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 great books for kids who think they are grownups and/or grownups who think they are kids. Preorder your copies of Under the Light of Fireflies https://www.catalystpress.org/.../coming-soon-under-the... from Flare and The Enumerations from Catalyst https://www.catalystpress.org/enumerations 📚📖❤️🩹
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...
"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."
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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...
Happy Holidays to All!
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
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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...
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
Awesomeness!
Reviews for #ReadingAfrica Week worldkidlit.org/.../reviews-... from World Kid Lit. Our Wanjiku, Child of Mine is included! Thank you 🙂
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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.
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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-...
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#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:
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Features writers Christian Adofo, Liam Brickhill, and @liorphillips.bsky.social (and even a soundtrack!) open.spotify.com/playlist/66K... #ReadingAfrica
"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...
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...
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
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!
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Image of an illustrated open book with the text #ReadingAfrica. Text below reads: "Catalyst Press and Three Rooms Press present authors Ebele Chizea (Aquarian Dawn, Three Rooms Press) and Onke Mazibuko (The Second Verse, Catalyst Press) discuss coming-of-age fiction as part of this year’s #ReadingAfrica Week celebration." Event is December 4, 2024 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern, 9pm South Africa on Instagram Live.
Image of Onke Mazibuko, a smiling Black man in a sport coat and a book cover of his book, THE SECOND VERSE. Text below reads "Onke Mazibuko is a psychologist who has worked in different settings including private practice, corporate, non-government organisations, tertiary institutions and schools. Currently he is in his final year of a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Pretoria. He is also a Mawazo African Writers Institute Fellow. His debut novel, The Second Verse, was published by Penguin Random House in South Africa and longlisted for the Sunday Times Literary Awards and won in the Youth Literature category of the South African Literary Awards."
Image of Ebele Chizea, a smiling Black woman in white headwrap, along with the cover image of her book, Aquarian Dawn. Text below reads "Ebele Chizea was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States at age sixteen. Since graduating with honors in 2004 from Thiel Colege in Greenville, PA, she has published fiction, poetry, and essays in various publications including The African, The Sentinel, The Nigerian Punch, Sahara Reporter, as well as her own online publication, Drumtide Magazine. Aquarian Dawn is her debut novel."
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
The banner for Reading Africa week 2024 with the text “10 Stories and Poems for Reading Africa Week. Award-winning novel excerpts from Algeria and Tanzania. Poetry and rap from Tunisia, Egypt, South Africa, and Mozambique. Graphic fiction and comics from Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa. Translations from Arabic, French, Portuguese, Afrikaans, and Kaaps.”
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
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#ReadingAfrica Week 2024! Order Shaka Rising (2019) today! This retelling of the Shaka legend explores the rise to power of a shrewd young prince who must consolidate a new kingdom through warfare, mediation, and political alliances to defend his people against the expanding slave trade. "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
#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
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Reading Africa Sale: Use READINGAFRICA24 at checkout for 20% off titles on Gumroad and Indiepubs through Dec 31st https://www.catalystpress.org/ catalystpress.gumroad.com
Reading Africa Sale:
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at checkout for 20% off titles on Gumroad and Indiepubs through Dec 31st
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#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
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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...
A List of #romancebooks from Africa to celebrate #readingafrica2024 bookshop.org/lists/readin...