We are specialists in global African literature, sourcing rare, collectible and out of print African, African American and Caribbean books, including many first editions.
We also design and build personal bespoke libraries with a catalogue in excess of five thousand titles.
Lewis R. Gordon is a Professor of Philosophy. He currently holds teaching positions in the US, Jamaica, England and South Africa. His books 'Fear of Black Consciousness', 'What Fanon Said' and 'Her Majesty's Other Children' are must reads for all thinkers and seekers of reality.
The ultimate coffee table book for lovers of the Jamaica brand. Full of reflections of Jamaican landscape, culture, music, dance, cuisine and literature which has influenced people across the globe.
84 AUTHORS. 1 FESTIVAL. ✨
From icons to debuts, this is the full line-up for the Black British Book Festival 2025.
📅 Sunday 19 October 2025
📍 Barbican, London
🎟 Tickets on sale Friday 22 August, 10:00AM (BST)
Tag your crew. Tag your faves. We’ll see you in October. 💛📚
#BBBF2025 #BlackBritishBooks #BookFestival
Reading buddies! 📚❤️ The best kind of teaching happens right here—building a love for books, learning, and each other. These little bookworms show how shared reading boosts literacy, sparks imagination, and creates lifelong memories. 💛💙 #RaisingReaders
THE COUNTDOWN OF THE 100 MUST READ BOOKS INSPIRED BY AFRICA AND ITS DIASPORA HAS BEGUN.
Your suggestions for inclusion and comments are welcome.
Lets begin at the beginning of modern day story telling. THINGS FALL APART by Chinua Achebe
Jamaica’s own @SafiyaSinclair returns to the Calabash stage with a warm welcome from Calabashers.
1st time reading from her memoir “How to Say Babylon” at home.
Did you know that the last chapter of the memoir took place at Calabash? It did!
#Calabash2025
Books on the beach. Poetry in paradise. A Feast of food and drink. Gifts galore. Marvelous music. Friendly faces.
Calabash, Treasure Beach, Jamaica, is much more than an internationally renowned literary festival - its a literary bashment !! #calabash2025
Calabashers, please and thanks to use this hashtag for your posts : #calabash2025
Why?
To help others around the world to easily follow along with festival niceness.
To help us to measure our global reach.
With your help, Calabash gets bigger and bigger every time.
Calabashers, please and thanks to use this hashtag for your posts : #calabash2025
Why?
To help others around the world to easily follow along with festival niceness.
To help us to measure our global reach.
With your help, Calabash gets bigger and bigger every time.