October 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Final call for designers!
Submissions for the Design Prize close tomorrow, Oct 14.
Create a cover for Unathi Slasha’s award-winning book and showcase your talent to a global audience.
Read the full call here: www.iskanchi.com/blog/open-ca...
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Submissions for the Design Prize close tomorrow, Oct 14.
Create a cover for Unathi Slasha’s award-winning book and showcase your talent to a global audience.
Read the full call here: www.iskanchi.com/blog/open-ca...
#IskanchiPress #AfricanDesign #BookDesign #CoverArt
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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“Every light has a story.”
In our latest blog, Bakang Akoonyatse shares the inspiration behind Lesedi’s Little Light—a tale of loss, and love.
Read the interview & preorder now ahead of its Oct 20th release: www.iskanchi.com/blog/lesedis...
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In our latest blog, Bakang Akoonyatse shares the inspiration behind Lesedi’s Little Light—a tale of loss, and love.
Read the interview & preorder now ahead of its Oct 20th release: www.iskanchi.com/blog/lesedis...
#IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature #BookRelease
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October 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Three new Iskanchi titles drop Oct 15!
🌟 Lesedi’s Little Light
🌟 Maatla the Magnet
🌟 The New Eve
Available for Preorder at www.iskanchi.com/category/all... and on @netgalley.bsky.social for reviewers.
#IskanchiPress #OctoberReads #NetGalley #AfricanLiterature
🌟 Lesedi’s Little Light
🌟 Maatla the Magnet
🌟 The New Eve
Available for Preorder at www.iskanchi.com/category/all... and on @netgalley.bsky.social for reviewers.
#IskanchiPress #OctoberReads #NetGalley #AfricanLiterature
October 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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🍂October is here!
✨ Design Prize submissions close Oct 14
✨ New Iskanchi titles are dropping, too!
It's going to be a month of stories, imagination & celebration.
Better stay tuned!🧡
#IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature
✨ Design Prize submissions close Oct 14
✨ New Iskanchi titles are dropping, too!
It's going to be a month of stories, imagination & celebration.
Better stay tuned!🧡
#IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature
October 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Have you read The Man with Yellow Hair yet?
It's a moving novel of friendship, memory, and rediscovery in life’s later chapters. Perfect for cozy nights and Friday book clubs.
Get your copy today: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#TheManWithYellowHair #IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature
It's a moving novel of friendship, memory, and rediscovery in life’s later chapters. Perfect for cozy nights and Friday book clubs.
Get your copy today: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#TheManWithYellowHair #IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature
September 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Readers are loving African Folktales for the Young at Heart!
From nostalgia to moral lessons, this collection is proving timeless and powerful.
Dive into what they're saying on our blog: www.iskanchi.com/blog/african...
#africanfolktales #IskanchiPress #Storytelling
From nostalgia to moral lessons, this collection is proving timeless and powerful.
Dive into what they're saying on our blog: www.iskanchi.com/blog/african...
#africanfolktales #IskanchiPress #Storytelling
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September 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Incoming: Oct 15!✨️
The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou (tr. Paul Roochnik); a daring LGBTQIA+ speculative novel about love, gender, & resistance in a future ruled by tech.
📚 Want to read it early? Get the ARC here: www.netgalley.com/widget/93676...
#TheNewEve #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #IskanchiPress
The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou (tr. Paul Roochnik); a daring LGBTQIA+ speculative novel about love, gender, & resistance in a future ruled by tech.
📚 Want to read it early? Get the ARC here: www.netgalley.com/widget/93676...
#TheNewEve #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #IskanchiPress
September 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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We had an unforgettable weekend— from NY to Utah to our Book Tour!
Our first weekend was a celebration of stories, community & the future of literature.
Here's a dive into our weekend: www.iskanchi.com/blog/an-even...
#AfricanLiterature #Publishing #IskanchiPress
Our first weekend was a celebration of stories, community & the future of literature.
Here's a dive into our weekend: www.iskanchi.com/blog/an-even...
#AfricanLiterature #Publishing #IskanchiPress
September 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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✨ We had a blast at our book tour yesterday!
Special thanks to the Dutch Foundation for Literature & Vamba Sherif for such a beautiful event.
Couldn't make it? Grab Vamba's brilliant books here: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#BookTour #AfricanLiterature #VambaSherif #IskanchiPress
Special thanks to the Dutch Foundation for Literature & Vamba Sherif for such a beautiful event.
Couldn't make it? Grab Vamba's brilliant books here: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#BookTour #AfricanLiterature #VambaSherif #IskanchiPress
September 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Books are doors into a thousand lives.
This one opens to the heart and life of a young Senegalese boy.
Grab your copy at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-... and dive into a world you've never seen before.
#NewReleaseBook #tbr #AfricanLiterature #Senegalese #IskanchiPress #AfricanAuthors
This one opens to the heart and life of a young Senegalese boy.
Grab your copy at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-... and dive into a world you've never seen before.
#NewReleaseBook #tbr #AfricanLiterature #Senegalese #IskanchiPress #AfricanAuthors
September 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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P.S. To the dreamers, the doers, the ones who keep building, creating, and showing up— today’s for you.
Happy #LaborDay from all of us! Here’s to honoring hard work, big dreams, and well-deserved rest.
#september #Iskanchipress #NewRelease2025 #newreads #BookCommunity #LiteraryEvents
Happy #LaborDay from all of us! Here’s to honoring hard work, big dreams, and well-deserved rest.
#september #Iskanchipress #NewRelease2025 #newreads #BookCommunity #LiteraryEvents
September 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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🎉 Utah! Celebrate 5 years of African & Afro-Latino culture at the #AfroUtahFestival!
