Blackbird Books is a South African publishing company. It was founded by columnist Thabiso Mahlape in August 2015.[1][2] It had been incubated by and became an imprint under Jacana Publishers.[3] It became an independent publishing house as of 1 April 2020.[4] Blackbird Books was created to publish new and existing black writers and narratives, and thereby entertain a variety of readers across different demographics.

Since its inception, BlackBird has published titles like the award-winning Endings & Beginnings by Redi Tlhabi,[5] Eyebags & Dimples by Bonnie Henna,[6] If You Keep Digging by Keletso Mopai, The Eternal Audience Of One by Rémy Ngamije,[7] An Image In A Mirror by Ijangolet S Ogwang,[8] Sweet Medicine by Panashe Chigumadzi,[9] Piggy Boy’s Blue by Nakhane Toure,[10] and The Pavement Bookworm by Philani Dladla.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Thabiso Mahlape". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  2. ↑ Villiers, Sarah Browning-de (2017-05-02). "Get That Life: Thabiso Mahlape – Author and Publisher". Cosmopolitan SA. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Shop Our Books - Jacana Media".
  4. ↑ "South Africa's BlackBird Books is now an independent publisher". 3 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 10: Redi Tlhabi: Endings and Beginnings". Jen Thorpe. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  6. ↑ "Eyebags & Dimples - Exclusive Books". www.exclusivebooks.co.za. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  7. ↑ "BlackBird Books reveals exciting new look with two novels by debut authors – The Eternal Audience of One and If You Keep Digging". The Reading List. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  8. ↑ "An Image in a Mirror - Exclusive Books". www.exclusivebooks.co.za. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  9. ↑ "'Sweet Medicine' & dreams gone sour". The Mail & Guardian. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Piggy Boy's Blues". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  11. ↑ Sibembe, Yanga (2020-05-28). "POWER OF WORDS: The Pavement Bookworm: A story of triumph amid adversity". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2020-07-04.


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