Alana Best

Alana Best builds memoir from Canadian family life whose writing joins family experience with close observation of race, privilege, and travel. Around the World in Black and White recounts the year she spent travelling with her husband Roland, their newborn son, and her ten-year-old daughter. She Writes Press published the book in 2023, presenting it as the story of a biracial blended family moving through places where identity shapes how each member is received. The memoir does more than list destinations. Best examines the practical strain of travelling with children, the unequal encounters faced by her Black husband, and her own changing understanding of white privilege. Kirkus Reviews likewise characterizes the memoir as a travel memoir grounded in family relationships and racial awareness. Best's perspective is most distinctive when personal scenes open into larger questions without losing their emotional immediacy. Readers looking for her work will find a candid account of partnership, parenting, and the assumptions that follow travellers across borders.