Catalyst Press
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Catalyst Press: Indie publishers of books by African writers and illustrators. Hosts of #ReadingAfrica Week each December. Visit us at www.catalystpress.org
Check out this delightful review of Lee Sander's Under the Light of Fireflies in Foreword Reviews. "A boy learns to accept the unpredictability of life and finds his own sense of self in the transformative novel Under the Light of Fireflies." www.forewordreviews.com
Meet two of our favorite Noahs this January in two books for kids who think they are grownups and/or grownups who think they are kids. Preorder Under the Light of Fireflies www.catalystpress.org/.../coming-s.... from Flare and The Enumerations from Catalyst www.catalystpress.org/enumerations 📚📖❤️🩹
Another provocative substack from our founder JL Powers. Is there a market for cute? The Market for Cute open.substack.com/pub/themothe...
The Market for Cute
Do readers want “wholesome” children’s books?
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"Cooking Bacon with Propane" A story from the world of The Little Ambulance War of Winchester County. from Flare Books Author I.M. Aiken, a.co/d/idsrpsc. Get the audio book read by the author!
The Power of Saying Yes as a Forward-Thinking Writer. A substack from our publisher JL Powers: "where I'll say all the things I want to say, openly and honestly, as a writer, editor, and publisher." open.substack.com/pub/themothe...
The People Yes
The Forward-Thinking Writer
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A new review from Ann Angel on Maverick Independent Book Reviews! "World-building and friendships lend drama to this young adult fantasy novel." Adam Tideborne and the Greatsword of War by Joshua Stevens-Shachar. www.maverickindependentreview.com/.../world...
New Horror Review by Betsy Lepchitz on Maverick Independent Book Reviews "A foray into dark powers: a review of literary horror novel Three Sixes and a Forked Tongue, or Cold Medicine and a Liar by James Tyler Toothma www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/a-foray... #bookreviews #horrornovels
A foray into dark powers: a review of literary horror novel Three Sixes and a Forked Tongue
...an ambitious horror novel that explores witchcraft, violence, and poverty in rural West Virginia in the early 1970s.
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Congratulations to Donica Merhazion--whose book is forthcoming from Catalyst Press-- on the publication of her article with Sally Ratemo in The International Educator today! www.tieonline.com/article/5653...
Another #ReadingAfrica Week 2024 listicle 7 of the best Non-Fiction Books about Africa. www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/7-of-th...
7 of the best Non-Fiction Books about Africa, #readingAfrica
In today's #readingAfrica listicle, we turned to a couple of experts to ask for recommendations of non-fiction books about Africa that are accessible to non-academics, in addition to our own recommendations. Many people who live outside of the continent are unfamiliar with most of the history and culture of Africa. Hopefully, these books will help! The following recommendations were made by Wendy Urban-Mead, PhD, a professor of African history and education at Bard. David Olusoga, The World's Wa
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Sozaboy by the late Ken Saro-Wiwa: A Novel in Broken English (1985) You can read it free on Internet Archive! archive.org/details/soza... or order from Amazon www.amazon.com/Sozaboy-Ken-... #ReadingAfrica --L. Herrera, Publicity Catalyst
LoveAfricaPress loveafricapress.com celebrates all things African in romantic fiction. They are a digital-first publisher utilising ground-breaking technology platforms like Okadabooks to bring love stories written by Africans to African readers. #ReadingAfrica Week 2024
African Authors | Love Africa Press
Love Africa Press is a Africa publisher that celebrates all things African in genre fiction.We publish African books including romance novels.
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Reviews for #ReadingAfrica Week worldkidlit.org/.../reviews-... from World Kid Lit. Our Wanjiku, Child of Mine is included! Thank you 🙂 worldkidlit.org/2024/12/02/r...
Reviews: Reading Africa Week 2024
This week we celebrate the start of Reading Africa Week with reviews from Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and Kenya. by Johanna McCalmont Young Adult The Djinn’s Apple Written by Djamila MoraniTranslate…
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DISRUPTION: Short Fiction from Africa This genre-spanning anthology explores the many ways that we grow, adapt, and survive in the face of our ever-changing global realities. www.catalystpress.org/disruption
Outside the Lines by Ameera Patel. A journey through the underbelly of Johannesburg, South Africa and the intimacy of family drama scattered across racial, religious, and class divisions. #ReadingAfrica Week 2024. www.catalystpress.org/outside-the-...
#ReadingAfrica is pleased to share news of the Island Prize! Unpublished authors who were born in and a citizen of an African country, are eligible. Submissions open Jan 1, 2025 and close Feb 16, 2025, so get ready now if you are interested! More details here: www.hhousebooks.com/island-prize...
