Paula Akpan
@paulaakpan.bsky.social
historian, londoner & staunch gooner. researching the world-building and lives of Black lesbians & queers in britain, 1970s-90s. big dyke, big nerd. she/her
📕 WHEN WE RULED out now
paulaakpan.com
📕 WHEN WE RULED out now
paulaakpan.com
more summery WHEN WE RULED events! tix and more info on paulaakpan.com 💙
‘'Full of interesting contemporary interviews and travel writing, and beautifully reconstructed retellings of the royal histories’ - The Times Literary Supplement @thetls.bsky.social
#booksky #skystorians #blackbooksky
‘'Full of interesting contemporary interviews and travel writing, and beautifully reconstructed retellings of the royal histories’ - The Times Literary Supplement @thetls.bsky.social
#booksky #skystorians #blackbooksky
July 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
more summery WHEN WE RULED events! tix and more info on paulaakpan.com 💙
‘'Full of interesting contemporary interviews and travel writing, and beautifully reconstructed retellings of the royal histories’ - The Times Literary Supplement @thetls.bsky.social
#booksky #skystorians #blackbooksky
‘'Full of interesting contemporary interviews and travel writing, and beautifully reconstructed retellings of the royal histories’ - The Times Literary Supplement @thetls.bsky.social
#booksky #skystorians #blackbooksky
Gonna be *outside* outside over the next couple months! Chatting about my book! (incl. 11 May at the Common Press chatting about another book I wrote in, The Queer Bible, cos it’ll be out as a paperback!)
🎟️ etc on paulaakpan.com
🎟️ etc on paulaakpan.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Gonna be *outside* outside over the next couple months! Chatting about my book! (incl. 11 May at the Common Press chatting about another book I wrote in, The Queer Bible, cos it’ll be out as a paperback!)
🎟️ etc on paulaakpan.com
🎟️ etc on paulaakpan.com
Really pleased to be a judge for the Mo Siewcharran Non-Fiction Prize 2025!
Think your topic is too niche? No such thing. As long as you are unpublished, over 18 and a UK resident, Black or Brown, and writing non-fiction that speaks to our theme of ‘reclaiming history’, we want to hear from you!
Think your topic is too niche? No such thing. As long as you are unpublished, over 18 and a UK resident, Black or Brown, and writing non-fiction that speaks to our theme of ‘reclaiming history’, we want to hear from you!
March 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Really pleased to be a judge for the Mo Siewcharran Non-Fiction Prize 2025!
Think your topic is too niche? No such thing. As long as you are unpublished, over 18 and a UK resident, Black or Brown, and writing non-fiction that speaks to our theme of ‘reclaiming history’, we want to hear from you!
Think your topic is too niche? No such thing. As long as you are unpublished, over 18 and a UK resident, Black or Brown, and writing non-fiction that speaks to our theme of ‘reclaiming history’, we want to hear from you!
WHEN WE RULED has been selected as part of Waterstones’ pre-order promotion! This weekend only, you can pre-order it online or in-app with a 25% discount.
Nab yourself a deal! Get an extra copy for someone you love (or hate, I don’t make the rules)! 💘 www.waterstones.com/book/when-we... #booksky
Nab yourself a deal! Get an extra copy for someone you love (or hate, I don’t make the rules)! 💘 www.waterstones.com/book/when-we... #booksky
February 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
WHEN WE RULED has been selected as part of Waterstones’ pre-order promotion! This weekend only, you can pre-order it online or in-app with a 25% discount.
Nab yourself a deal! Get an extra copy for someone you love (or hate, I don’t make the rules)! 💘 www.waterstones.com/book/when-we... #booksky
Nab yourself a deal! Get an extra copy for someone you love (or hate, I don’t make the rules)! 💘 www.waterstones.com/book/when-we... #booksky
PR👀FS! She’s definitely no longer a word doc! (uk & us pre-order below, you don’t pay until the book is published in May so did you even truly buy it? Exactly)
🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...
#blackbooksky #booksky #skystorians
🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...
#blackbooksky #booksky #skystorians
February 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
PR👀FS! She’s definitely no longer a word doc! (uk & us pre-order below, you don’t pay until the book is published in May so did you even truly buy it? Exactly)
🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...
#blackbooksky #booksky #skystorians
🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...
#blackbooksky #booksky #skystorians
My book has a cover and she’s just beautiful
Published 8 May in the UK and 3 June in the US
🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...
Published 8 May in the UK and 3 June in the US
🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...
February 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
My book has a cover and she’s just beautiful
Published 8 May in the UK and 3 June in the US
🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...
Published 8 May in the UK and 3 June in the US
🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...
Current “fucking hell, read me already, you coward” shelf
November 28, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Current “fucking hell, read me already, you coward” shelf
These moderation lists 🙂↔️
November 17, 2024 at 1:16 AM
These moderation lists 🙂↔️
The result is this bundle of histories & counter-histories on these African elite figures whose names have often been relegated to the footnotes of colonial historians & nationalist agendas.
WWR will be out Apr 2025 in the UK & US - available for pre-order now! 🤪 www.waterstones.com/book/when-we...
WWR will be out Apr 2025 in the UK & US - available for pre-order now! 🤪 www.waterstones.com/book/when-we...
November 15, 2024 at 8:37 PM
The result is this bundle of histories & counter-histories on these African elite figures whose names have often been relegated to the footnotes of colonial historians & nationalist agendas.
WWR will be out Apr 2025 in the UK & US - available for pre-order now! 🤪 www.waterstones.com/book/when-we...
WWR will be out Apr 2025 in the UK & US - available for pre-order now! 🤪 www.waterstones.com/book/when-we...
Hello! I’m Paula, I’m a historian & my first book will be out next April!
WHEN WE RULED: THE RISE & FALL OF 12 AFRICAN QUEENS & WARRIORS was shaped by my research trip across 10 countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Bénin, Madag., SA, Rwanda +), meeting local historians & storytellers. #blacksky #skystorians
WHEN WE RULED: THE RISE & FALL OF 12 AFRICAN QUEENS & WARRIORS was shaped by my research trip across 10 countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Bénin, Madag., SA, Rwanda +), meeting local historians & storytellers. #blacksky #skystorians
November 15, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Hello! I’m Paula, I’m a historian & my first book will be out next April!
WHEN WE RULED: THE RISE & FALL OF 12 AFRICAN QUEENS & WARRIORS was shaped by my research trip across 10 countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Bénin, Madag., SA, Rwanda +), meeting local historians & storytellers. #blacksky #skystorians
WHEN WE RULED: THE RISE & FALL OF 12 AFRICAN QUEENS & WARRIORS was shaped by my research trip across 10 countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Bénin, Madag., SA, Rwanda +), meeting local historians & storytellers. #blacksky #skystorians
Can’t yet bring myself to delete Twitter. I’m sure I’ll get there but I need to fortify myself. I owe that platform - which effectively no longer exists - so much! It’s giving…
November 15, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Can’t yet bring myself to delete Twitter. I’m sure I’ll get there but I need to fortify myself. I owe that platform - which effectively no longer exists - so much! It’s giving…