📍 Library Square, Salt Lake City
📅 Sat, Sept 6 | ⏰ 12 PM
🎟 FREE tickets. Just scan the QR code!
Let’s move, connect & celebrate together.
#IskanchiPress #AfroUtah
📍 Library Square, Salt Lake City
📅 Sat, Sept 6 | ⏰ 12 PM
🎟 FREE tickets. Just scan the QR code!
Let’s move, connect & celebrate together.
#IskanchiPress #AfroUtah
August 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Nothing beats the smell of freshly printed books. 😌
We've got your next read right here at www.iskanchi.com/product/afri...
And yes, it reads as good as it looks. ✨️
#africanliterature #iskanchipress #africanwriters #Folktales #Folklore #summerreads #tbr #augustreading
We've got your next read right here at www.iskanchi.com/product/afri...
And yes, it reads as good as it looks. ✨️
#africanliterature #iskanchipress #africanwriters #Folktales #Folklore #summerreads #tbr #augustreading
August 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Filled with vibrant illustrations, The Soot by Ayo Oyeku is a story about family, education, and the environment 🌱
Perfect for sparking eco-conscious conversations with kids!
📘 Releases July 23 via @IskanchiPress
🔗 www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#TheSoot #ClimateKids #AfricanBooks
Perfect for sparking eco-conscious conversations with kids!
📘 Releases July 23 via @IskanchiPress
🔗 www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#TheSoot #ClimateKids #AfricanBooks
July 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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#AfroLit #africanwriters #iskanchipress #africanliterature #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensBooksAfrica #childrenslit
July 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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✨️Coming in hot this summer✨️
One for the kids and one for the kids at Heart.
Perfect for a light beach read, a road trip to nowhere, or a life lesson.
Preorder today: www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#summer #Iskanchipress #childrenslit #FolktaleRevolution #AfroLit #ClimateEducation #YoungReaders
One for the kids and one for the kids at Heart.
Perfect for a light beach read, a road trip to nowhere, or a life lesson.
Preorder today: www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#summer #Iskanchipress #childrenslit #FolktaleRevolution #AfroLit #ClimateEducation #YoungReaders
July 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Coming soon from Iskanchi Press!
The Soot.
The Child From Dindefello Falls.
Lesedi’s Little Light.
Maatla The Magnet.
Preorder today and bring these stories home: www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#africanbooks #childrensbooks #folktales #IskanchiPress #booklaunch
The Soot.
The Child From Dindefello Falls.
Lesedi’s Little Light.
Maatla The Magnet.
Preorder today and bring these stories home: www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#africanbooks #childrensbooks #folktales #IskanchiPress #booklaunch
July 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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2 days to go! 🎉
It's going to be a big one. Don’t miss out on this special moment!
Date: 29th June 2025
Time: 5pm
Register: bit.ly/45tfc19
#IskanchiBookPrize #VirtualEvent #AfricanWriters #BookCommunity #LiteraryAwards #IskanchiPress
It's going to be a big one. Don’t miss out on this special moment!
Date: 29th June 2025
Time: 5pm
Register: bit.ly/45tfc19
#IskanchiBookPrize #VirtualEvent #AfricanWriters #BookCommunity #LiteraryAwards #IskanchiPress
June 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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You're invited to the Iskanchi Book Prize Reading & Winner Reveal!
Hear from our shortlisted authors + keynote by Vamba Sherif (The Emperor’s Son).
🗓 Sun, 29 June 2025
⏰ 5PM WAT
📍 Zoom
🎟 Free — Register: bit.ly/45tfc19
#IskanchiBookPrize #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress
Hear from our shortlisted authors + keynote by Vamba Sherif (The Emperor’s Son).
🗓 Sun, 29 June 2025
⏰ 5PM WAT
📍 Zoom
🎟 Free — Register: bit.ly/45tfc19
#IskanchiBookPrize #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress
June 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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#afrofantasy #africanfantasy #folklorefiction #iskanchipress #blueskyreads #blackspeculativefiction #diasporavoices
June 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Both available now.
Grab your copies at www.iskanchi.com/category/for...
#ChildrensBooks #AfricanFolktales #IskanchiPress #PreorderNow #StorytellingAfrica #AfricanAuthors
Grab your copies at www.iskanchi.com/category/for...
#ChildrensBooks #AfricanFolktales #IskanchiPress #PreorderNow #StorytellingAfrica #AfricanAuthors
June 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Read about Africans Untranslatable Stories here www.iskanchi.com/blog/untrans...
#africanlanguages #untranslatablewords #iskanchipress #readafrica #literaturewithoutlimits #diasporavoices #blueskyauthors #publishingafrica
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June 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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10. Lauwo wa Lauwo – Enchanted Village
Tanzania’s Lauwo wa Lauwo captures imaginations with Enchanted Village, a gem shortlisted for 2025.
#IskanchiBookPrize #TanzanianWriters #MagicalRealism #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress #LiteraryAwards
Tanzania’s Lauwo wa Lauwo captures imaginations with Enchanted Village, a gem shortlisted for 2025.
#IskanchiBookPrize #TanzanianWriters #MagicalRealism #AfricanLiterature #IskanchiPress #LiteraryAwards
May 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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9. Dafe Great – The Black Hand
Nigeria’s Dafe Great is recognized for The Black Hand, a thrilling and genre-defying narrative of power and justice.
#IskanchiBookPrize #NigerianAuthors #ThrillerFiction #AfricanWriters #IskanchiPress #ContemporaryFiction
Nigeria’s Dafe Great is recognized for The Black Hand, a thrilling and genre-defying narrative of power and justice.
#IskanchiBookPrize #NigerianAuthors #ThrillerFiction #AfricanWriters #IskanchiPress #ContemporaryFiction
May 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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