poetry

Here is a list that traces the history of the African diaspora, and literary styles through the (middle) passage of both people and ideas.

non-fiction

The Sex Lives of African Women is pure, unadulterated freedom, somehow magically distilled and transformed into a 304-page book.

short stories, literary

Love in Colour makes you question your definition of love. It challenges you to be loved loudly and unashamedly.

non-fiction

In 2009, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah co-founded the award-winning blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women. Now she has published The Sex Lives of African Women.

self-help

This is a true ode of love to Black girlhood. You may laugh, you may tear up a little, and you just might remember lessons from your younger self.

verse novel, YA

Dean Atta is a Greek-Cypriot Jamaican-British poet who was named one of the most influential LGBT people in Britain by the Independent on Sunday.

#BLM2020, industry

How does pushing Black-authored titles through a largely, if not entirely, white middle-class industry underserves its products and, ultimately, its own readers?

non-fiction, self-help

As a trauma-informed therapist, it is wonderful to see the work I do affirmed by another Black woman.

travel

Emmanuel Iduma on A Stranger’s Pose‘s ideas and diverse influences as he prepares for next year’s publication of his new memoir, I Am Still With You.

Africanjujuism, literary

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s debut, a now-established classic of African literature, was rejected by British publishers for being ‘too African’.