Lawrence Hill will be reading from his newest book, “The Book of Negroes”, the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Thursday, February 8th at 7:30 p.m.

Centering around an actual document called ‘The Book of Negroes,” acclaimed writer Lawrence Hill’s latest novel features Aminata Diallo, one of the strongest female characters to appear in Canadian fiction. Readers will find themselves swept up in her moving quest to cut a swath through a world hostile to her sex and race. Called ‘a masterpiece” by author Edeet Ravel and ‘brilliant” by Austin Clarke, The Book of Negroes is both an excellent choice for Black History Month reading and a great pick for fiction lovers, as Hill displays a mastery for narrative only rarely seen in historical fiction.

Please join us for a reading and signing. There is no admission, and everyone is welcome.

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