{"product_id":"this-is-the-canon-decolonize-your-bookshelves-in-50-books-hardcover","title":"This Is the Canon: Decolonize Your Bookshelves in 50 Books - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKadija Sesay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDeirdre Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoan Anim-Addo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese are the books you should read. \u003ci\u003eThis\u003c\/i\u003e is the canon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpending our traditionally white-dominated 'to be read' piles, Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay push to the fore the voices and cultural perspectives that demand a place on everyone's shelves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom literary giants such as Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie and Chinua Achebe to recent Man Booker Prize winners Paul Beatty and Bernardine Evaristo, the novels recommended here are in turn haunting and lyrical; innovative and inspiring; edgy and poignant. They are books that reflect the wide and diverse experiences of people from around the world, of all backgrounds and all races. They are books that represent voices that have for too long been silenced or side-lined.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Joan Anim-Addo\u003c\/b\u003e is an academic, poet, playwright and publisher. She is Professor Emerita of Caribbean Literature and Culture at Goldsmiths University, London, and the co-founder of the world-first MA in Black British Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Deirdre Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in English Literature and Drama at Goldsmiths University, London. She is committed to decolonising pedagogies and curriculum design and co-founded the world-first MA in Black British Literature. She is associate editor of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Writing.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKadija Sesay MBE\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor, and the founder of SABLE LitMag and SABLE LitFest. She has edited several anthologies of work by writers of African and Asian descent including co-editing \u003ci\u003eIC3: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e. Kadija's poetry, stories and essays have been published in the UK, USA and Africa.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.58 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333944643821,"sku":"9781529414592","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/I9kKfEvYU89781529414592.webp?v=1784997212","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/this-is-the-canon-decolonize-your-bookshelves-in-50-books-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}