It would be hard for anyone to finish Dear Senthuran without a change—a change in perspective, understanding, knowledge. Knowing your identity is one thing, but living it is another. Emezi does both.
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She Called Me Woman: Cassava Republic Press collects the stories of Nigeria’s queer women
She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak a rich resource that allows Nigeria’s queer women to speak their truths as honestly, as openly, and as safely as they can.
When Mr Mandela Came to Town: The Story Behind the Book
I explicitly remember my dad saying: “This is history in the making, better than any book you will ever read.” Ironically, 25 years later, I have now written about this very experience.
“This book was the way to offer a kind of solidarity”: A conversation with Emmanuel Iduma
A Stranger's Pose is a dreamy travelogue and memoir through west and north Africa that explores the nature of estrangement, identity, and grief.
Travelling While Black: Opening readers’ eyes to a unique conversation on what it means to travel in this disoriented world
An insightful read for the average traveller who wants a broader perspective on what it’s like to travel in a world that privileges some but restricts many others from moving around.
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen lays bare the internal woes of existing as a Black woman
This book reminds Black women that we are not superheroes, thus we should not treat ourselves or allow others to treat us as such.
Grown is a letter to the younger you and a map for the next generation
You may laugh, you may tear up a little, and you just might remember lessons from your younger self that were long forgotten.
Black Girl Finance: Let’s Talk Money offers us the vital tools we need for better financial well-being
Within a swarm of finance books like Rich Dad Poor Dad and How to Get Rich, it’s been difficult to find a beginner-friendly finance book that speaks directly to me.
“I want the book to create space, especially psychic space in our imaginations”: A conversation with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah gives us her perspective on The Sex Lives of African Women's genesis, ethos, and her best book recommendations.
How Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah’s The Sex Lives of African Women will set you free
The Sex Lives of African Women is a safe space: it is pure, unadulterated freedom, somehow magically distilled and transformed into a 304-page book.
“I hope Black girls will leave the book feeling that alrightness”: A conversation with Tamara Winfrey Harris
Tamara Winfrey Harris talks about her work, the Black girl experience, her reading recommendations, and what she's got coming.
Dear Black Girl gives Black girls encouragement at the time they need it the most
Have you ever read a book and knew that it was going to be an experience you would remember forever? Dear Black Girl: Letters from Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power was just that for me.
A stunning legal thriller with a medical conspiracy that will keep you on the edge of your seat
While Justice Sleeps follows Avery, a law clerk who’s just been made power of attorney over the Supreme Court judge she serves. But she has no idea why.
Hari Ziyad’s debut memoir is a perfect blend of the personal and the political
Black Boy Out of Time is an eloquent and enlightening testament to the ways in which Black authors recraft genre categories that are not truly interested in telling our stories.
“Black queerness gives us space to imagine”: A conversation with Hari Ziyad
The bestselling author of the debut memoir titled Black Boy Out of Time talks at length about the limitations of writing, community care, the role of theory, and the global publishing industrial complex.
The winner of the 2020 Jhalak Prize is a pioneering travelogue about Black Europe
With Afropean, Johny Pitts leads the way in spotlighting the flavour and entangled histories of Europe's Black communities through what may be one of the most comprehensive and transnational studies on the subject to date.