Open Book
  • Events
  • News
  • Columnists
  • Writer in Residence
  • About
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

RaceTag

  • Banner image with tropical leaves in the background on the left and right sides. On a black background in the middle is text reading "Excerpt: Lawrencia’s Last Parang by Anita Jack-Davies. A Memoir of Loss and Belonging as a Black Woman in Canada" There is a image of the book cover beside the text. Open Book logo bottom left
    Banner image with tropical leaves in the background on the left and right sides. On a black background in the middle is text reading "Excerpt: Lawrencia’s Last Parang by Anita Jack-Davies. A Memoir of Loss and Belonging as a Black Woman in Canada" There is a image of the book cover beside the text. Open Book logo bottom left
    August 18, 2023

    Read an Excerpt from Lawrencia's Last Parang, a Memoir of Grief & Racism Alongside Family, Love, & Success

    Writer and cross-cultural expert Dr. Anita Jack-Davies was raised by her grandmother Lawrencia, a charismatic, wise, and loving woman who influenced Jack-Davies' open-hearted and curious approach to ...

  • So You Want to Write About Race
    So You Want to Write About Race
    November 29, 2017

    So You Want to Write About Race

    Somehow I have become on expert on writing race.This was not something I planned for. When I started publishing, I was writing fiction about Chinese Canadian characters, about families who had been invisible ...

Related tags

  • Black Writers (1)
  • Canadian Authors (1)
  • David Chariandy (1)
  • Excerpt (1)
  • Inanna Publications (1)
  • Jen Sookfong Lee (1)
  • Memoir (1)
  • Nonfiction (1)
  • Women Writers (1)
  • Writing (1)
Copywell

Upcoming events

October 26

2025 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards – Winners Gala

October 26, 2025 @ 2:00pm - 4:00pm
View all

More events

October 29, 2025 - November 02, 2025 @ 2:00pm - 11:00am

Toronto International Festival of Authors

October 29, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Shab-e She'r (Poetry Night) XCV

Copywell
Book cover for "The Solitary Friend" by Gail Bowen with a fish illustration; text reads, "The penultimate instalment in the beloved Joanne Kilbourn Mystery series.
Book cover for "A Place of Secrets" by Shane Peacock, shown alongside promotional text highlighting its awards and reviews for this northern gothic mystery novel.
Book cover and endorsement for "The Taking of Vimy Ridge," featuring a historical wartime photo of soldiers advancing and a quote praising its value for understanding WWI photography.
Open Book
  • Events
  • News
  • Columnists
  • Writer in Residence
  • About
Powered by
49th shelf
Generously supported by
  • Ontario Creates
  • Canada
  • Ontario
  • Ontario Arts Council
  • Toronto Arts Council | Funded by the City of Toronto

Join Our Mailing List

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

© 2025 Open Book. All rights reserved.

  • Contact Us