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Dissent, disease, disaster: introducing Disruption, a short story collection from new and emerging African writers, many for the first time on North American shelves. Spanning genres, eras, and the African continent, from Libya, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, South Africa, Zambia, Uganda and beyond, these 21 futuristic, evocative stories on the theme of disruption bring a distinctive African flavor to the global issues haunting our newsfeeds and harassing our dreams: climate change, pandemics, social upheaval, surveillance, and more.
List of contents
1. ‘A Defiant Departure’ by MacSmart Ojiludu – Nigeria 2. ‘Another Zombie Story’ by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola – Nigeria 3. ‘Armando’s Virtuous Crime’ by Najwa Bin Shatwan translated into English by Sawad Hussain – Libya 4. ‘Before the Rains Came’ by Nadia Ahidjo-Iya – Cameroon 5. ‘Before We Die Unwritten’ by Innocent Ilo – Nigeria 6. ‘Between the Hard Earth and Dry Heaven’ by Melusi Nkomo – Zimbabwe 7. ‘Dɔrə's Song’ by Victor Forna – Sierra Leone 8. ‘Enough’ by Nicholas Dawn – South Africa 9. ‘The Fishtank Crab’ by Genna Gardini – South Africa 10. ‘The Girl Named Uku/phaza/mi/se/ka’ by Philisiwe Twijnstra – South Africa 11. ‘The Girl Who Always Laughed’ by Doreen Anyango – Uganda 12. ‘Kin’ by Masiyaleti Mbewe – Zambia 13. ‘Laatlammer’ by Julia Louw – South Africa 14. ‘Lycaon Pictus’ by Liam Brickhill – Zimbabwe 15. ‘The Mother’ by Jacob M’hango – Zambia 16. ‘Objects in the Mirror Are Stranger Than They Appear’ by Kevin Mogotsi – Botswana 17. ‘Shelter’ by Mbozi Haimbe – Zambia 18. ‘Five Years Next Sunday’ by Idza Luhumyo - Kenya 19. ‘Static’ by Alithnayn Abdulkareem – Nigeria 20. ‘Waiting to Die’ by Yefon Isabelle – Cameroon 21. ‘When the Levees Break’ by Edwin Okolo – Nigeria
About the author
MacSmart Ojiludu is a writer and freelance content creator living in Nigeria. He has a Bachelors in Technology from the Federal University of Technology Owerri. His fiction deals with themes of surrealism and oddity.
Summary
Dissent, disease, disaster: introducing Disruption, a short story collection from new and emerging African writers, many for the first time on North American shelves.
Foreword
300 review copies (150 prepub, 150 postpub) sent to reviewers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers, others. Available as an e-ARC on Edelweiss. Blog tour with book giveaways. Goodreads giveaway. We will seek features and reviews from newspapers, magazines, and journals. We will seek blurbs and endorsements from bestselling African and African diaspora authors including NoViolet Bulawayo, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Helen Oyeyemi, Masande Ntshanga, Akwaeke Emezi, and more. We will create a reading guide for book clubs and others interested in reading the book in a group setting. The reading guide will be printed in the book and will include a Q&A with the author. We will seek out book clubs who are interested in the book and offer the chance to win a SKYPE visit with the author. Promotion at book fairs and trade shows--ALA annual, ALA mid-winter, African Studies Association, etc. We will submit the book for all relevant awards. Promotion online via Catalyst's website, email newsletter, and social media (blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube) with author and publisher interviews, chats, and guest posts. Simultaneous e-book and print release. Readers Guide available.
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“50 Notable African Books of 2021″—Brittle Paper
“60 Best Books of 2021″—Open Country Magazine
