8.
Series:
News at Noon
1st edition
Paperback
Anietie Isong
9781913090838
$21.95
FICTION
Jan 11, 2024
The new satire from the author of Radio Sunrise.Who will be the next president of the Society of Journalists in Lagos? Who is qualified to lead the esteemed body of journalists and help uphold professional ethics in the state? Will honesty and integrity be able to beat charisma and misinformation?When a sick man flies in from a neighbouring country, he becomes Nigeria’s first ebola case—patient zero. As the cases rise and journalists across the country vie for the lead in reporting the news on the imminent pandemic, Ifiok and his colleagues mus...
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10.
Series: Legacy of Orisha
Children of Blood and Bone
Paperback
Tomi Adeyemi
9781250294623
$19.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 14 - 18
Aug 29, 2023
Instant New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Notable Children's Books of 2018 TIME Top 10 Best YA and Children's Books of 2018NPR's Book Concierge 2018 Great Reads List Buzzfeed's 24 Best YA Books of 2018Bustle's Top 25 Best Young Adults Books of 20182018 Kirkus Prize Finalist YALSA William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist Paste Magazine’s 30 Best YA Novels of 2018Newsweek’s 61 Best Books from 2018Boston Globe’s Best Children's Books of 2018Publishers Weekly Best YA Books of 2018School Library Journal Best Books of 2018 With five starred...
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12.
Series:
Performing Female Blackness
Paperback
Naila Keleta-Mae
9781771124805
$24.99
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Jun 20, 2023
Performing Female Blackness examines race, gender, and nation in Black life using critical race, feminist and performance studies methodologies. This book examines what private and public performances of female blackness reveal about race, gender, and nation and considers how Canada shapes these performances. Naila Keleta-Mae proposes that performance is part of the ontology of female blackness in the public and private spaces that constitute everyday life because people who are female and Black are constantly expected to perform fantasies—be ...
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17.
Series:
W. E. B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folk
A Graphic Interpretation
Paperback
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963)
9781978824652
$24.95
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Age (years) from 16 - 99
Apr 14, 2023
There is a growing urgency, in classrooms as well as in publishing at large, to encompass the African American experience, African American thought and culture. Much of the recent headway has been made in the superhero framework, including Black Panther, but not only there. The tremendous success—in sales and prizes—of March, the trilogy based upon the life of Congressman John Lewis, is arguably a landmark. No greater figure exists in African-American thought, the shaping of modern narratives, than W.E.B. Du Bois, even after the nearly six deca...
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19.
Series: A Quick Ting On
A Quick Ting On: The Black British Power Movement
1st edition
Hardcover
Chanté Joseph
9781913090654
$31.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Oct 19, 2023
From the Mangrove Nine to Notting Hill Carnival, writer and social commentator Chanté Joseph takes us through the formative, radical histories of Black British activism.When the Windrush generation arrived in Britain, the concept of 'Black Britishness' or 'Black British Culture' did not yet exist. Fast forward to the present day, where a distinct and influential Black British identity exists. This concise and informative book traverses the crucial topics within Black British history and culture: exploring community activism, protests, Notting H...
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22.
Series:
Hero Me Not
The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero
Paperback
Chesya Burke
9781978821057
$34.95
LITERARY CRITICISM
Apr 01, 2023
Storm is the most recognized Black woman comic book character in the world. Born Ororo Munroe, Storm is an Omega level mutant, which makes her one of the most powerful beings on the planet. Hero Me Not: The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero examines the multifaceted dimensions of the comic book character seeking to discover if Storm's nearly unlimited power equally offers her freedom within the "white supremacist capitalist patriarchy." Adopting Patricia Hill Collins' Controlling Images as essential to the representation ...
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23.
Series: A Quick Ting On
A Quick Ting On: Black British Businesses
1st edition
Hardcover
Tskenya-Sarah Frazer
9781913090630
$31.95
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Apr 20, 2023
Day-to-day struggles, triumphant success stories, and unique circumstances. A Quick Ting On: Black British Businesses takes you on an informative journey through the history (and future) of Black British entrepreneurship. With the powerful rise of Black British culture, Black British entrepreneurship has rapidly become a point of great conversation. This book looks back on significant moments in Black British entrepreneurship, exploring the struggles, success and unique circumstances that face Black British businesses. Featuring brilliant inter...
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27.
Series: Robert Kroetsch Series
there's more
Paperback
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike
9781772126808
$19.99
POETRY
Mar 16, 2023
In there’s more, Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike takes on the rich concepts of home and belonging: home lost and regained, home created with others and with the land, home as “anywhere we find something to love.” Giving voice to the experiences of migrant and other marginalized citizens whose lives society tends to overlook, this collection challenges the oppressive systems that alienate us from one another and the land. Carefully built lyric meditations combine beauty and ugliness, engaging with violence, and displacement, while seeking to build ki...
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39.
Series:
Black and Dyslexic
An Anthology of Lived Experience from a Cultural Perspective
Paperback
Marcia Brissett-Bailey
9781839971334
$26.95
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
Feb 21, 2023
'My book showcases positive role models for black and people within our wider dyslexic community and society, to inspire current and future generations.'This is a raw, honest and enlightening collection of experiences, across the black and dyslexic community, giving an intersectional perspective on topics including the education system, the workplace, daily life and entrepreneurship. These stories highlight the challenges, progress, successes and contributions of the black and dyslexic community, helping others to find their voice, feel empower...
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47.
Series:
Making History
Visual Arts and Blackness in Canada
Paperback
Julie Crooks
9780774890649
$50.00
ART
Feb 15, 2023
Making History is an unprecedented and boundary-breaking exploration of Black history and art in Canada. It brings together poems, artist statements, art portfolios, and essays from scholars and artists, including NourbeSe Philip, Afua Cooper, Chantal Gibson, and Rinaldo Walcott. These showcase a careful and thoughtful understanding of Black aesthetics, while discussing the presence of Black contemporary art in Canadian institutions and offering perspectives on contemporary and historical art practices. The many voices and points of view within...
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50.
Series: A Quick Ting On
A Quick Ting On: Theatre Sh*t
Reimagining Black British Theatre
1st edition
Hardcover
Tobi Kyeremateng
9781913090579
$24.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Nov 09, 2023
Storytelling and performance have been at the centre of Black traditions for as long as Black existence. From griots and underground raves to protests and defiant speeches, Black performance translates across time, space and memory. In the UK, a growing current of contemporary Black British theatre takes shape as a powerful hub of imagination and creativity, inspiring Tobi Kyeremateng to ask: What is theatre in the context of Black expression?In this unique and thorough assessment, Kyeremateng captures the gripping dynamics of Black expression ...
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60.
Series: Literary Conversations Series
Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson
Paperback
Isiah Lavender
9781496843685
$30.95
LITERARY CRITICISM
Jan 16, 2023
A key figure in contemporary speculative fiction, Jamaican-born Canadian Nalo Hopkinson (b. 1960) is the first Black queer woman as well as the youngest person to be named a "Grand Master" of Science Fiction. Her Caribbean-inspired narratives—Brown Girl in the Ring, Midnight Robber, The Salt Roads, The New Moon's Arms, The Chaos, and Sister Mine—project complex futures and complex identities for people of color in terms of race, sex, and gender. Hopkinson has always had a vested interest in expanding racial and ethnic diversity in all facets of...
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