2022 Releases

A home is important because it offers sanctuary and privacy. It can help improve mental health and emotional resilience, and it can help break people out of cycles of poverty....

How Black Radicals Reshaped the British LeftMaking the Revolution Global shows how black radicals transformed socialist politics in Britain in the years before decolonisation.African and Caribbean activist-intellectuals, such as Amy...

A powerful literary novella from award-winning author Tade Thompson, about obsession, the creation of art and the many ways in which the urge to make can also turn into an...

A digital self-care toolkit for developing resilience and allyshipA powerful, comprehensive guide for digital self-care and allyship from one of our leading activists for online equality, Seyi Akiwowo.Digital spaces are...

Simple, Handmade Projects to Create for Friends and FamilyThe Art of Gifting Naturallyis a unique and contemporary guide to the joy of making gifts by hand. Inspired by the seasons,...

Will Trey and Ariel find their happily ever after? Last Christmas meets The Sun is Also a Star in this hopelessly romantic Christmas love story.Trey Anderson is popular and handsome,...

Gossip Girl but make it royal – a Black LGBTQ+ royal reimagining full of scandalous secrets, rollercoaster romances and one hell of a mystery, from the award-winning author Benjamin Dean.James...

From the award-winning author of My Name is Leon comes a childhood memoir set to become a classic: stinging, warm-hearted, and true.Kit de Waal grew up in a household of...

A beautiful collection that I both lost and found myself in. Unbelievably exciting stories from some show-stoppingly talented writers. — Candice Carty-WilliamsWho's Loving You is a collection of short stories...

Recognised as one of the most beloved fruits of the Black diaspora, Plantain holds profound value within the cultures and communities it is part of. A Quick Ting On Plantain...

Black Women's hair is a topic that has been at the centre of contemporary conversation for some time. This informative book explores the rich cultural history of Black Womens' Afros,...

THE FIRST BOOK ON AFROBEATSAfrobeats is a fast-growing genre, one that has carved out a distinct and powerful Black identity rooted within the African continent. The first book of its...

Unravelling Africa's history one country at a timeWhy is Africa still perceived as a single country? How did African soldiers contribute to World War II? Who else led the charge...

This is a makeover for more than just your wardrobe, it's about improving your overall well-beingYour days of screaming 'I have nothing to wear' while clawing your way out of...

Over the past two decades contemporary African art has taken its rightful place on the world stage. Today, African artists work outside the confines of limiting categories and outdated perceptions;...

The murderous clone-ballad of Molly Southbourne will come to its ultimate end. Long after the loss of the original, the last mollys feel their end approaching. Whenever Molly Southbourne bled,...

A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and RecoveryIs it possible to be Black and British and feel welcome and whole?Maybe I Don't Belong Here is a deeply personal exploration of...

Financial Wellness and How to Find It takes finance out of the business pages and into our personal lives. It tells us that the way we think about money has...

Aphrodite wishes to escape the marriage mart but will a second chance with the elusive Duke of Everely change her mind?Aphrodite Du Bell is a diamond of the first water...

IF YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY... YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE THE PENNINGTONS. Dimple Pennington knew of her half siblings, but she didn't really know them. Five people who don't have anything...

The hugely anticipated new novel from the beloved author.Peaces is the story of Otto and Xavier Shin, a couple who embark on a mysterious train journey that takes them far...

London, 1936 Lena Aldridge is wondering if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn’t worked out. Instead, she’s stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement...

These are the books you should read. This is the canon. Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay have curated a decolonized reading list that celebrates the wide and diverse...

How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World An essential work outlining the origin and ongoing reality of global racism, from Britain's leading authority on Black Studies. The New Age...

Riotously funny and full of heart, Yinka is the heroine we've all been waiting for... Yinka wants to find love. Her mum wants to find it for her. She also...

A PICKPOCKET WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL GIFT A PRISONER OF EXTRAORDINARY VALUE AN ORPHAN HAUNTED BY DREAMS OF THE MYSTERIOUS DARK LADY Henry is an orphan, an outsider, a thief. He...

From one of fashion's most important changemakers, a memoir of breaking barriers Edward Enninful has lived an extraordinary life. Here, for the first time, he shares the inspiring story of...

'Heartbreaking, hopeful . . . nothing short of a joy' — Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water Rupert's eclectic charity shop, The Chest of Small Wonders, sits on an...

A dark and incisive collection of speculative short stories set in an alternate future of interstellar space travel, robots, mythical creatures and the uncanny.In his sharply crafted, unnerving first collection...

An Untold History A Guardian Best Book of 2020 Renowned historian Olivette Otele uncovers the untold history of Europeans of African descent, from Saint Maurice who became the leader of...

Sisters, beware the 'Wasteman of Whitewell' . . . As host of radio show Brown Sugar, Kiki Banjo's mission is to protect her listeners from heartbreak. Which puts Whitewell College's...

Dreams are promises your imagination makes to itself. In the disunited states, no person of color — especially not a girl whose body reimagines flight — is safe. A quest...

A New Collection of Black British Poetry In this blistering anthology, poet, editor and DJ Kayo Chingonyi brings together a selection of exceptional Black British poets. This is his dream...

From the author of The Jigsaw Man comes the next book in Nadine Matheson’s DI Henley seriesIn this room, no one can hear you scream…The Serial Crimes Unit are called...

‘One of the most original and talented young writers we have.’ — Sathnam Sanghera An extraordinarily candid personal account of the ups and downs wrought by money, We Need To...

Thought-provoking, witty and completely unafraid to call out some of the most pressing issues of our times, I Heard What You Said is a timely analysis of how we can...

Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary An electric memoir about what it means to live outside the gender boundaries imposed on us by society, from the award-winning trans writer and...

Inspired by true historical events in the Caribbean, River Sing Me Home will break your heart and then lift you up. A soaring story of courage and sacrifice, this novel...

A beautifully atmospheric memoir and travelogue from poet Amryl Johnson depicting her journey from the UK to Trinidad in the 1980sSequins for a Ragged Hem narrates Johnson's return tour to...

Natural histories of place, identity and homeReflecting on family, identity and nature, belonging is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. It is a...

A Collection of Black British PoetryThis seminal collection of Black British poets ignited a movement when it was first published in 1998. It celebrated the rising stars of the time,...

Britain and the Aftermath of EmpireBritain didn't just put the empire back the way it had found it.Uncommon Wealth is the little known and shocking history of how Britain treated...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC TV SERIESThree friends. Three 'perfect' lives. Here comes TroubleRonke wants Happily Ever After and 2.2. kids. She's dating Kayode and wants him to be...

The powerful, urgent manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine Evaristo Bernardine Evaristo's 2019 Booker win — the first by a Black woman — was a revolutionary...

A Clarion Call for Equality This is more than a book — it's an incitement to change people's perceptions. BLACK BRITISH LIVES MATTER is a clarion call for equality, from...

For fans of The Miniaturist and The Confessions of Frannie Langton comes this award-winning novel of illuminating historical fiction. Meet Charles Ignatius Sancho: his extraordinary story, hidden for three hundred...