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25 Books About Being Black in Canada

Read these works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry about the experiences of black Canadians. CBC Books.
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The Tradition (Jericho Brown)
The Tradition
1
Jericho Brown
Land to Light on (Dionne Brand)
Land to Light On
2
Dionne Brand
Magnetic Equator (Kaie Kellough)
Magnetic Equator
3
Kaie Kellough
Blank (M. Nourbese Philip)
Blank
4
M. Nourbese Philip
The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal (Afua Cooper)
The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal
5
Afua Cooper
They Call Me George (Cecil Foster)
They Call Me George
6
Cecil Foster
North of the Color Line (Sarah-Jane Mathieu)
North of the Color Line
7
Sarah-Jane Mathieu
Queer Returns (Rinaldo Walcott)
Queer Returns
8
Rinaldo Walcott
Policing Black Lives (Robyn Maynard)
Policing Black Lives
9
Robyn Maynard
'Membering (Austin Clarke)
'Membering
10
Austin Clarke
Sonnet's Shakespeare (Sonnet L'abbé)
Sonnet's Shakespeare
11
Sonnet L'abbé
Angry Queer Somali Boy (Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali)
Angry Queer Somali Boy
12
Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
Shame on Me (Tessa McWatt)
Shame on Me
13
Tessa McWatt
The Skin We're in (Desmond Cole)
The Skin We're In
14
Desmond Cole
Until We Are Free (Diverlus, Hudson & Ware)
Until We Are Free
15
Diverlus, Hudson & Ware
Black Writers Matter (Whitney French)
Black Writers Matter
16
Whitney French
Blacklife (Walcott & Abdillahi)
Blacklife
17
Walcott & Abdillahi
I've Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter (David Chariandy)
I've Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter
18
David Chariandy
Execution Poems (George Elliot Clarke)
Execution Poems
19
George Elliot Clarke
How She Read (Chantal Gibson)
How She Read
20
Chantal Gibson
They Said This Would Be Fun (Eternity Martis)
They Said This Would Be Fun
21
Eternity Martis
Any Known Blood (Lawrence Hill)
Any Known Blood
22
Lawrence Hill
Emancipation Day (Wayne Grady)
Emancipation Day
23
Wayne Grady
Frying Plantain (Zalika Reid-Benta)
Frying Plantain
24
Zalika Reid-Benta
Things Are Good Now (Djamila Ibrahim)
Things Are Good Now
25
Djamila Ibrahim
Shut Up You're Pretty (Tea Mutonji)
Shut Up You're Pretty
26
Tea Mutonji
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