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VPL Picks - Local Black Authors

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This list of both fiction and non-fiction books by local black authors was created by VPL's reading experts in celebration of Black History Month.

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17 items

17 items

Junie

Junie

by Knight, Chelene

Book - 2022

This novel by award-winning writer Chelene Knight is set in 1930s Hogan's Alley, a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. This novel by award-winning writer Chelene Knight is set in 1930s Hogan's Alley, a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. Show less

This novel by award-winning writer Chelene Knight is set in 1930s Hogan's Alley, a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. This novel by award-winning writer Chelene Knight is set in 1930s Hogan's Alley, a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. Show less

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Races

Races

The Trials & Triumphs of Canada's Fastest Family

by Jerome, Valerie

Book - 2023

Valerie Jerome's book about her family history pays almost equal attention to racial tension and running races. Valerie Jerome is a local athlete, educator, and activist. Valerie Jerome's book about her family history pays almost equal attention to racial tension and running races. Valerie Jerome is a local athlete, educator, and activist. Show less

Valerie Jerome's book about her family history pays almost equal attention to racial tension and running races. Valerie Jerome is a local athlete, educator, and activist. Valerie Jerome's book about her family history pays almost equal attention to racial tension and running races. Valerie Jerome is a local athlete, educator, and activist. Show less

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The Island of Forgetting

The Island of Forgetting

by Sealy, Jasmine

Book - 2022

Vancouver-based Barbadian Canadian Jasmine Sealy’s powerful debut novel spans 60 years and tells the story and secrets of a family from Barbados to Canada. Vancouver-based Barbadian Canadian Jasmine Sealy’s powerful debut novel spans 60 years and tells the story and secrets of a family from Barbados to Canada. Show less

Vancouver-based Barbadian Canadian Jasmine Sealy’s powerful debut novel spans 60 years and tells the story and secrets of a family from Barbados to Canada. Vancouver-based Barbadian Canadian Jasmine Sealy’s powerful debut novel spans 60 years and tells the story and secrets of a family from Barbados to Canada. Show less

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Invisible Boy

Invisible Boy

A Memoir of Self-discovery

by Mooney, Harrison

Book - 2022

Author and journalist Harrison Mooney was born to a West African immigrant mother and adopted as an infant by a white family. This is his harrowing memoir about being raised by religious fundamentalists in British Columbia. Author and journalist Harrison Mooney was born to a West African immigrant mother and adopted as an infant by a white family. This is his harrowing memoir about being raised by religious fundamentalists in British Columbia. Show less

Author and journalist Harrison Mooney was born to a West African immigrant mother and adopted as an infant by a white family. This is his harrowing memoir about being raised by religious fundamentalists in British Columbia. Author and journalist Harrison Mooney was born to a West African immigrant mother and adopted as an infant by a white family. This is his harrowing memoir about being raised by religious fundamentalists in British Columbia. Show less

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With/holding

With/holding

by Gibson, Chantal N.

Book - 2021

Artist, poet, and educator Chantal Gibson interweaves poetry and art to give a voice to black women in Canada, then and now. Artist, poet, and educator Chantal Gibson interweaves poetry and art to give a voice to black women in Canada, then and now. Show less

Artist, poet, and educator Chantal Gibson interweaves poetry and art to give a voice to black women in Canada, then and now. Artist, poet, and educator Chantal Gibson interweaves poetry and art to give a voice to black women in Canada, then and now. Show less

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The Outer Harbour

The Outer Harbour

Stories

by Compton, Wayde

Book - 2014

This epic story collection by prize-winning writer Wayde Compton uses Vancouver’s geography to tell intertwined stories of race, migration, and home. This epic story collection by prize-winning writer Wayde Compton uses Vancouver’s geography to tell intertwined stories of race, migration, and home. Show less

This epic story collection by prize-winning writer Wayde Compton uses Vancouver’s geography to tell intertwined stories of race, migration, and home. This epic story collection by prize-winning writer Wayde Compton uses Vancouver’s geography to tell intertwined stories of race, migration, and home. Show less

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Harrowings

Harrowings

Poems

by Nicholson, Cecily

Book - 2022

Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize-winning Nicholson's latest collection "takes place mainly in the rural and reconnects with a history of Black intellectual and artistic history in relation to agriculture." Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize-winning Nicholson's latest collection "takes place mainly in the rural and reconnects with a history of Black intellectual and artistic history in relation to agriculture." Show less

Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize-winning Nicholson's latest collection "takes place mainly in the rural and reconnects with a history of Black intellectual and artistic history in relation to agriculture." Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize-winning Nicholson's latest collection "takes place mainly in the rural and reconnects with a history of Black intellectual and artistic history in relation to agriculture." Show less

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I've Been Meaning to Tell You

I've Been Meaning to Tell You

A Letter to My Daughter

by Chariandy, David

Book - 2018

Award-winning novelist David Chariandy writes to his daughter about the politics of race and the perpetuated oppression of institutional racism that this country was built on. Award-winning novelist David Chariandy writes to his daughter about the politics of race and the perpetuated oppression of institutional racism that this country was built on. Show less

Award-winning novelist David Chariandy writes to his daughter about the politics of race and the perpetuated oppression of institutional racism that this country was built on. Award-winning novelist David Chariandy writes to his daughter about the politics of race and the perpetuated oppression of institutional racism that this country was built on. Show less

