Join Antonio Michael Downing, named one of Canada’s top Emerging Authors for nonfiction by the RBC Taylor Prize, for an uplifting conversation about his latest memoir, Saga Boy. Saga Boy is a heart-wrenching but motivating story of a lonely immigrant boy who overcomes adversity and abandonment to reclaim his Black identity and embrace a rich heritage. This enthralling, deeply personal account of searching for belonging and Black identity will resonate deeply as a triumph for Blackness everywhere.

Interviewer: Angelyn Francis

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