Lawrence Hill

Protests across the U.S. began in May and continued into June: a young girl in St. Louis on May 29 (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Vote that Willy Lump Lump out of the White House

Seventeen years after his trailblazing father’s death, author Lawrence Hill pleads for guidance as anti-Black violence engulfs the U.S.—but runs rampant in Canada, too

WATCH LIVE: Author Lawrence Hill discusses ‘The Illegal’

Join author Lawrence Hill as he discusses his inspirations for his new novel, ‘The Illegal,’ in a live, interactive talk on Wednesday at 7 PM ET

Lawrence Hill: ‘For us, the only legitimate refugee is in a camp’

In Lawrence Hill’s new and prescient novel, a brilliant runner fleeing crisis is a metaphor for the endless movement of African peoples

Blood and belonging in the Book of Negroes

A TV series based on The Book of Negroes comes as America continues to grapple with the legacy of slavery

Lawrence Hill on the power of blood

An exclusive excerpt from this year’s Massey Lectures by the author of ‘The Book of Negroes’

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Where we need ‘The Book of Negroes’

A new guide uses Lawrence Hill’s bestseller to bring black history alive in Canadian classrooms

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Top 10 Canadian books of the decade

Maclean’s books blogger Brian Bethune picks his favourites

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Not all eyes are on the Prizes

The reality of book awards is a crapshoot, but the crapshoot matters less and less

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Primal grunts in a literary paradise

Award-winning novelist heads to Caribbean festival. Moose calls and madness ensue.

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Fathers and sons

Dan Hill’s absorbing new memoir reveals a complicated family and time