Diversity in CanLit
Canadians have written a wide range of diverse books — here are a few to add to the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign. "We Need Diverse Books is a grassroots organization created to ... recognize all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities." However, as Léonicka of #DiverseCanLit explains, a lot of the problem is that there is no cross-over in the genres. An immigrant story is marketed as *just* an immigrant story; a sci-fi Aboriginal narrative is marketed as *just* Aboriginal, not sci-fi; or their experiences are used as tropes and clichés. This is part of the problem—that diverse characters and backgrounds aren't reflected in all genres or story types.

Wild Berries

Fatty Legs
A True Story

When I Was Eight

Night Wanderer, The
A Native Gothic Novel

Kiss of the Fur Queen
Penguin Modern Classics Edition

Caribou Song

Iskooniguni Iskweewuk
The Rez Sisters in its original version: Cree

Dream Wheels

A Killing Winter

Yellow Vengeance

Foxed

Frog Girl

Spirit Quest

Time of the Thunderbird

Orphan Ahwak

Kenta and the Big Wave

Me and My Brother

Naomi's Tree

The Legend of the Fog
Inuktitut

Up Home

Suki's Kimono

A Walk on the Tundra

Dear Baobab

Hide and Sneak
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