Borders by Thomas King, illustrated by Natasha Donovan

Acclaimedwriter Thomas King ispublishinghis first graphic novel.Borderswas originally a short story written in 1993. It's about a boy and his mother who try to take aroad trip from Alberta to Salt Lake City. When they reach the American Canadian border, they identify asBlackfoot, and not Canadian or American causing problems and putting the pair in limbo between the two countries. What unfolds is a powerful story about justice, identity and belonging.

Borderswas adapted into a graphic novelby Natasha Donovan.

Kingis a Canadian American writer of Cherokee and Greek ancestry who is regarded as one of the most influential Indigenous writers and scholars of his generation.

King wasthe first Indigenous person to deliver a CBC Massey Lecture in 2003.His bestselling books includeTruth & Bright Water,The Inconvenient Indian,Green Grass, Running Water,The Back of the Turtleand the DreadfulWater mystery series. He's also written apoetry collection,77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin.

Donovan is a Mtis illustrator originally from Vancouver. She has illustrated several graphic novels, including theSurviving the Cityseries by Tasha Spilletand Brett Huson's animal series, which includesThe Sockeye Mother,The Grizzly MotherandThe Eagle Mother. She also illustrated the cover forThe Ghost Collectorby Allison Mills and her work appears in the anthologyThis Place: 150 Years Retold.

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Interviews with Thomas King

12:29In new graphic novel, Thomas King explores Indigenous nationhood through scenes at the border

Since its release nearly three decades ago, writer Thomas King's acclaimed short story Borders has gone through several permutations. The latest adaptation is a graphic novel, illustrated by Mtis artist Natasha Donovan. King and Donovan discuss the new adaptation and why it continues to resonate today.

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