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Happy reading!
And Happy Black Friday! 🧡🖤
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And Happy Black Friday! 🧡🖤
#BlackFriday #BookSale #AfricanLiterature #DiverseBooks #IndiePublishing #IskanchiPress
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Happy reading!
And Happy Black Friday! 🧡🖤
#BlackFriday #BookSale #AfricanLiterature #DiverseBooks #IndiePublishing #IskanchiPress
And Happy Black Friday! 🧡🖤
#BlackFriday #BookSale #AfricanLiterature #DiverseBooks #IndiePublishing #IskanchiPress
Use code Hols25 for your Black Friday discount.
Explore the collection and take home stories worth keeping:
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Explore the collection and take home stories worth keeping:
www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Use code Hols25 for your Black Friday discount.
Explore the collection and take home stories worth keeping:
www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
Explore the collection and take home stories worth keeping:
www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
Our catalogue is packed with bold debuts, award-winning storytellers, and unforgettable African narratives. Shopping for yourself, a reader friend, or building your holiday reading stack?
This is your sign.
This is your sign.
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Our catalogue is packed with bold debuts, award-winning storytellers, and unforgettable African narratives. Shopping for yourself, a reader friend, or building your holiday reading stack?
This is your sign.
This is your sign.
If you need a last-minute gift to bring to the dinner table… choose a book.
Choose an Iskanchi book.
You won’t regret it. 🧡
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Choose an Iskanchi book.
You won’t regret it. 🧡
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#Thanksgiving2025 #November #US #books #tbr #AfricanLiterature
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November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If you need a last-minute gift to bring to the dinner table… choose a book.
Choose an Iskanchi book.
You won’t regret it. 🧡
www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#Thanksgiving2025 #November #US #books #tbr #AfricanLiterature
Choose an Iskanchi book.
You won’t regret it. 🧡
www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#Thanksgiving2025 #November #US #books #tbr #AfricanLiterature
Here’s to community, creativity, and the unstoppable rise of African literature.
#HappyThanksgiving from all of us at Iskanchi Press! ✨
#HappyThanksgiving from all of us at Iskanchi Press! ✨
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Here’s to community, creativity, and the unstoppable rise of African literature.
#HappyThanksgiving from all of us at Iskanchi Press! ✨
#HappyThanksgiving from all of us at Iskanchi Press! ✨
This year, African books reached new audiences, sparked conversations across continents, and showed, once again, that our stories are not “other.”
They are global.
They are global.
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This year, African books reached new audiences, sparked conversations across continents, and showed, once again, that our stories are not “other.”
They are global.
They are global.
And we’re grateful for the writers who pour their brilliance into every page, boldly shaping the global literary landscape.
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
And we’re grateful for the writers who pour their brilliance into every page, boldly shaping the global literary landscape.
We’re grateful for readers who champion African literature with the same passion we publish it.
Your support expands our reach.
Your support expands our reach.
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We’re grateful for readers who champion African literature with the same passion we publish it.
Your support expands our reach.
Your support expands our reach.
This Thanksgiving, we’re especially grateful for stories that challenge, heal, provoke, and remind us who we are.
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This Thanksgiving, we’re especially grateful for stories that challenge, heal, provoke, and remind us who we are.
Follow us for more on African literature, author events, and new releases from across the continent and diaspora.
#JoaoMelo #Angola50Years #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress #EmoryUniversity #AngolanWriters #WorldLiterature #DecolonialThought
#JoaoMelo #Angola50Years #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress #EmoryUniversity #AngolanWriters #WorldLiterature #DecolonialThought
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Follow us for more on African literature, author events, and new releases from across the continent and diaspora.
#JoaoMelo #Angola50Years #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress #EmoryUniversity #AngolanWriters #WorldLiterature #DecolonialThought
#JoaoMelo #Angola50Years #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress #EmoryUniversity #AngolanWriters #WorldLiterature #DecolonialThought
Want to read more about João Melo’s visit and lecture at Emory University?
Full recap on our blog:
www.iskanchi.com/blog/iskanch...
Full recap on our blog:
www.iskanchi.com/blog/iskanch...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Want to read more about João Melo’s visit and lecture at Emory University?
Full recap on our blog:
www.iskanchi.com/blog/iskanch...
Full recap on our blog:
www.iskanchi.com/blog/iskanch...
At Iskanchi Press, we celebrate moments like this—where African storytelling takes center stage in international academic spaces, and authors like João Melo connect directly with readers, students, and scholars.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
At Iskanchi Press, we celebrate moments like this—where African storytelling takes center stage in international academic spaces, and authors like João Melo connect directly with readers, students, and scholars.
