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• Butter Honey Pig Bread

  Ekwuyasi, Francesca

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  A moving story about twin sisters and their mother that revolves around family ruptures and reconnections, and the courage of confronting the past.

• The Skin We're in

  A Year of Black Resistance and Power

  Cole, Desmond

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  A perspective-shifting read that raises awareness of the injustice faced by Black Canadians.

• Things Are Good Now

  Ibrahim, Djamila

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  Covering a wide range of issues, this collection of fictional narratives explores the emotional impact of migration on humans.

• Frying Plantain

  Reid-Benta, Zalika

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  A penetrating look at the Black experience in Toronto.

• The Gospel of Breaking

  Christmas, Jillian

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  Spinning stories of love lost, friendship and community, The Gospel of Breaking draws on the author's politics, family history and queer lineage.

• Dr. Edith Vane and the Hares of Crawley Hall

  Mayr, Suzette

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  A thrilling combination of an academic setting and classic horror elements.

• Willie

  The Game-changing Story of the Nhl's First Black Player

  O'Ree, Willie

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  Born in 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Willie O'Ree stepped on the ice for the Boston Bruins in 1958 and became the first Black player to play in the NHL.

• Viola Desmond's Canada

  A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land

  Reynolds, Graham

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  Highlighting Viola Desmoid's act of resistance, the book overviews the Black experience in Canada, from slavery under French and British rule in the eighteenth century to the practice of racial segregation and the fight for racial…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Piece

  Collected Short Fiction

  Alexis, Andre

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  A collection of career-spanning stories by Scotiabank Giller Prize and Canada Reads winner, Andre Alexis.

• Saga Boy

  My Life of Blackness and Becoming

  Downing, Antonio Michael

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  Born in Trinidad and raised in rural Ontario, Toronto-based musician and writer Antonio Michael Downing shares his story of building a life and embracing his heritage instead of trying to escape it.

• Burning Sugar

  Blain, Cicely Belle

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  Powerful poetry that illuminates the systems, society and culture structured to reinforce racism, but also celebrates the nuance and joy in life.

• Skye Falling

  A Novel

  Mckenzie, Mia

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  Accustomed to going solo, Skye soon discovers that there are relationships you can't run away from.

• Act Your Age, Eve Brown

  A Novel

  Hibbert, Talia

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  Twenty-six and with no idea what she wants to do with her life, Eve Brown had tried and mostly failed at many things, including a recent event planning project. It's time to grow up, Eve decides, and find herself.

• The Sweetness of Water

  A Novel

  Harris, Nathan

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  Set amid a murky and disordered post-Civil War America, The Sweetness of Water unfolds an unlikely bond between two black freedmen and a white family.

• Saving Ruby King

  A Novel

  West, Catherine Adel

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  Part mystery, part family saga, Saving Ruby King is a beautiful entanglement of lives, generational curses and secrets that can take you to your grave.

• Such a Fun Age

  Reid, Kiley

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  The story of a babysitter wrongly accused of kidnapping her charge that takes a deep dive into seemingly hidden layers of racism and social biases.

• A Little Devil in America

  Notes in Praise of Black Performance

  Abdurraqib, Hanif

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  From Josephine Baker to Aretha Franklin, from Michael Jackson to Dave Chapelle, these essays reflect on how Black performance is woven into the fabric of American culture.

• The Other Black Girl

  A Novel

  Harris, Zakiya Dalila

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  A psychological thriller set in Manhattan’s competitive, predominantly white publishing scene.