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My library consists of books I have written. The adult books are all memoirs about aspects of life lived. The children's books were created from my vivid imagination. I have an extensive library of books written by other authos and will add some of those books later.

Yvonne Blackwood is the author of five adult books: Into Africa: A Personal Journey, Will That Be Cash or Cuffs? Into Africa: The Return, College Life of a Retired Senior, and her debut novel, The Ambition, published in 2024. She published three children’s picture books: Nosey Charlie Comes to Town, Nosey Charlie Goes to Court, and Nosey Charlie Chokes on a Wiener. She is an award-winning short-story writer and has contributed stories to several anthologies, including Human Kindness, Canadian Voices, and Wordscape. Blackwood published articles in More of Our Canada, Adelaide, InTouch and Green Prints. She has written columns for Pride Newspaper, the Toronto Star, and The African Connection. She is a graduate of the University of Technology and graduated from York University with a BA majoring in English. She was a banker for many years and is a Fellow of The Institute of Canadian Bankers and an alumnus of the Humber College School of Writers.