On Feb. 22, Thomas Allen Publishers teamed up with Heritage Toronto to launch Karolyn Smardz Frost’s I’ve Got a Home in Glory Land with a special event at St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto.

Karolyn Smardz Frost signs her book.

Author Afua Cooper was one of several speakers at the event.

Cooper and Thomas Allen publisher Patrick Crean.

Thomas Allen author Austin Clarke.

Jay Jackson (centre), whose family history is connected to the story recounted in the book, leads the room in a gospel singalong. (This image by Lee Rickwood / Courtesy of Thomas Allen)