Jacaranda Books

The brilliant, raw and emotionally charged romance novel from Cameroon by debut novelist @MusihX is off to The British Book Awards 2025! We are so pleased to see These Letters End In Tears shortlisted for the Book of The Year: Discover! Thank you @thebookseller.

Today's our last day in @Tesco! Don't miss out - head down to your local branch now and shop the very best of Black British writing 💜We're in 55 stores nationwide, find your nearest location here: bit.ly/3LcM4D7 #JacarandaxTesco #Tesco

OUT NOW! 😍📚 Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed @JacarandaBooks An intricately woven tapestry of stories where survival, resilience, and self-discovery flow through generations of an Indo-Trinidadian family. 🌺✨ #readmorelivebetter

Join us in Leeds for an unforgettable evening! OCM Bocas Prize-winning author #CelesteMohammed will be at #WaterstonesLeeds on 23rd October to celebrate the release of her brand-new novel-in-stories, #EverSinceWeSmall! Get tickets here: bit.ly/42qAFoW #LeedsEvents

With a heavy heart and a profound sadness, we share the tragic news of the passing of our dear colleague & friend, Sareeta Domingo. “a cherished friend whose beautiful smile, extraordinary creativity & kind generosity inspired us” - Valerie Brandes bit.ly/3IlB45g

🕊️ We are deeply saddened at the news of the passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. A pioneer who informed so much of the work that we do and who we are. A champion of our owning our voices, and stories, we are sad to see him go, thankful for his work and family that live on as legacy.

📽️📚 A BOOK TOUR WITH A TWIST In collaboration with @Everymancinema The Spook Who Sat By the Door Book Tour in London and Leeds with special 4k screenings of the restored 1973 movie! With post screening Q&As on the 3rd (London) and 5th (Leeds) 🎟️bit.ly/4k6R8oZ

.@JacarandaBooks was handpicked to pitch Living the Dream by Isabelle Dupuy at Cannes film festival bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

👀 What are you doing this Friday? Fancy spending an evening @pagesofhackney listening to two authors chat about autofiction, migration, family and Hackney as home? Grab your tickets and join Jadelin Gangbo and Nii Ayikwei Parkes for one night only. 🔗 bit.ly/44mhAGm

@olivesenior’s Paradise Once and Celeste Mohammed’s Ever Since We Small make their world debuts at #bocas2025! With @LisaOutar Available now at: youtube.com/live/9TYlZhNdY… #alwayscominghome @JacarandaBooks @AkashicBooks

Congratulations to @MusihX for being on the shortlist of the 2025 BritishBook Awards! theafricareport.com/360217/cameroo… @PontasAgency @JacarandaBooks

We're so so happy to see THESE LETTERS END IN TEARS by UK-based Cameroonian Musih Tedji Xaviere shortlisted for Book of the Year in the DISCOVER category at @thebookseller ‘s 2025 BritishBook Awards! We couldn’t be prouder!

@matthaig1 @RealBobMortimer @jamiesmart @MarianKeyes @canongatebooks @simonschusterUK @sawardfish @Bolindaaudio @audibleuk @PenguinUKBooks @WFHowes @HachetteUK @harari_yuval @PatricGagne @GillianA @dgjones @HodderBooks @WmCollinsBooks @booksbybluebird @BloomsburyBooks @HoZ_Books @HarperCollinsUK @panmacmillan @vintagebooks @wimpykid @mossmontmomery @hafsahfaizal @hurrahforgin @EMTeenFiction @FarshoreBooks @PuffinBooks @WalkerBooksUK @4pmWineTimeBaby @Paula_Bowles @SheenaDempsey @scholasticuk @phoenixcomicuk @DFB_storyhouse @KidsBloomsbury @publishing_cat @RobGMacfarlane @JohnnyFlynnHQ @isabella_tree @dkbooks @Frances_Lincoln @TheQuartoGroup @radiomukhers The Book of the Year: Discover shortlist includes books by @MusihX, @TheZeinabBadawi, Hannah Bonam-Young, Len Pennie, @poltervieve and Lai Wen 🎉 🔗buff.ly/teqw2Ak #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

🎁 You want the gift, we've got the guide. Enjoy 50% off sitewide, automatically applied at checkout. Last orders for Xmas delivery 21st December 2024. jacarandabooks.co.uk

We join the literary world in saying goodbye to a force that taught us to think hard, love hard and ever be in conversation with the world around us. Nikki Giovanni, you will be missed, deeply and dearly! Thank you for sharing the gift of your voice and wisdom. R.I.P.

Three of our books and authors make the @brittlepaper '100 Notable African Books of 2024' list. From Kenya to Cameroon and Congo these works of fiction are stellar examples of African storytelling. Congratulations @MusihX , @NjambiMcgrath and Jadelin Gangbo.

You shop, we discount. Enjoy 40% off our entire site all weekend. Ends midnight Monday 2nd December. jacarandabooks.co.uk #BlackFriday

@AnnieHayter Hi Annie, thank you for letting us know! We look forward to seeing the review 💜

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Plus, don’t miss #MrLoverman actor @StanleyJBrowne1’s podcast, where he talks mental health and life’s challenges with guests like Ronnie Archer-Morgan of #AntiquesRoadShow and author @AshcroftBen! Listen to How Do You Feel Now? The Podcast spoti.fi/40VgijQ

This #InternationalMensDay, we’re celebrating diverse stories with powerful reads including memoirs on community & family, novels about love & resilience, all in celebration of Black masculinity. Browse the title here 👉🏽 bit.ly/3Cwcsn0