Black Women and Books with Margaret Busby and Kadija Sesay

Black Women and Books – Zoom Webinar
Thursday 26 November 2020, 7-9pm
(Book online)

The event is free for those who cannot afford to contribute, but spaces are limited so please do donate if you can. The Feminist Library is collaborating with BookLove, an online Multicultural Travelling Carnival and shop, to organise an exciting series of online events around Black women in the business of books!

The first in the series, ‘Black Women and Books’, will take place on Zoom on Thursday 26th November from 7 PM. It will explore some of the many aspects of the book trade through the eyes of Black women who work within it. This fascinating event will trace the journey a book goes on to get from writer to reader.

If you are keen to discover something new about some of the ‘not-so-obvious’ areas of the book world, then this interesting and timely discussion promises not to disappoint.

The panel of speakers includes:

Margaret Busby, publisher, editor of New Daughters of Africa

Kandace Chimbiri, self-publisher, children’s author, The Story of the Windrush

Dee, founder of the Black Feminist Bookshop

Kadija Sesay, literary activist, editor and publisher

Professor Wangui Wa Goro, social critic, researcher, translator and cultural catalyst.

The event moderator will be Samantha Williams, founder of BookLove, who will be speaking to, in her words, her ‘dream team of women’.

The Library strives to make its (online and offline) spaces as safe and accessible as possible. Please do let the organisers know if there is anything that we can do to make these sessions more accessible.

The Feminist Library has organised a series of online events during the last few months. These include a webinar series on the theme of ‘Care’, International Queer Solidarity meetings, book clubs, and a Black History Month event and online exhibition, WE ARE HERE!, which continues throughout November.

 

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