For the audience at Emory, the session opened up broader questions about:
How literature intervenes in politics
What “independence” means 50 years on
How African narratives travel and are received globally
The Q&A was as rich as the lecture itself.
How literature intervenes in politics
What “independence” means 50 years on
How African narratives travel and are received globally
The Q&A was as rich as the lecture itself.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
For the audience at Emory, the session opened up broader questions about:
How literature intervenes in politics
What “independence” means 50 years on
How African narratives travel and are received globally
The Q&A was as rich as the lecture itself.
How literature intervenes in politics
What “independence” means 50 years on
How African narratives travel and are received globally
The Q&A was as rich as the lecture itself.
The discussion highlighted how Angolan writers have not only documented history, but actively participated in building national consciousness—questioning power, mourning violence, and imagining different futures.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The discussion highlighted how Angolan writers have not only documented history, but actively participated in building national consciousness—questioning power, mourning violence, and imagining different futures.
Melo traced how Angolan literature has:
Engaged with anti-colonial struggles
Shaped nationalist imaginaries
Responded to post-independence disillusionment
Reimagined identity in the global present
All through the lens of poetry, fiction, and criticism.
Engaged with anti-colonial struggles
Shaped nationalist imaginaries
Responded to post-independence disillusionment
Reimagined identity in the global present
All through the lens of poetry, fiction, and criticism.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Melo traced how Angolan literature has:
Engaged with anti-colonial struggles
Shaped nationalist imaginaries
Responded to post-independence disillusionment
Reimagined identity in the global present
All through the lens of poetry, fiction, and criticism.
Engaged with anti-colonial struggles
Shaped nationalist imaginaries
Responded to post-independence disillusionment
Reimagined identity in the global present
All through the lens of poetry, fiction, and criticism.
Hosted by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at Emory (Atlanta, Georgia), the event brought together faculty, students, and community guests for a powerful conversation on Angolan writing, nationhood, and memory.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hosted by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at Emory (Atlanta, Georgia), the event brought together faculty, students, and community guests for a powerful conversation on Angolan writing, nationhood, and memory.
These five are reshaping what African literature looks like in the world.
The winner will be announced soon. 🎨
Keep your eyes peeled.
#IskanchiDesignPrize #AfricanDesign #BookDesign #AfricanArt #VisualStorytelling #ReadAfrica #AfricanCreatives #PublishingDesign
The winner will be announced soon. 🎨
Keep your eyes peeled.
#IskanchiDesignPrize #AfricanDesign #BookDesign #AfricanArt #VisualStorytelling #ReadAfrica #AfricanCreatives #PublishingDesign
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
These five are reshaping what African literature looks like in the world.
The winner will be announced soon. 🎨
Keep your eyes peeled.
#IskanchiDesignPrize #AfricanDesign #BookDesign #AfricanArt #VisualStorytelling #ReadAfrica #AfricanCreatives #PublishingDesign
The winner will be announced soon. 🎨
Keep your eyes peeled.
#IskanchiDesignPrize #AfricanDesign #BookDesign #AfricanArt #VisualStorytelling #ReadAfrica #AfricanCreatives #PublishingDesign
Omoruyi Eugene Aghimien integrates sustainability into storytelling. An Arts Fellow exploring waste materials in visual narratives, he's proving that the most innovative design thinks beyond the page—toward the planet.
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Omoruyi Eugene Aghimien integrates sustainability into storytelling. An Arts Fellow exploring waste materials in visual narratives, he's proving that the most innovative design thinks beyond the page—toward the planet.
Haniel E. Nyauta designs what he calls "interpretive maps"—visual systems that help stories become experiences, not just messages. Five years of making readers feel before they read.
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Haniel E. Nyauta designs what he calls "interpretive maps"—visual systems that help stories become experiences, not just messages. Five years of making readers feel before they read.
Sulola Imran Abiola is a poet who designs. Published across The Quills, Lumiere Review & beyond, their philosophy is simple: everyone is creative. Their work proves it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sulola Imran Abiola is a poet who designs. Published across The Quills, Lumiere Review & beyond, their philosophy is simple: everyone is creative. Their work proves it.
Hermann Paul Ayomiposi, Lagos-born and digitally fearless, creates illustrations that move from the eye straight to the heart. His work proves that passion and technical mastery are inseparable.
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hermann Paul Ayomiposi, Lagos-born and digitally fearless, creates illustrations that move from the eye straight to the heart. His work proves that passion and technical mastery are inseparable.