BOOKS


Bloomsbury, 23rd June, PB, £8.99, 9781526638595 Billed as Lullaby meets Little Fires Everywhere, this subtly brutal, suspenseful novel is inspired by a true story. This English- language début sees the narrator try to make sense of her husband’s terrible act of violence.


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Hakim Adi Black Voices on Britain Macmillan, 15th Sep, HB, £10.99, 9781529072617 A compelling anthology of Black voices from England, the US, Africa and the Caribbean, who together reflect on the Black experi- ence in Britain.


won by Bloomsbury in an 11-way auction—one of the biggest non-fiction auctions of last year, according to the publisher.


realities of our present” from Bradley, the interim director of civil liberties organisation Liberty, and academic Denoronha.


communist women’s political writings.


Pumla Dineo Gqola Female Fear Factory Cassava Republic, 7th July, HB, £16.99, 978 1913175153 This title is a sobering account of patriarchal violence in the world, and a hopeful vision for the work of unapologetic, feminist, imaginative strat- egies across the globe.


Wole Soyinka Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth Bloomsbury, 1st Sep, PB, £9.99, 9781526638250 Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature returns to the novel form after almost 50 years with a satire on the nature of power and a portrait of contemporary Nigeria.


Seyi Akiwowo How to Stay Safe Online Penguin Life, 25th Aug, PB, £9.99, 9780241535219 A guide to digital self- care and allyship from a leading activist for online equality. With a blend of practical advice, Akiwowo’s personal expe- riences and interviews with key people in the space, this is a guide to developing resilience, compassion and allyship online.


Sharma Taylor What a Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You Little, Brown, 7th July, HB, £16.99, 9780349015514 A novel told in multiple voices, set in the Kingston ghetto, about a mother’s unshakeable love for her son.


Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse All Your Children, Scattered Europe Editions, 23rd Feb 2023, PB, £12.99, 9781787704053 This début novel follows three generations torn apart by the genocide against the Tutsis, as they try to reconnect with one another, rebuild broken links and find their place in today’s world.


Non-fiction


Maggie Aderin-Pocock The Sky at Night: The Art of Stargazing Ebury, 3rd Nov, PB, £16.99, 9781785947896 An insider’s guide to stargazing, from the presenter of BBC’s “The Sky at Night”.


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Carol Anderson The Second Bloomsbury, 7th June, PB, £9.99, 9781526633699 From the author of White Rage comes an unflinch- ing, critical new look at the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms)— and how it has been engi- neered to deny the rights of African Americans since its inception.


Yewande Biala Reclaiming Hodder, 14th July, HB, £16.99, 9781529389517 Expanding on her recent piece in the Independent on racial renaming, in a series of essays “Love Island” star Biala outlines helpful and practical ways readers can navigate challenging and complex situations.


Charmain Bynoe The Estate: My Life Working on the Front Line of Britain’s Housing Crisis Gallery Books, 4th Aug, PB, £8.99, 9781398516601 Following her appearance on TV series “Council House Britain”, Bynoe, a council housing officer, shines a light on the challenges faced by so many of our citizens and provides heartwarming and inspirational stories of how they have been helped to help themselves.


Jeffrey Boakye I Heard What You Said Picador, 9th June, HB, £16.99, 9781529063745 A powerful call to action over an education system that is by default white, from a Black man who has spent decades being failed by it as both a student and a teacher.


Derek A Bardowell Giving Back: How to Do Good, Better Dialogue, 25th Aug, HB, £20, 9780349701974 A portrait of the “real world” of the charity sector with visions of how Britain could be greater.


Munroe Bergdorf Transitional Bloomsbury, 9th March 2023, PB, £18.99, 9781526630339 Described as a “Millennial self-help book for the 21st century”, about how we can integrate personal authenticity with the realities of the modern world, Transitional was


Courtney Boateng & Renee Kapuku To My Sisters: A Guide to Finding and Building Real, Lifelong Friendships Bluebird, 2nd March 2023, HB, £16.99, 9781035005727 A frank and funny guide to sisterhood from the hosts of the hit podcast “To My Sisters”.


Eric Collins We Don’t Need Permission: How Black Business Can Change Our World Transworld, 1st Sep, HB, £20, 9781787635395 A powerful guide to successful, transformative entrepreneurship for the underrepresented from tech exec and entrepre- neur Collins.


Shereen Daniels The Anti-Racist Organisation: Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace Wiley, out now, HB, £18.99, 9781119880622 HR strategist Daniels delivers an incisive and honest discussion of how business leaders can change workplace practices to create a more anti-racist and equitable enviornment.


adult and appreciating the true value of friendship.


Roxane Gay Do the Work Leaping Hare Press, 17th Apr 2023, PB, £14, 9780711268968


In this book full of bold illustrations, Gay encour- ages us to reflect on our understanding of the different systems of power that surround us every day, and to understand how these systems repro- duce biases and prejudice in ourselves.


Edward Enninful A Visible Man Bloomsbury, 6th Sep, PB, £14.99, 9781526641540 From one of fashion’s most important change- makers comes a memoir of breaking barriers.


Jimi Famurewa Settlers: Journeys Through the Food, Faith and Culture of African London Bloomsbury, 13th Oct, HB, £18.99, 9781472991577 In this book, British- Nigerian journalist Famurewa journeys into the vibrant world of African London.


Rene Germain Black and Great: The Essential Workplace Toolkit Coronet,out now, HB, £16.99, 9781529377637 Featuring interviews and letters from some of the UK’s leading Black voices—including Beverley Knight, Trevor Nelson and Ashley Walters—this title highlights the specific challenges Black people face in the working world and provides readers with advice on how to tackle them.


Kathryn Finney


Build the Damn Thing: How to Start a Successful Business if You’re Not a Rich White Guy Penguin Business, 23rd June, PB, £14.99, 9780241582619 From venture capitalist and entrepreneur Finney comes a guide to building a start-up and breaking down barriers for diverse entrepreneurs.


Gracie Mae Bradley & Luke Denoronha Against Borders: The Case for Abolition Verso, 19th July, PB, £10.99, 9781839761959 This book outlines the case for border abolition as the only viable response to “the nightmarish


Jodi Dean & Charisse Burden-Stelly Organize, Fight, Win: Black Communist Women’s Political Writing Verso, 4th Oct, PB, £19.99, 9781839764974 This title brings together three decades of Black


Marisa Franco Platonic: How to Make and Keep Friends as an Adult Bluebird, 24th Nov, HB, £16.99, 9781529075885 This title from former professor Franco seeks to inspire readers to master the art of making and keeping friends as an


Gretchen Gerzina Black England: A Forgotten History by Gretchen Gerzina John Murray, 13th Oct, HB, £20, 9781399804882 Academic Gerzina explores the dramatic and often moving stories of the large Black community in Georgian England who, be they prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, all ran the risk of kidnap and sale to plantations.


Mo Gilligan That Moment When: Life Stories from Way Back Then Ebury, 7th July, PB, £9.99, 9781529109214 The Bafta-winning breakout comedy star reveals the inspirational, life-changing and hilari- ous moments that made him.


Ferren Gipson Women’s Work Frances Lincoln, 14th June, HB, £25, 9780711264656 Combining art and


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