Book Awards prize for English Fiction explores the singular difficulty of navigating the brutal politics around sexual assault in a rural South Africa community. This winner of the Ottawa Book Awards prize for English Fiction explores the singular difficulty of navigating the brutal politics around sexual assault in a rural South Africa community. Show less

This winner of the Ottawa Book Awards prize for English Fiction explores the singular difficulty of navigating the brutal politics around sexual assault in a rural South Africa community. This winner of the Ottawa Book Awards prize for English Fiction explores the singular difficulty of navigating the brutal politics around sexual assault in a rural South Africa community. Show less

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Frying Plantain

Frying Plantain

Stories

by Reid-Benta, Zalika

Book - 2019

Longlisted for the 2019 Giller Prize, Reid-Benta’s luminous debut short story collection captures the life experiences of being young, Black, and a child of immigrants in Canada. Longlisted for the 2019 Giller Prize, Reid-Benta’s luminous debut short story collection captures the life experiences of being young, Black, and a child of immigrants in Canada. Show less

Longlisted for the 2019 Giller Prize, Reid-Benta’s luminous debut short story collection captures the life experiences of being young, Black, and a child of immigrants in Canada. Longlisted for the 2019 Giller Prize, Reid-Benta’s luminous debut short story collection captures the life experiences of being young, Black, and a child of immigrants in Canada. Show less

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All Aboard!

All Aboard!

Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine

by Kulling, Monica

Book - 2010

The true story of a son of escaped slaves who came to Canada and eventually became a mechanical engineer and inventor. The true story of a son of escaped slaves who came to Canada and eventually became a mechanical engineer and inventor. Show less

The true story of a son of escaped slaves who came to Canada and eventually became a mechanical engineer and inventor. The true story of a son of escaped slaves who came to Canada and eventually became a mechanical engineer and inventor. Show less

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Love Enough

Love Enough

A Novel

by Brand, Dionne

Book - 2014

Brand’s poetic and dreamlike novel follows the intersecting stories of men and women struggling with love and life in Toronto. Brand’s poetic and dreamlike novel follows the intersecting stories of men and women struggling with love and life in Toronto. Show less

Brand’s poetic and dreamlike novel follows the intersecting stories of men and women struggling with love and life in Toronto. Brand’s poetic and dreamlike novel follows the intersecting stories of men and women struggling with love and life in Toronto. Show less

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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

by Philippe, Ben

Book - 2019

The hilarious coming of age story of a black Quebecois francophone teenager with the misfortune of finding himself attending high school in Texas. The hilarious coming of age story of a black Quebecois francophone teenager with the misfortune of finding himself attending high school in Texas. Show less

The hilarious coming of age story of a black Quebecois francophone teenager with the misfortune of finding himself attending high school in Texas. The hilarious coming of age story of a black Quebecois francophone teenager with the misfortune of finding himself attending high school in Texas. Show less

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The Big Bed

The Big Bed

by Laditan, Bunmi

Book - 2018

A precocious preschooler finds creative and unexpected ways to avoid sleeping in her own little bed. A precocious preschooler finds creative and unexpected ways to avoid sleeping in her own little bed. Show less

A precocious preschooler finds creative and unexpected ways to avoid sleeping in her own little bed. A precocious preschooler finds creative and unexpected ways to avoid sleeping in her own little bed. Show less

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Fate of Flames

Fate of Flames

by Raughley, Sarah

Book - 2016

The Effigies, including our heroine Maia, are powerful figures imbued with elemental gifts. The Effigies are crucial in the fight to fend off evil phantoms that threaten our world. The Effigies, including our heroine Maia, are powerful figures imbued with elemental gifts. The Effigies are crucial in the fight to fend off evil phantoms that threaten our world. Show less

The Effigies, including our heroine Maia, are powerful figures imbued with elemental gifts. The Effigies are crucial in the fight to fend off evil phantoms that threaten our world. The Effigies, including our heroine Maia, are powerful figures imbued with elemental gifts. The Effigies are crucial in the fight to fend off evil phantoms that threaten our world. Show less

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Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged

Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged

by Warner, Jody

Book - 2008

This is the story of the first woman to grace a Canadian banknote. A great, empowering story. This is the story of the first woman to grace a Canadian banknote. A great, empowering story. Show less

This is the story of the first woman to grace a Canadian banknote. A great, empowering story. This is the story of the first woman to grace a Canadian banknote. A great, empowering story. Show less

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