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From the archive: colleagues give their Black History Month recommendations

For Black History Month, our BAME colleague group, Colour[full], are celebrating their favourite work by Black writers from the Penguin Random House collection; from recent titles to some older must-reads from our archives. 

Photo collage of Black History Month recommendations

Ranging from iconic series that you might have read at school to ground-breaking contemporary writing, Colour[full] share the books that have made an impact on them. Straight from the Penguin Random House archives, as well as some more recent publications, these recommendations barely scratch the surface when it comes to brilliant Black writing, but they’re a great place to start.

 In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming, Michael Joseph 1953
In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming, Michael Joseph 1953
White Teeth by Zadie Smith, Hamish Hamilton 2000
White Teeth by Zadie Smith, Hamish Hamilton 2000
Yoruba Girl Dancing by Simi Bedford, William Heinemann 1991
Yoruba Girl Dancing by Simi Bedford, William Heinemann 1991
Letters for Lettie by John Agard, Bodley Head 1979
Letters for Lettie by John Agard, Bodley Head 1979

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