A valuable read for writers, publishers, and lovers of serious literary work.
Read the full conversation:
www.iskanchi.com/conversation...
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Happy reading!
And Happy Black Friday! 🧡🖤
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Follow us for more on African literature, author events, and new releases from across the continent and diaspora.
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Final call for designers!
Submissions for the Design Prize close tomorrow, Oct 14.
Create a cover for Unathi Slasha’s award-winning book and showcase your talent to a global audience.
Read the full call here: www.iskanchi.com/blog/open-ca...
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“Every light has a story.”
In our latest blog, Bakang Akoonyatse shares the inspiration behind Lesedi’s Little Light—a tale of loss, and love.
Read the interview & preorder now ahead of its Oct 20th release: www.iskanchi.com/blog/lesedis...
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Three new Iskanchi titles drop Oct 15!
🌟 Lesedi’s Little Light
🌟 Maatla the Magnet
🌟 The New Eve
Available for Preorder at www.iskanchi.com/category/all... and on @netgalley.bsky.social for reviewers.
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🍂October is here!
✨ Design Prize submissions close Oct 14
✨ New Iskanchi titles are dropping, too!
It's going to be a month of stories, imagination & celebration.
Better stay tuned!🧡
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Have you read The Man with Yellow Hair yet?
It's a moving novel of friendship, memory, and rediscovery in life’s later chapters. Perfect for cozy nights and Friday book clubs.
Get your copy today: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#TheManWithYellowHair #IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature
Readers are loving African Folktales for the Young at Heart!
From nostalgia to moral lessons, this collection is proving timeless and powerful.
Dive into what they're saying on our blog: www.iskanchi.com/blog/african...
#africanfolktales #IskanchiPress #Storytelling
Incoming: Oct 15!✨️
The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou (tr. Paul Roochnik); a daring LGBTQIA+ speculative novel about love, gender, & resistance in a future ruled by tech.
📚 Want to read it early? Get the ARC here: www.netgalley.com/widget/93676...
#TheNewEve #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #IskanchiPress
We had an unforgettable weekend— from NY to Utah to our Book Tour!
Our first weekend was a celebration of stories, community & the future of literature.
Here's a dive into our weekend: www.iskanchi.com/blog/an-even...
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✨ We had a blast at our book tour yesterday!
Special thanks to the Dutch Foundation for Literature & Vamba Sherif for such a beautiful event.
Couldn't make it? Grab Vamba's brilliant books here: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#BookTour #AfricanLiterature #VambaSherif #IskanchiPress
Books are doors into a thousand lives.
This one opens to the heart and life of a young Senegalese boy.
Grab your copy at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-... and dive into a world you've never seen before.
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P.S. To the dreamers, the doers, the ones who keep building, creating, and showing up— today’s for you.
Happy #LaborDay from all of us! Here’s to honoring hard work, big dreams, and well-deserved rest.
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🎉 Utah! Celebrate 5 years of African & Afro-Latino culture at the #AfroUtahFestival!
📍 Library Square, Salt Lake City
📅 Sat, Sept 6 | ⏰ 12 PM
🎟 FREE tickets. Just scan the QR code!
Let’s move, connect & celebrate together.
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Nothing beats the smell of freshly printed books. 😌
We've got your next read right here at www.iskanchi.com/product/afri...
And yes, it reads as good as it looks. ✨️
#africanliterature #iskanchipress #africanwriters #Folktales #Folklore #summerreads #tbr #augustreading
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✨️Coming in hot this summer✨️
One for the kids and one for the kids at Heart.
Perfect for a light beach read, a road trip to nowhere, or a life lesson.
Preorder today: www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#summer #Iskanchipress #childrenslit #FolktaleRevolution #AfroLit #ClimateEducation #YoungReaders
Coming soon from Iskanchi Press!
The Soot.
The Child From Dindefello Falls.
Lesedi’s Little Light.
Maatla The Magnet.
Preorder today and bring these stories home: www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#africanbooks #childrensbooks #folktales #IskanchiPress #booklaunch
2 days to go! 🎉
It's going to be a big one. Don’t miss out on this special moment!
Date: 29th June 2025
Time: 5pm
Register: bit.ly/45tfc19
#IskanchiBookPrize #VirtualEvent #AfricanWriters #BookCommunity #LiteraryAwards #IskanchiPress
You're invited to the Iskanchi Book Prize Reading & Winner Reveal!
Hear from our shortlisted authors + keynote by Vamba Sherif (The Emperor’s Son).
🗓 Sun, 29 June 2025
⏰ 5PM WAT
📍 Zoom
🎟 Free — Register: bit.ly/45tfc19
#IskanchiBookPrize #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress
#afrofantasy #africanfantasy #folklorefiction #iskanchipress #blueskyreads #blackspeculativefiction #diasporavoices
Both available now.
Grab your copies at www.iskanchi.com/category/for...
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Read about Africans Untranslatable Stories here www.iskanchi.com/blog/untrans...
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10. Lauwo wa Lauwo – Enchanted Village
Tanzania’s Lauwo wa Lauwo captures imaginations with Enchanted Village, a gem shortlisted for 2025.
#IskanchiBookPrize #TanzanianWriters #MagicalRealism #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress #LiteraryAwards
9. Dafe Great – The Black Hand
Nigeria’s Dafe Great is recognized for The Black Hand, a thrilling and genre-defying narrative of power and justice.
#IskanchiBookPrize #NigerianAuthors #ThrillerFiction #AfricanWriters #IskanchiPress #ContemporaryFiction
8. Karen Williams – Mourning
Karen Williams of South Africa joins the shortlist with Mourning, a sharp and haunting meditation.
#IskanchiBookPrize #SouthAfricanWriters #GriefNarratives #AfricanFiction #IskanchiPress #ContemporaryFiction
