For Black History Month we’ve brought together star authors Ben Okri, Candice Carty-Williams and Caleb Azumah Nelson to discuss the past, present and future of black writing
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests of the past 18 months, black authors rocketed to the top of bestseller lists in both fiction and non-fiction. It prompted a reckoning in the publishing industry, as elsewhere, about how much talent was being overlooked and how they could diversify their offering. For years, work by black authors was often missed off the major prize shortlists and the book festival circuit.
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