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Washington Black

Washington Black

A Novel

by Edugyan, Esi

Book - 2018

Edugyan's Giller Prize- winning novel about an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation. Washington Black's life takes on an unexpected trajectory when he is chosen to work on a project with one of the owners. Edugyan's Giller Prize- winning novel about an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation. Washington Black's life takes on an unexpected trajectory when he is chosen to work on a project with one of the owners. Show less

Edugyan's Giller Prize- winning novel about an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation. Washington Black's life takes on an unexpected trajectory when he is chosen to work on a project with one of the owners. Edugyan's Giller Prize- winning novel about an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation. Washington Black's life takes on an unexpected trajectory when he is chosen to work on a project with one of the owners. Show less

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100 Days

100 Days

by Okot Bitek, Juliane

Book - 2016

Each poem of this masterful collection deals poignantly with the futility of the Rwandan genocide. Juliane Okot Bitek ’s work has been published widely online, in print, and in literary magazines. Each poem of this masterful collection deals poignantly with the futility of the Rwandan genocide. Juliane Okot Bitek ’s work has been published widely online, in print, and in literary magazines. Show less

Each poem of this masterful collection deals poignantly with the futility of the Rwandan genocide. Juliane Okot Bitek ’s work has been published widely online, in print, and in literary magazines. Each poem of this masterful collection deals poignantly with the futility of the Rwandan genocide. Juliane Okot Bitek ’s work has been published widely online, in print, and in literary magazines. Show less

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Burning Sugar

Burning Sugar

Poems

by Blain, Cicely Belle

Book - 2020

A powerful poetry collection by the founder of Black Lives Matter Vancouver and one of 150 Black women and non-binary people making change across Canada. A powerful poetry collection by the founder of Black Lives Matter Vancouver and one of 150 Black women and non-binary people making change across Canada. Show less

A powerful poetry collection by the founder of Black Lives Matter Vancouver and one of 150 Black women and non-binary people making change across Canada. A powerful poetry collection by the founder of Black Lives Matter Vancouver and one of 150 Black women and non-binary people making change across Canada. Show less

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The Gospel of Breaking

The Gospel of Breaking

by Christmas, Jillian

Book - 2020

Poet and spoken-word artist Jillian Christmas invites readers into a world of sacred identities. Her poems "blend the personal with the political to yield truth." Quill & Quire Poet and spoken-word artist Jillian Christmas invites readers into a world of sacred identities. Her poems "blend the personal with the political to yield truth." Quill & Quire Show less

Poet and spoken-word artist Jillian Christmas invites readers into a world of sacred identities. Her poems "blend the personal with the political to yield truth." Quill & Quire Poet and spoken-word artist Jillian Christmas invites readers into a world of sacred identities. Her poems "blend the personal with the political to yield truth." Quill & Quire Show less

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A Credit to your Race

A Credit to your Race

by Green, Truman

Book - 2011

Self-published in 1973 and republished in 2011 as part of the City of Vancouver’s 125th anniversary, this is a short, semi-autobiographical novel about the interracial relationship of two teenagers in 1950s Surrey. Self-published in 1973 and republished in 2011 as part of the City of Vancouver’s 125th anniversary, this is a short, semi-autobiographical novel about the interracial relationship of two teenagers in 1950s Surrey. Show less

Self-published in 1973 and republished in 2011 as part of the City of Vancouver’s 125th anniversary, this is a short, semi-autobiographical novel about the interracial relationship of two teenagers in 1950s Surrey. Self-published in 1973 and republished in 2011 as part of the City of Vancouver’s 125th anniversary, this is a short, semi-autobiographical novel about the interracial relationship of two teenagers in 1950s Surrey. Show less

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I Am Still your Negro

I Am Still your Negro

An Homage to James Baldwin

by Mason-John, Valerie

Book - 2020

Valerie Mason-John's poems highlight issues of the African Diaspora and the Black, female, Queer identity, Valerie Mason-John's poems highlight issues of the African Diaspora and the Black, female, Queer identity, Show less

Valerie Mason-John's poems highlight issues of the African Diaspora and the Black, female, Queer identity, Valerie Mason-John's poems highlight issues of the African Diaspora and the Black, female, Queer identity, Show less

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Being Brown

Being Brown

A Very Public Life

by Brown, Rosemary

Book - 1989

The autobiography of Rosemary Brown, politician, feminist, writer, educator and the 1st black woman elected to a Canadian Provincial Legislature (B.C) and running for the leadership of the Federal NDP Party in 1975. The autobiography of Rosemary Brown, politician, feminist, writer, educator and the 1st black woman elected to a Canadian Provincial Legislature (B.C) and running for the leadership of the Federal NDP Party in 1975. Show less

The autobiography of Rosemary Brown, politician, feminist, writer, educator and the 1st black woman elected to a Canadian Provincial Legislature (B.C) and running for the leadership of the Federal NDP Party in 1975. The autobiography of Rosemary Brown, politician, feminist, writer, educator and the 1st black woman elected to a Canadian Provincial Legislature (B.C) and running for the leadership of the Federal NDP Party in 1975. Show less

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Eat Salt / Gaze at the Ocean

Eat Salt / Gaze at the Ocean

Poems

by Désil, Junie

Book - 2020

This poetry collection by Haitian Canadian poet Désil explores Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives. This poetry collection by Haitian Canadian poet Désil explores Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives. Show less

This poetry collection by Haitian Canadian poet Désil explores Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives. This poetry collection by Haitian Canadian poet Désil explores Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives. Show less

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