Antonio Michael Downing

In his coming-of-age novel Black Cherokee, Antonio Michael Downing introducesOphelia Blue Rivers—“half Black, half Cherokee, and all mixed up”—a young woman searching for belonging in a landscape fractured by generations of social and racial divides.

Antonio Michael Downing is the author of the acclaimed memoir Saga Boy and children’s book, Stars in My Crown. Antonio Michael is the current host of the CBC Radio program The Next Chapter where he discusses books with authors and columnists. He spends his time writing books, singing songs, and trying to make his grandma proud. Black Cherokee is his debut novel.

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