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SUMMARY:Gryphons Read 2025 – Meet Author Zalika Reid-Benta - Frying Plantain
DESCRIPTION:Come meet the author Zalika Reid-Benta in conversation with 
 Lawrence Hill. Refreshments will be provided.\n\nMore about this 
 event:\n\nWelcome to Gryphons Read!\n\nGryphons Read is a tradition at the 
 University of Guelph\, started by the well-known and well-loved author and 
 U of G faculty\, Lawrence Hill. Each year\, a book that explores diverse 
 identities and lived experiences\, and is authored by a Canadian writer\, 
 is selected to be shared and read by the campus community. Gryphons Read 
 hosts the author on campus for a few days in late September where they meet 
 with students\, staff\, faculty\, and community members in various classes 
 and public events.\n\n\n\nThe 2025 Gryphons Read featured book is Frying 
 Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta. Zalika is a Toronto-based writer whose work 
 explores identity\, belonging\, intergenerational relationships\, and the 
 Black diaspora\, with a particular focus on Jamaican Canadian experiences. 
 A graduate of the University of Toronto and Columbia University’s MFA 
 program\, she has been recognized as an important new voice in Canadian 
 literature.\n\nHer debut short story collection\, Frying Plantain\, 
 published in 2019 is a powerful coming-of-age portrait of Kara\, a young 
 Black girl navigating life between two cultures in Toronto’s Eglinton 
 West neighborhood. Praised for its vivid storytelling and emotional 
 insight\, Frying Plantain won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award\, the Kobo 
 Emerging Writer Prize\, and was longlisted for the Giller Prize.\n\nHer 
 follow up novel River Mumma was a finalist for the 2024 Trillium Book Award 
 and was listed as one of the best fiction books of 2023 on numerous 
 platforms\, including CBC Books. Zalika Reid-Benta has been celebrated for 
 her fresh perspective and richly textured narratives that resonate with 
 readers of all backgrounds.\n\n \n\nPlease join us on this evening to 
 welcome Zalika to the University of Guelph community.\n\nOne Book. One 
 Campus. One Community\n\nGryphons Read is made possible by generous funding 
 from the Office of the Provost\, and with support from the College of 
 Arts\, the Library\, the Experiential Learning Hub.\n\nQuestions about the 
 Gryphons Read program can be directed to gryphonsread@uoguelph.ca and 
 please visit our Gryphons Read website.\n\nHappy reading!
LOCATION:Library 246 Robert Whitelaw Room\, McLaughlin Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Sheryl Cantlon":MAILTO:scantlon@uoguelph.ca
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CONTACT;CN="Sheryl Cantlon":MAILTO:scantlon@uoguelph.ca
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