To support the continued celebration of Black excellence, we’ve put together a broad list of books and resources to keep Black voices at the centre of our conversations and learning well-beyond Black History Month in February.
If you’re looking for Black voices in your research, contact UTSC liaison librarians to help search and locate relevant sources.
Books for Children and Young Adults
- Blood like Magic by Liselle Sambury
- Marcus the Mischievous and Magnificent by UTSC's Denise Lopes
- Red Shoes by Karen English and illustrated by Ebony Glenn
- The Kids Book of Black Canadian History by Rosemary Sadlier and illustrated by Qijun Wang
Adult Fiction
Popular/Literary
- Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
- Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi
- The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
- Theory by Dionne Brand
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
- The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Short Stories
- Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
- Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji
- The Night Piece by Andre Alexis
Adult Non-fiction
Memoir/Autobiography
- Belonging: A Culture of Place by bell hooks
- Can you hear me now? By Celina Caesar-Chavannes
- Finding Me by Viola Davis
- My Mother’s Daughter by Perdita Felicien
- Saga Boy by Antonio Michael Downing
- They Said This Would be Fun by Eternity Martis
- Willie by Willie O'Ree with Michael McKinley
Art
- A Black Gaze: Artists Changing How We See by Tina M. Campt
Poetry
- Black Matters by Afua Cooper with photography by Wilfried Raussert
- Burning Sugar by Cicely Belle Blain
- Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought edited by Briona Simone Jones
- The Dyzgraphxst by Canisia Lubrin
- The Response of Weeds by Bertrand Bickersteth
Plays
- The Flood: and other Misadventures of the Female Prisoners of the St. Lawrence Market by Leah Simone Bowen
Cookbooks
- Black Girl Baking by Jerrelle Guy
- In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan with Julia Turshen
- Jubilee : recipes from two centuries of African American cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin
- Son of a Southern Chef: Cook with Soul by Lazarus Lynch with photography by Anisha Sisodia
- The Taste of Cooking by Edna Lewis
Graphic Novels
- Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Interpretation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings
- The Black Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. by James Spooner
Film/Documentary
Related Resources
Anti-Black racism reading list from U of T Libraries
Last updated February 2023