Small Press Alliance
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The Small Press Alliance is a collection of independent publishers that specialise in high-quality trade fiction and non-fiction.
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Happy October! A new month means a new small press to take over this account! This month Jacaranda Books will highlight some of the brilliant titles published by us and others in the Small Press Alliance 📚
"...best things in books ever" - 🇯🇲Candice Carty-Williams🇯🇲 Meet Jacaranda Books groundbreaking, A Quick Ting On series, the first Black British non fiction series of its kind! Cultural conversations from plantain to grime come alive at the hands of maverick writers bit.ly/AQTO
The past bleeds in the present in Uppity African 🍉's #InvisibleStings. An unplanned pregnancy brings Mamokgethi’s life to a halt; and when her daughter develops powers she gains the attention of an ambitious pastor with a tempting offer for Mamokgethi. amzn.to/3LUHCq1
We're back with a #BlackHistoryMonth highlight from Fairlight Books! Welcome to Broadwater Farm; where post-war dreams of concrete utopia ended in riots, violence and sub-standard housing. An evocative and raw short story collection by @JacShreevesLee. amzn.to/3Qh9p5g
For the last couple of days of #BlackHistoryMonth we bring you 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great from Canbury Press! An illustrated book celebrating the achievements of inspirational characters who made a new life in Britain. amzn.to/3FzGSTG
From Cassava Republic comes Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa (Non-practising Zimbabwean☝️🏾😌) An eclectic, experimental novel set in Zimbabwe. It is a brash and confident debut by an exciting new voice exploring politics, religion, spirituality, sexuality, and PTSD. amzn.to/3FvxT69
⚖️ WEEKEND RECAP ⚖️ 🥇First, AQTO: The Black Girl Afro made waves with Blackownedlondon 🥈Next, the AQTO series and MANDEM took the Black British Book Festival by storm 🥉Finally, Queen Charlotte Sophia and Breaking the Maafa Chain made homes Leicester Libraries and Community Centres and @FoxBooksLtd #BlackLit
Happy #publicationday to ✨THE ALMOST TRUTH✨ We are so delighted for the wonderful Anne Hamilton now that this gorgeous piece of fiction is out in the world 🧡💛❤️ ‘Gripping and brilliant’ – Sophie Hannah #reading #literary #fiction #familysaga #winner #irishnovelfair
Coming up this week, literary live events and book clubs in Kenya, London and Leicester for you! Spend time with the works of authors Musih Tedji Xaviere, Fatin Abbas and Njambi McGrath to close out the week.