Laterally Creative Books
Here you will find new book releases from emerging West African women writers and emerging women writers. Like these authors, this site is still emerging. The list of books will grow slowly as new books are reviewed and emerging authors are added to the site. Laterally Creative prefers to Laterally Creative does not always represent authors or their works. Bookmark this page for updates on more new releases.
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Jembe the Journey Home is the first novel of the Kembrekki Trilogy. "A letter arrives, a journey begins, taking Cecilia and Eddie out of their tiny apartment in London, and into the mountains and jungles of West Africa. Constantly weathering a storm, which collides into another reality, they move through the realm of the Ancestors.
Their core beliefs erode under the beating sun and sweeping tides. Family secrets, mysterious events, adventure and intrigue build the world of Jembe, the Journey Home"
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An African Treasure, in Search of Gladys Casely-Hayford, 1904 - 1950, is West African author, Yema Lucilda Hunter's latest book. It is a biography, which traces the life of Gladys Casely-Hayford, daughter of "West African Nationalist and Pan Africanist",
J.E. Casely-Hayford and "African Victorian feminist," Adelaide Smith Casely-Hayford. Poet, musician, dramatist and story-teller, Gladys was " a cultural luminary of her day."
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poetry - when freedom kissed her
When Freedom Kissed Her' is the title of a book of poems by P.D. Casely-Hayford. This collection features poems exploring the edges of urban life, African dreaming, and the intensity of relationships.
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E-Books - Some of these books are available as e-books... Contact.
Talking Books - Some of these books will soon be available as media books... Contact.
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Links: Writers' organizations, authors, creative africans and diaspora, special thanks, acknowledgements. ...Read more...
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