"There is an ongoing cultural commentary which a whole nation & diaspora community can resonate with through song that speaks more loudly than a politician who may purport to tell the truth" Visit @literaryhub.bsky.social to read our #ReadingAfrica African music roundtable lithub.com/listening-to...
Listening To Africa: Three African Writers Discuss the History and Future of African Music
I subscribe to far too many newsletters. Most remain unopened. But for some reason, I decided to open one from David Byrne (probably because Mali was in the subject line, and it is #ReadingAfrica W…
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A new listicle from Catalyst's Jessica Powers on Maverick Independent Reviews in honor of #readingAfrica Week 2024. www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/a-few-s...
A Few Stunning Children’s Books by African Authors, #ReadingAfrica Listicle
A few children's books by African authors that are widely available and definitely worth investigating, for all ages.
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We're live right now on IG! Come join us (@catalystpress) for a great discussion as part of our #ReadingAfrica Week celebration! @threeroomspress.bsky.social
Catalyst Press@catalystpress.bsky.social · 2y agoJoin us on instagram @catalystpress today December 4 for a #ReadingAfrica IG live event on coming-of-age fiction with authors Ebele Chizea and Onke Mazibuko Co-hosted with @threeroomspress.bsky.social and co-moderated by Catalyst's Jessica Powers! www.instagram.com/catalystpress/
Join us on instagram @catalystpress today December 4 for a #ReadingAfrica IG live event on coming-of-age fiction with authors Ebele Chizea and Onke Mazibuko Co-hosted with @threeroomspress.bsky.social and co-moderated by Catalyst's Jessica Powers! www.instagram.com/catalystpress/
Join us on December 4 for a live #ReadingAfrica event with authors Ebele Chizea (Aquarian Dawn @threeroomspress.bsky.social) and Catalyst author, Onke Mazibuko. Moderated by Catalyst founder, Jessica Powers, the pair will discuss coming-of-age stories for young readers
Happy #ReadingAfrica Week! WWB Campus is helping you take this tradition into the classroom with 10 stories & poems from throughout the continent—from Tunisia to Tanzania—alongside multimedia teaching tools. https://buff.ly/3Z8dxsY @catalystpress.bsky.social
#ReadingAfrica Week 2024! Order Shaka Rising (2019) today! "A worthy introduction that offers a young Anglophone audience entry into a legend of Africa without the annoyance of overtranslation and with refreshingly three-dimensional characters." --Kirkus bookshop.org/a/1669/97819...
Reading Africa Sale: Use READINGAFRICA24 at checkout for 20% off titles on Gumroad and Indiepubs through Dec 31st www.catalystpress.org catalystpress.gumroad.com #ReadingAfrica Week 2024
This week we’re celebrating the start of Reading Africa Week with reviews from Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and Kenya! #africa #readingafrica #kidlit worldkidlit.org/2024/12/02/r...
Reviews: Reading Africa Week 2024
by Johanna McCalmont This week we celebrate the start of Reading Africa Week with reviews from Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and Kenya. Young Adult The Djinn’s Apple Written by Djamila MoraniTranslate…
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A listicle for #ReadingAfrica Week 2024 from Maverick Independent Book Review! Jessica Powers on The Great African Novel www.maverickindependentreview.com/post/5-great...
5 Great African Historical Novels for #ReadingAfricaWeek
for the first listicle, we tackle our classic understanding of the Great African Novel, which almost always involves history.
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Please join us for our #womensliterature panel on Thursday Dec 5, 2024 #ReadingAfrica Week 2024! Here is the zoom link us06web.zoom.us/j/8487697923...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: African Women's Literature, a #ReadingAfrica Week Conversation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us for a #ReadingAfrica Week discussion on women’s literature. Featuring Ashti Jugath, Goretti Kyomuhendo, Karen Vermuelen, and moderated by Colleen Higgs of Modjaji Books
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So proud to be participating in this #ReadingAfrica event co-sponsored by @catalystpress.bsky.social Featuring authors Catalyst author Onike Mazibuko and 3RP author Ebele Chizea. December 4, 2 pm ET. Please join us on IG Live.
Catalyst Press@catalystpress.bsky.social · 2y agoJoin us on December 4 for a live #ReadingAfrica event with authors Ebele Chizea (Aquarian Dawn @threeroomspress.bsky.social) and Catalyst author, Onke Mazibuko. Moderated by Catalyst founder, Jessica Powers, the pair will discuss coming-of-age stories for young readers
