Female Fear Factory is a sobering account of patriarchal violence in the world, and a hopeful vision for the work of unapologetic feminist imaginative strategies across the globe and is being published by Cassava Republic Press in Spring 2022.
Cassava Republic Press Brings Nigeria’s Major Languages to Children’s Literature Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba Set the Tone of Cassava Republic Press’ 2022 Children’s Books Starting in Spring 2022 Cassava Republic Press will begin its first foray into publishing in African languages with the launch of a trio of Children’s books in the three main Nigerian languages […]
Women as thought leaders in fights for freedom and as community organisers is not new. What is happening more, is seeing these women celebrated during their lives rather than when they are older or posthumously as has been the case in the past. A key reason for this is better ownership of means of amplification […]
In just two months, we have published four very different but wonderful books for readers across all age groups and interests. Four books that tell stories about places, people and the emotional journey that it is to be human in the ways that we al uniquely are. Men Don’t Cry | Faïza Guéne The vignettes and […]
“No black woman writer in this culture can write ‘too much’. Indeed, no woman writer can write ‘too much’…No woman has ever written enough.” – bell hooks This week has reaffirmed for us, the honour it is to be a publisher of works by Black writers across the diaspora. The privilege to be a part of […]
“Disbelief becomes my close companion, and anger follows in its wake.”- Maya Angelou Grief is not choosy about the type of loss it follows. It is a response to a traumatic event related to a loss. This can be a death-related loss, miscarriage, loss of a job, property, health, end of a relationship, and many […]
November is non-fiction month. This month, we want to take a look at how the past and the present inform our understanding of the African continent. Historically, Africa was placed either on the periphery of world history or depicted with inaccuracies. Those narratives are often a case of ‘otherness’ and “Africa has no history before […]
How we talk about mental health and masculinity matters. It’s not singular but manifests in many forms and the support and solutions offered are and should be based on the individual and their experiences. November is a month when we focus on Men’s Mental Health. A month to iterate that the world cares about this […]
This UK Black History Month, we thought we’d serve up some book and drink pairings to keep you refreshed on your reading journeys. Sourced from across the Black world, the 10 books on this list are a reminder that Black History is bigger than a month. These are stories rooted in histories, traditions and cultures, […]
Featuring the work of Black women poets from Botswana to Brazil, in Wild Imperfections, we encounter ancestors who made love, just for the sake of love, and women who die with each orgasm while attempting to mark the extent of their own humanities. To mark the release of Wild Imperfections: An Anthology of Womanist Poems, […]
