Black History Month (2021)

October is Black History Month and to celebrate we are highlighting a wide range of books that explore the culture and history of Black Britain and the African diaspora. Browse below for classic fiction, new children’s books, Black feminist writing, and more.

Books for Children

Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country
Atinuke £14.99
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Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
Andrea Davis Pinkney, Stephen Alcorn £9.99
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African Tales: A Barefoot Collection
Gcina Mhlophe, Rachel Griffin £12.99
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Coming to England
Floella Benjamin £6.99
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The Black Pimpernel: Nelson Mandela on the Run
Zukiswa Wanner £6.99
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The Flag Never Touched The Ground: America’s Brave Black Regiment in Battle
Kekla Magoon £6.99
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It’s Her Story: Rosa Parks
Lauren Burke £7.99
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My First Heroes: Black History
Jayri Gómez £6.99
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic
CaShawn Thompson, Lilly Workneh £25.00
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I Was There: Ira Aldridge, The Shakespearean Actor
Judy Hepburn £4.99
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My Story: Ignatius Sancho
Judy Hepburn £6.99
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African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends
Wendy Shearer £6.99
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The Story of Afro Hair
Joelle Avelino, K.N. Chimbiri £9.99
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Bedtime Stories: Beautiful Black Tales from the Past
Candice Brathwaite £14.99
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Black and British: An Illustrated History
David Olusoga, Jake Alexander, Melleny Taylor. £16.99
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Black History Matters
Robin Walker £9.99
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Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies
Mireille Harper £12.99
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Two Sisters: A Story of Freedom
Kereen Getten £6.99
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The Place for Me: Stories About the Windrush Generation
K.N. Chimbiri £12.99
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Little Leaders. Exceptional Men in Black History
Vashti Harrison £7.99
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The Black Index

Black Futures

Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they know

IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain

Black Art: A Cultural History

The German Crocodile

Endgame

100 Great Black Britons

Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

Black Joy

Growing Out: Black Hair and Black Pride in the Swinging Sixties

A Black Boy at Eton

The Lamplighter

Black Resistance to British Policing

Rice & Peas and Fish & Chips

The Black History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

Crossing the Mangrove

The Salt Eaters

Second-Class Citizen

Black British Lives Matter: A Clarion Call for Equality

Coconut

Black London

Testimonies on the History of Jamaica Vol. 1

One of Them: An Eton College Memoir

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments

The Dancing Face

Bernard and the Cloth Monkey

Without Prejudice

Minty Alley

Incomparable World

The Fat Lady Sings

This is Us: Black British Women and Girls

Inner City Pressure: The Story Of Grime

Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain

Heart Of The Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain

Black Britain: A Photographic History

Books for Children

Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country

Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters

African Tales: A Barefoot Collection

Coming to England

The Black Pimpernel: Nelson Mandela on the Run

The Flag Never Touched The Ground: America’s Brave Black Regiment in Battle

It’s Her Story: Rosa Parks

My First Heroes: Black History

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic

I Was There: Ira Aldridge, The Shakespearean Actor

My Story: Ignatius Sancho

African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends

The Story of Afro Hair

Bedtime Stories: Beautiful Black Tales from the Past

Black and British: An Illustrated History

Black History Matters

Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies

Two Sisters: A Story of Freedom

The Place for Me: Stories About the Windrush Generation

Little Leaders. Exceptional Men in Black History

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