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It begins when two immortals meet in an African forest. Doro is an ancient spirit who, for thousands of years, has cultivated a small village of people in search of...

Black Britain: Writing Back A gripping, propulsive courtroom drama following a barrister as she uncovers the dark secrets of London's obscenely rich Lee Mitchell is a thirty-year-old barrister from a...

'The undisputed masterpiece of negritude and a poetic milestone of anti-colonialism' Guardian'We shall speak. We shall sing. We shall shout.' This blazing autobiographical poem by the founder of the negritude movement...

Kitchen juxtaposes two tales about mothers, transsexuality, bereavement, kitchens, love and tragedy in contemporary Japan. It is a startlingly original first work by Japan's brightest young literary star and is...

A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua — by the author of Annie John. If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will...

'The overlooked American writer who blows apart modern thinking on race' Telegraph Born to a white mother and an absent black father, and despised for her dark skin, Helga Crane...