Book Signing: Black And White

Book Signing Dept: Read as Desired, the first author reading and book signing, is geared toward students but open to the public, and will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. Hill will read from his memoir Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada. The author will share his insights on racial identity and a book signing will follow. To register, contact Matthew Ritchie at mritchie@pier21.ca, according to The Chronicle Herald and tuesday: Bestselling Canadian authorLawrence Hill will speak at two public events at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Admission to both is free but registration is required as space is limited. Listen as Desired, from 7 to 9 p.m., invites adults, ages 19 and older, to be part of an intimate exploration of African Canadian identity in literature. Afua Cooper, James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dalhousie University, will provide the evening introduction. Hill will read from The Book of Negroes, his Commonwealth Writers Prize-winning novel, followed by a discussion, reception and book signing. To register, contact Philippa Gunn at pgunn@pier21.ca. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.