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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.

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.

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.

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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