by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Grandmother School Written by: Rina Singh Illustrated by: Ellen RooneyPublisher: Orca Book Publishers Book Description Every morning, a young girl walks her grandmother to the Aajibaichi Shala, the school that was built for the grandmothers in her village to have a...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
The Diary of Dukesang Wong A Voice from Gold Mountain Dukesang WongEdited by David McIlwraithTranslated by Wanda Joy Hoe Publisher: Talonbooks Book Description The Diary of Dukesang Wong restores a lost central voice to a foundational episode in Canadian history – one...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
The Certainties Aislinn HunterPublisher: Vintage Canada Book Description A vivid, moving novel reminiscent of Anthony Doerr and Michael Ondaatje, about the entwined fates of two very different refugees. In 1940, as the shadow of war lengthens over Europe, three...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
eat salt | gaze at the ocean Junie DésilPublisher: Talonbooks Book Description eat salt | gaze at the ocean explores the themes of Black sovereignty, Haitian sovereignty, and Black lives, using the Haitian (original) zombie as a metaphor for the condition and...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
My Art is Killing Me and Other Poems Amber DawnPublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Book Description In her novels, poetry, and prose, Amber Dawn has written eloquently on queer femme sexuality, individual and systemic trauma, and sex work justice, themes drawn from her own...
