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[close] Melanated Magic will feature an abundance of authors with melanated magic. Books will be a broad mixture of fiction and non fiction, YA, children's books, personal development and everything in between...… Please see the 'to read' bookshelf for the books that will be featured. The plan is to read (or listen to) a book every two months then share thoughts, feelings and topics and explore a few different methods of connection and engagement e.g. google hangouts, surveys nothing to onerous or homework like. There will also be at lease three annual meet ups scheduled in the Greater Manchester area and some trips to literary events further afield, but members can be based anywhere. Feel free to suggest any books. The meetups will be aimed at supporting independent businesses.

[close] Tsehai Publishers is where a writer becomes an author. Our mission is to provide a venue for writers whose works may otherwise go unpublished. Through these efforts we hope to achieve our goals of fostering intercultural dialogue and social justice. We publish books to reverse the gentrification of stories from minority communities and Africa's brain drain.

[close] This group is meant to promote African Literature or books based on genuine African culture and written by African authors. Every month there will be a new book that members can read and discuss together. Members can recommend and vote on a book as the group read for the next month. There will also be planned events and promotion for African writers in the future and a general emphasis on reading books from around the globe. I encourage anyone who enjoys African culture or diverse literature to join. For the month of July, we will be reading a well known African classic: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. This book is set in Nigeria and it is a wonderful and enlightening read and/or re-read. You can go ahead and get a head start on the book for next month, but the reading will officially start as a group on the last Monday of June the 27th.

[close] We discuss African-themed short stories published in English. Quick 10-minute reads that are powerfully provocative. You don't need to be an avid reader to enjoy our book nights. You just need to have lived a little. It's also a great occasion to meet new people. We meet last Thursday of the month at Mama Jumbe's Restaurant, 350 Katherine Road, London E7 8NW from 630pm.