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#ReadingAfrica Week Starts Soon
#ReadingAfrica is our annual celebration of African literature.
That means classics, new releases, poetry, graphic novels,
non-fiction, kids' books, you name it. From December 5-11,
use the hashtag #ReadingAfrica across social media on posts that
spotlight African literature in all its forms.
In addition to our social media fun, this year we'll be hosting
three virtual panels. You can register for the events here:
December 6 at 12:30 ET, it's all about comics. KaDi Yao Tay,
founder and editor of Squid
Magazine, moderates a conversation on graphic novels
and comics with Bill Masuku (author/illustrator Captain South Africa),
Ivanka Hahnenberger (translator Madame
Livingstone), Richard Conyngham (author All Rise: Resistance and
Rebellion in South Africa), and Salim Busuru (Creative Director
of Avandu Studio)
December 8 at 12:30 ET, join us for a discussion on children's
literature moderated by Atlas Book Club founder, Bunmi Emenanjo.
Featuring Ekiuwa Aire (author, Idia
of the Benin Kingdom), Hannes Barnard (author, Halley's Comet),
and Caroline Kurtz (author and co-founder of Ready Set Go Books),
and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (translator and editor World Kid Lit
blog)
December 10 at 12:30 ET, our closing panel features a host of
amazing women. Moderated by Jen Thorpe, author and host of the
podcast Living
While Feminist, this panel features Gabeba Baderoon
(professor and co-editor of Surfacing:
On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa); Cheluchi
Onyemelukwe (author of Son
of the House), Sifton Anipare (author of Yume), and
Yewande Omotoso (author An
Unusual Grief)
In
addition to these great events, we're having a sale on all of our
books now through the end of December. Head over to our
shop to save up to 50% on our titles.
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Hooray for Lolo!
Niki Daly's You're
a Star, Lolo was named a Best of the Best of 2021
by the Chicago Public Library! The book was part of an
amazing list of titles in the Best Fiction for Younger Readers
category. You're a
Star, Lolo is the third book in Niki's Lolo series for
beginning readers. It joins Hooray
for Lolo and Here
Comes Lolo, all which chronicle the life and adventures
of Lolo, a young South African girl who lives with her mother and
grandmother. And next year, we add one more book to the series with
Fly High, Lolo!
We are so proud to be the US publisher for this series. Visit our
site to read an interview with Niki, and to
learn more about the Lolo series of books.
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Coming
Soon
Pre-orders are available now on these two upcoming January releases
Halley's Comet a YA novel written and
translated by Hannes Barnard: Halley’s Comet is
the coming-of-age story of Pete de Lange, a white 16-year-old
schoolboy, set in small-town South Africa in 1986. Pete lives a
relatively sheltered life, primarily concerned with girls and
rugby— until one January night changes everything. Thrust together
with two complete strangers—Petrus, a black farmworker’s son and
Sarita, an Indian shopkeeper’s daughter—the trio find themselves
running for their lives from the vicious Rudie, whose actions will
ripple far beyond that fateful night. This era-defying friendship—sparked
by a shared secret— challenges everything Pete thought he knew and
believed. Kirkus
praised the book as "a thrilling, tension-filled story of
friendship, love, radicalism, and justice that will resonate with
many readers."
The History of
Man by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu: Set in
a southern African country that is never named, this powerful tale
of human fallibility—told with empathy, generosity, and a light
touch—is an excursion into the interiority of the colonizer.
Continuing the interconnected stories she began in her
award-winning novel The
Theory of Flight, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu explores
decades of history through the eyes of one man on his journey from
boyhood to manhood, and the changes that befall him through love,
loss, and war. With sympathy, complexity, and penetrating insight, The History of Man
explores what makes a man, a father, and a nation. Foreword Reviews
praised the novel, "With rhythmic prose and sly humor, The History of Man
tells the story of one man’s inevitable failure to live up to his
potential.”
Both books are available for pre-order through Bookshop,
Indiebound,
or your favorite bookseller.
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Supporting Catalyst Press
It's
always difficult to be an independent publisher, even in the best
of times. We have a small staff and an even smaller budget, but
really big goals for this press. We do this work because we love
it, because we want to share stories. We want to keep sharing these
stories with readers and we want to continue to build the Catalyst
community.
And you
can help us do that.
If you
value the work we do here, in addition to supporting us and our
authors through your purchases, please consider a one-time or
recurring donation through Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)(3) arts
organization that has offered us fiscal sponsorship. Visit Fractured Atlas to
learn more and to donate.
From
Catalyst founder/publisher, Jessica Powers:
Your support means the world to us, and we wouldn't continue doing
this if it weren't for our supporters and fans and readers.
Donations via Fractured Atlas are tax-deductible and will help us
continue this work, of publishing African authors and books about
Africa, for children and adults alike. Thank you!
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