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Robyn Maynard

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Robyn Maynard is a Canadian writer focusing on race and gender-based state violence. She is most noted for her 2017 book Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present, which received praise in some Canadian publications and achieved several awards and nominations. Alongside Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Maynard also co-authored the 2022 book Rehearsals for Living, which was shortlisted in the 2022 Governor General's Awards.

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