JULY 2021 Newsletter

Keeping you up to date with all things OWN IT!


PUBLISHING NEWS


LISTEN UP…

LISTEN NOW ON APPLE MUSIC/SPOTIFY.

This months #FirstFriday’s Playlist is inspired by Ify Adenuga’s critically acclaimed memoir ENDLESS FORTUNE.

Fleeing the civil war of the mid 60s, Ify exchanged war-torn Nigeria for the strange streets of London. This months playlist takes you on a captivating journey inspired by the one taken by the formidable Ify Adenuga, mother of Skepta, Jme, Julie and Jason Adenuga.

PAPERBACK PUBLICATION – OUT JULY 29th

Part historical, part political, but most of all hugely inspirational. Endless Fortune tells the life story of Ify Adenuga: A fighter, a thinker, a feminist and a parent.

Pre-order your personalised signed copy now from our online shop: HERE 

 NATIONWIDE BOOK TOUR

Join us in celebrating the paperback publication of Ify Adenuga’s memoir Endless Fortune (OUT JULY 29th) in paperback and as an audiobook.

Catch Ify next at the BLACK BRITISH BOOK FESTIVAL (Sunday 8th August) – Europes biggest Black book festival.

Get your tickets HERE.


AGENCY NEWS


Check out the proofs for Courttia Newland’s new collection of Sci-Fi stories COSMOGRAMMA – OUT 28TH OCTOBER 

Available for pe-order now from bookshop.org


BEAUTIFUL TALES FROM THE PAST: A celebratory collection of bedtime stories written and illustrated by black creators.

Coming October 2021

Scholastic’s new collection of children’s stories will feature OWN IT! authors/artists: Reggie Nelson, Ify Adenuga, Mahamed Hashi and Ashley Hickson Lovence. With a foreword by Candice Brathwaite. 


CHECK THIS OUT


Sam Conniff (Author of Be More Pirate and co-author of follow up book HOW TO: Be More Pirate) in Netflix documentary ‘The Lost Pirate Kingdom‘.