Through Black Spruce was the 2008 winner of the Giller award (Canada's top literary prize for those not in the know). I've only read a handful of the winners and nominees over the years, but Through Black Spruce easily tops my list as my favourite of those I've read ( Read more... )

I'm going to be doing a little flurry of lists as I post all the books that I never got around to doing full reviews of last year. (Usually not for lack of interest, but lack of time.)

Most of this list was assigned as part of a course on Indigenous Futurisms. The professor identified both Nalo Hopkinson and Andrea Hairston as Black Indians, but I ( Read more... )