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Fine literature, base prices: we are an independent literary publisher specialising in low-priced poetry and fiction
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My translation, published in a trilingual edition by @flippedeye.bsky.social (and winner of a PEN Translates award from @englishpen.bsky.social ).

#womenintranslation #xl8 #poetry #poetryintranslation #africawrites #booksky #blackbooksky
From #BookAfricana:
"Originally written in Gun, a language of Benin... her verses bridge continents and cultures, expressing both deep love for her Beninese homeland and the complexities of exile, while meditating on tradition, memory, and displacement." 🇧🇯📖

#BlackBookSky #BookSky
January 31, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Our bookshop audits always turn up surprises. On a recent visit to the @owlbookshop.bsky.social in Kentish Town we found our #NathalieHandal's LIFE IN A COUNTRY ALBUM sitting between Rilke & the inimitable PJ Harvey: youtu.be/lbq4G1TjKYg?...

(Not sure order was alphabetical; maybe levels of cool?)
January 31, 2026 at 11:06 AM
We've been quiet for a bit, but we just want to remind the world that we turn 25 this year – 25, TWENTY-FIVE!! As indie publishers we know how special it is to be around this long and how much it signals the support of YOU, our readers worldwide. THANK YOU.

#FECrew
January 31, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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From a few years ago, but still exciting!
🥰🥰

From before @brittlepaper.bsky.social or
@flippedeye.bsky.social were on here, I think...

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Oh!

How exciting that my translation into English of VOICE OF THE TWO SHORES by Agnès Agboton (@flippedeye) was chosen for Brittle Paper's Notable African Books of 2023!

😍😍😍

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November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Coming soon to flipped eye!

We cannot wait for you to dive into this poetic journey of resilience and renewal by the amazing Aoife Mannix.

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March 23, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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Meet the judges for our 2024 prize! Entries open on 1 April.

Find out more about the judging panel on our website: www.sileedsliteraryprize.com/prize-judges/
March 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
It's not everyday we get a note from Yoda. Check out the latest update from @niiayikwei.bsky.social on the #FECrew!

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January 29, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Conversation, music, and the art of forgetting. If you missed out on #Abolition at the British Library, here's a link to audio from the event.

writersmosaic.org.uk/content/abol...
Britain's wilful amnesia over the Atlantic slave trade - Writers Mosaic
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November 9, 2023 at 11:14 AM
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22/24
is writer & poet, Louisa Adjoa Parker.
Louisa has 4 poetry collections: Salt-Sweat and Tears, How To Wear a Skin, & She Can Still Sing
@flippedeye.bsky.social. Her short story collection is Stay With Me, & her forthcoming memoir will be published @littletollerbooks.bsky.social
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Louisa Adjoa Parker
Louisa Adjoa Parker, writer of poetry, fiction and BAME history
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October 22, 2023 at 5:58 AM
We have copies of The Waiting: Stories by Martin Egblewogbe available at this year's Pagya Literary Festival. If you're in Accra, Ghana, stop by the Book Nook stand. You just may find a signed copy
October 14, 2023 at 11:03 AM
We're live on Youtube with Gabriel Gbadamosi, discussing Abolition. Won't you join us?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0es5...
A Conversation With: Gabriel Gbadamosi
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October 12, 2023 at 5:25 PM
10 days to Abolition. We can't wait for you to have this thrilling drama on your bookshelves.

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Abolition
Set in 1792, amongst the merchant princes and cut-throat backstreets of Liverpool, in the Palace of Westminster in London and aboard the Blackamoor Jenny – a guineaman making its sixth “African vo...
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October 2, 2023 at 11:09 AM
Coming October 5 is a stunning poetry début by Bella Cox . Sikiliza is a call to action and a pledge to journey through the intricate web of connections that bind together the constituent elements of one's identity, woven intricately through voices from diverse continents.
September 27, 2023 at 11:34 PM
Check out the #FECrew 's newsletter. In this edition, Spirited shantymen and a stunning debut.

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🎶Sing You A Song of A World Gone Wrong🎶
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September 27, 2023 at 9:55 AM
Out and About with #Abolition. We cannot wait to have this play on your bookshelves and coffee tables. #FERocks #FECrew #NewRelease

Available on preorder Now!
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September 14, 2023 at 4:40 AM
Gabriel does spin a good tale. This one includes a shantyman to sing you a song of a world gone wrong. Read more about Abolition on the bookseller
www.thebookseller.com/rights/flipp...
flipped eye scoops 'gripping' play on the transatlantic slave trade from Gbadamosi
flipped eye has scooped "Abolition", a stage play which gives a "gripping look behind the scenes at the termination of the transatlantic slave trade", by Gabriel Gbadamosi.
www.thebookseller.com
September 4, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Look Mama we made it!
August 18, 2023 at 2:46 PM