Black Water (memoir)

Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory is a memoir written by David A. Robertson, published September 22, 2020 by HarperCollins.

Black Water
AuthorDavid Robertson (writer)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
September 22, 2020
Media typePrint

Reception

Black Water received a five-star review from Falling Letters,[1] as well as positive reviews from Whistler Writers Festival,[2] and BookPage.[3] The book was include in "Best of the Year" lists from Quill & Quire,[4] Globe and Mail,[5] and CBC Books.[6] It also received the following accolades:

  • First Nations Communities Read Awards (YA/Adult category) shortlist (2021)[7]
  • High Plains Book Award for Creative Nonfiction (2021)[8]
  • Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction (2021)[9]
  • Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award (2021)[9]

References
  1. Jenna (2020-11-11). "Black Water: A Memoir of "Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory" [NF Review]". Falling Letters. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. Bentley, Nicola (2020-10-11). "Book Review: Black Water". Whistler Writers Festival. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  3. Kipp, Priscilla (2020-09-09). "Black Water". BookPage. Archived from the original on 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  4. Q&Q Staff (2020-11-19). "2020 Books of the Year: Industry picks". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  5. Cannon, Margaret; Canton, Jeffrey; Pereira, Judith; Rogers, Sean; Scott, Alec; Colbert, Jade (2020-12-04). "The Globe 100: Our favourite books of 2020". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  6. "The best Canadian nonfiction of 2020". CBC Books. December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  7. "The First Nation Communities Read 2021 Awards Short List YA/Adult Category". GoodMinds.com. September 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  8. "2021 Award Winners – High Plains Book Awards". High Plains Book Award. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  9. Zhu, Eva (May 21, 2021). "David A. Robertson wins two 2021 Manitoba Book Awards for memoir Black Water". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-10-13.


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