In 1917, Toronto Public Library acquired 226 drawings of birds and mammals by William Pope (1811–1902). Pope lived much of his life in what is now Ontario. He was Canada’s first artist-naturalist of European background. These beautiful watercolour and ink drawings date from the 1830s to 1860s. They are held in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana on…
Celebrating Black Speculative Fiction Writers
Fantasy, science fiction, dystopia and more, speculative fiction by Black writers covers the full spectrum of imagination. These works combine history, folklore, contemporary social issues and visions of a distant future. Staff from the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy have highlighted some of our favourite works by Black speculative fiction writers. This…
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