University of Toronto Scarborough Library was glad to celebrate Black History Month last month (February 2022).
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 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
- 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
Short Stories
- Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
- 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
- My Mother’s Daughter by Perdita Felicien
- Saga Boy by Antonio Michael Downing
- 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
- 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