Despite being the last day of Black History Month here in Canada, we would like to share a select reading list featuring books by African-Canadian authors so we can all continue to celebrate Black History today and every day.
Curated by our Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion committee, the list includes fiction, poetry and nonfiction titles that are all available online via @torontolibrary - titles are listed top to bottom, left to right:
1. Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
2. My Mother's Daughter by Perdita Felicien
3. Shut Up You're Pretty by Tea Mutonji
4. Magnetic Equator by Kaie Kellough
5. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
6. Until We Are Free: Reflections of Black Lives Matter in Canada by Various Contributors
7. Family Secrets: Crossing the Colour Line by Catherine Slaney
8. Angry Queer Somali Boy by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
9. Saga Boy by Antonio Michael Downing
10, The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winters
11. The Response of Weeds by Bertrand Bickerstith
12. Ontario's African-Canadian Heritage by Various Contributors
Link in bio to reserve your copy at the closes Toronto Public Library branch to you