27th June 2025
Elizabeth Owuor A Brawling Woman in a Wide House: The Blues, Belonging and a Black Expat’s Search for Home Abroad
Canongate, 7th May, £16.99, HB, 9781805301431
This title explores how the Black American blues Europe in the 1960s, intertwining the narratives of pioneering musicians with her own audiophile coming of age in Obama-era Europe.
Harmonia Rosales Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic
WW Norton, 14th October, £30, HB, 9781324111115
A sweeping retelling of African myth, illustrated with paintings.
Michael E Sawyer Sir Lewis: The
Pan, 8th January, £10.99, PB, 9781035071661
of Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton.
Komali Scott Jones The Blackprint: Untold Stories of a Black British Music
Nine Eight Books, 9th April, £16.99, HB, 9781785121241
Derek R Peterson A Popular History of Idi Amin’s Uganda
Yale University Press, 26th August, £25, HB, 9780300278385
This book delves into how Africa’s “most notorious” tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic.
Ashley Reaver
Simple Meal Solutions for High Cholesterol Fair Winds Press, 28th August, £16.99, PB, 9780760397190
to lower cholesterol.
A vital celebration of Black British voices in music, long ignored or erased.
Does racism still exist? Social psychologist West lays out the data to answer the question “once and for all”.
Deborah Willis A History of Black Photographers: 1840 to the Present
WW Norton, 25th November, £75, HB, 9781324091790
history of Black photographers, this pictorial collection documents African- American life and artistry.
Children’s
Tomi Adeyemi Children of Anguish and Anarchy Macmillan Children’s Books, 31st July 2025, £9.99, PB, 9781509899432
Legacy of Orisha series.
Joseph Coelho, Kate Milner (illus) The Boy Lost in the Maze
Otter-Barry Books, 5th June 2025, £9.99, PB, 9781915659750
A verse-novel blending Greek myth with a modern-day quest for fatherhood and identity. Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024.
Kamilah Cole
An Arcane Inheritance DK, 27th January, £9.99, PB,9781464266430
A dark-academia fantasy with a romantic twist, set at a university built on forbidden magic and hidden legacies.
Enomwoyi Damali, Ruthine Burton (illus) Amber Class: Making Friends
Otter-Barry Books, 7th August, £8.99, PB, 9781915659699
The children of Amber Class learn how to welcome others and show kindness. Second title in a warm, inclusive early- reader series.
use a magical mailbox to help classmates – and uncover new secrets.
Diane Ewen The Great Unicorn Escape Macmillan Children’s Books, 30th April, £12.99, HB, 9781035017089
A magical adventure with friends around every corner.
Diane Ewen The Great Unicorn Escape Macmillan Children’s Books, 30th April £7.99, PB, 9781035017096
tale about siblings and looking after each other.
Abena Eyeson
Running My Own Race Nosy Crow, 3rd July 2025, £7.99, PB, 9781805133735
scholarship to a top private school, he faces pressure from all sides – family, friends and rivals – as he struggles to follow own path.
When Santa retires, secretly enters his Gramps into a magical contest – whisking them to Christmasland for enchanted trials, sabotage and a heartwarming rediscovery of festive spirit.
Asli Jensen Love on Sight Chicken House, 14th August, £8.99, PB, 9781915947864
An English-Jamaican girl and Somali Muslim boy fall in love against the odds in this powerful debut from the Lime New Storyteller 2023 winner.
PJ Killburn,
Markia Jenai (illus) Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom
Little Tiger, 4th September, £7.99, PB, 9781788957649
new series. Siren Knight
Princess (Apparently) Usborne, 12th February, £7.99, PB, 9781805077626
Dr Ian K Smith Eat Your Age HQ, 15th January, £9.99, PB, 9780008739102
Science-backed, advice from Smith.
Bola Sol Your Money Life: Future You Want
Penguin, 21st August, £10.99, PB, 9781529912401
wellness, securing your future and spending on what matters most.
Marvin Rees Let’s See What Happens Picador, 21st August, £10.99, PB, 9781035009190
The memoir from the European city.
