BOOKS


that stood in her path and how she overcame them, hoping to empower readers to challenge the status quo, stand up for what they believe in and go after their dreams.


The Black Issue 2023 Black Authors’ Preview


women who raise their children outside marriage, on the fringes of society and in communities that challenge the very defini- tion of family.


Johannes Radebe Jojo: Finally Home Hodder, 7th July, HB, £20, 9781399722711 Radebe’s rise to stardom through his dancing has led him to places he never thought possible, personally and profes- sionally, and now he is sharing his story, touching on his time on “Strictly” and battling racism and homophobia.


Yansie Rolston & Yvonne Christie


Black and Menopausal: Intimate Stories of Navigating the Change Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 21st June, £14.99, PB, 9781839973796 An anthology capturing Black experiences of the menopause journey, which have often been overlooked in research and media commentary.


Noo Saro-Wiwa Black Ghosts: A Journey Into the Lives of Africans in China Canongate, 2nd November, £14.99, PB, 9781838856946 This travel memoir of a Nigerian woman in China explores the intersections and divides between the two cultures and the lives of African economic migrants in the bustling People’s Republic.


Mina Smallman A Better Tomorrow: Life Lessons in Hope and Strength Ebury, 7th March 2024, £16.99, HB, 9781529199710 A personal memoir from Mina Smallman—former Archdeacon of Southend, activist and mother to Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman—which is an urgent call for justice and positive change in Britain today.


Amanda Thomson Belonging Canongate, 3rd August, £10.99, PB, 9781838854744 Reflections on family, history, identity, place and nature, from writer and artist Thomson. Longlisted for the 2022 Highland Book Prize.


Justin Tinsley It Was All A Dream: Biggie and the World that Made Him Abrams, 22nd June, £11.99, PB, 9781419750328 A deeply reported and richly textured biography of Christopher Wallace a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G., one of the most charis- matic and talented artists of the 1990s.


Annabel Sowemimo Divided:


Brigette Romanek Livable Luxe Chronicle Books, 12th October, £35, HB, 9781797224008 This collection of Romanek’s distinctive residential interiors highlights luxurious yet casual homes in places ranging from Montecito to New York to Italy. With a foreword by Gwyneth Paltrow.


Ruby Russell Mother More Dialogue Books, 7th March 2024, £16.99, HB, 9780349702186 This book combines personal essay with interviews and historical research to reveal the shrouded history and present-day struggles of


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Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare Wellcome Collection, 4th April 2024, £9.99, PB, 9781788169219 An eye-opening explora- tion of race and health that unravels the colonial roots of modern medi- cine. Tackling systemic racism, hidden histories and healthcare myths, Sowemimo recounts her own experiences as a doctor, patient and activist.


LaTonya Summers Black Again: Losing and Reclaiming My Racial Identity Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 21st September, £13.99, PB, 9781839973185 A memoir exploring the psychological impact of cultural assimilation and internalised racism from mental health counsellor and author Summers.


Obioma Ugoala The Making of a Man (and Why We’re Afraid to Talk About It): Myths of Race, Sex and Masculinity S&S, 20th August, £9.99, PB, 9781398504813 Actor Ugoala tells his own story as he examines the problems with how race, sex and masculinity are portrayed and experienced by Black men—and how to change that. Released in hardback last year as The Problem With My Normal Penis.


intriguing glimpse into the mind and motivation of a composer and covers aspects of Wallen’s some- times troubled childhood, and her experiences of growing up as a Black composer in the UK.


Cory Wharton-Malcolm All You Need is Rhythm and Grit: How to Run Now, for Health, Joy and a Body that Loves You Back Souvenir Press, 11th January 2024, £16.99, PB, 9781800810884 A positive and inclusive guide to running, from fitness trainer Cory Wharton-Malcolm.


Kimberley Wilson Unprocessed Ebury, 11th January 2024, £9.99, PB, 9780753559765 Chartered psychologist Wilson kickstarts a “long- overdue” conversation about how what we eat is creating a mental health apocalypse.


Alex Wheatle Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head Arcadia Books, 6th July, £16.99, HB, 9781529428421 In this memoir, writer Wheatle shows how music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse and his imprisonment as a young man protesting against systemic racism and police brutality.


Catherine Joy White This Thread of Gold Dialogue Books, 22nd June, £20, HB, 9780349702599 Dialogue’s key 2023 title is a celebration of Black womanhood told through a mix of memoir, history and resistance narrative.


Chinny Ukata & Astrid Madimba It’s a Continent Coronet, 6th August, £10.99, PB, 9781529376814 The illuminating history book that aims to unravel misconceptions and celebrate Africa’s rich and diverse history one country at a time.


Errollyn Wallen Becoming a Composer Faber, 2nd November, £20, HB, 9780571370139 Composer and singer- songwriter Warren’s memoir offers an


Charlotte Williams Sugar and Slate Penguin General, 28th September, £8.99, PB, 9780241999530 An intimate memoir from writer and academic Williams exploring the intertwined history of Wales, Africa and the Caribbean.


Michael K Williams Scenes from My Life Pan, 17th August, £10.99, PB, 9781035009558 A moving, unflinching memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction and a lifelong mission to give back— from the late, iconic actor Williams.


Yepoka Yeebo Anansi’s Gold: The Man Who Swindled the World Bloomsbury, 3rd August, £20, HB, 9781526668578 West African reporter Yeebo tells the astounding story of how an ingenious Ghanaian con artist ran one of the 20th century’s longest and most audacious frauds.


Poetry


Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, Bryar Bajalan (trans) A Friend’s Kitchen Poetry Translation Centre, 15th June, £9, PB, 9781739894849 The poems in this book emerged after Al-Raddi was separated from his wife and children for nearly five years.


Joshua Bennett Owed Bloomsbury 9th November, £9.99, PB, 9781526665270 Spanning the spectrum of genre and form—from elegy and ode to origin myth—these poems elaborate an aesthetics of repair.


Fred D’Aguiar For the Unnamed Carcanet, 31st August, £14.99, PB, 9781800173415 This new collection connects the condition of namelessness of a famous Black jockey (rode in a contest between the two richest men in Los Angeles in 1852) with a present- day need to give back to those lost souls the dignity of their names.


Petrea Honychurch Seaman;


Susanne Heitz (illus) Good Night My Sweet Island Papillote Press, September, £7.99, PB, 9781838041595 In a homage to a magical Caribbean island, each verse celebrates aspects of tropical island life: birds and animals, dance and music, fruit and food, rivers and forests, sea and beach.


Mona Kareem, Sara Elkamel (trans) I Will Not Fold These Maps Poetry Translation Centre, 11th May, £9, PB, 9781739894832 This title brings together poems from Kareem’s three collections as well as new, unpublished pieces, offering an overview of the poet’s 20-year career.


Airea D Matthews Bread and Circus Picador, 6th August, £10.99, PB, 9781035000821 A “hybrid and palimp- sestic” memoir-in-verse combining poetry, photog- raphy and spectral imag- ing to explore the realities of economic necessity and marginal poverty through a personal lens. From a former winner of the Yale Younger Poet’s Prize.


Kayo Chingonyi More Fiya Canongate, 1st June, £10.99, PB, 9781838855321 A scorching anthology of Black British poetry, edited by Chingonyi and following in the footsteps of the 1998 seminal collection The Fire People.


Momtaza Mehri Bad Diaspora Poems Penguin, 6th July, £14.99, HB, 9781787334373 The first collection from the former Young People’s Poet Laureate for London. Mixing Mehri’s own family’s experience with the history and stories of many others, these poems


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