Ebony Reid Trap Life Merky Books, 16th April, £18.99, HB, 9781529911893
A powerful narrative from a criminologist and ethnographer, capturing inner-city life on London’s Northville estate and challenging stereotypes through intimate insight.
Walter Rodney How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
Verso, 17th February, £12.99, PB, 9781836742524
A work of political and historical analysis detailing the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism.
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SuAndi Leaning Against Time Carcanet, 28th August, £16.99, PB, 9781800174993
A poetry collection exploring women’s lives, Black communities and unheard voices.
Mary Helen Washington Paule Marshall: A Writer’s Life
Yale University Press, March, £18.99, HB, 9780300253856
biography of feminist writer, Paule Marshall.
Keon West The Science of Racism Picador, 2nd March, £10.99, PB, 9781035030675
John Agard, Shirley Hottier (illus) The Poetry World of John Agard
Otter-Barry Books, 10th July 2025, £12.99, HB, 9781915659477
Poetry legend Agard’s own selection of more than 80 of his poems for younger readers, in a gift hardback edition.
Andrea Ballo Coloring with Coco: Sisterhood in Solidarity
DK, 13th February, £11.99, PB, 9798886084429
Celebrate the unity and sisterhood of Black women with Ballo.
Kalynn Bayron Make Me a Monster Bloomsbury YA, 30th September, £8.99, PB, 9781526680464
A Frankenstein-tinged horror romance.
Abiola Bello
Wild Magic: Journey of the Lost Elephant Simon & Schuster Children’s,14th August, £6.99, PB, 9781398520516
Join twins Misha and Ziggy on another magical wildlife adventure in the second book in the Wild Magic series.
JJ Bola,
Clara Anganuzzi (illus) Shy Girl
Simon & Schuster Children’s, 14th August, £7.99, PB, 9781398502574
An enchanting picture and poet Bola.
Mina Fears
Denzell Dankwah The Power Keepers Scholastic, 12th February, £9.99, PB, 9780702332906
Miles Morales with a Ghanaian twist: Marcus and friends discover powers rooted in African mythology in this action-packed graphic novel.
The Scorpion Queen Macmillan Children’s Books, 18th September, £9.99, PB, 9781529097221
is a thrilling epic fantasy adventure, inspired by a Malian fairy tale.
Jayri Gómez Black History Campbell Books, 7th August, £7.99, Board, 9781035056231
A novelty board book introducing preschoolers to Black men and women
Bury Your Friends Simon & Schuster Children’s, 14th August, £8.99, PB, 9781398540712
A dark, decadent YA thriller about spoiled rich kids and the messy, murderous things they will do to get what they want.
Channelle Desamours They Call Her Regret Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 12th February, £8.99, PB, 9781526675019
A page-turning thriller with a supernatural twist.
Marti Dumas Nina and the Keeper of the Keystone: Secret Society of Rebel Girls
DK, 2nd October, £7.99, PB, 9798889641131
Book two of a bold series where Nina and her friends
Ella McLeod, Rochelle Falconer (illus) Goldilocs
Serena Holly The Other Father Christmas
Fox & Ink Books, 14th November, £8.99, PB, 9781916747722
Scholastic, 15th January, £7.99, PB, 9780702313875
Retold with rhythm and rhyme, McLeod’s retelling breathes new life into the classic story.
Isi Hendrix Adia Kelbara and the High Queen’s Curse
Usborne, 5th June 2026, £7.99, PB, 9781803706566
Book two in a fast-paced, witty Afro-fantasy series following her epic quest to save the kingdom.
Patrice Lawrence The Case of the Dreaming Dragon: An Elemental Detectives Mystery
Scholastic, 9th October, £7.99, PB, 9780702315657
The Elemental Detectives are back to solve a third mystery on the streets of multicultural 18th-century London.
Pablo Leon, Justin A Reynolds, Penelope R Gaylord (illus) Miles Morales: Around the Spider-Verse
Scholastic, 11th September,£8.99, PB, 9780702340499
Join beloved Marvel characters Spider-Man, Ghost- Spider and Araña in three original Spider- Verse stories.
A fun, romantic coming-of-age drama featuring one summer, two boys, and a secret that could change everything...
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