"In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers." Chadwick Boseman, 1976-2020 ππ
#Merky Books
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#Merky Books
@MerkyBooks
- π£οΈ SO excited to announce / let you know that we'll be publishing the autobiography of a true national hero... the one and only @malorieblackman OBE π
00:00 - One of the saddest things in life is incredible talent and lack of confidence. It isn't about grabbing the mic or being the loudest in the room. You can be quiet, calm, and collected, but just have the confidence to go & do it - @stormzy β #TuesdayThoughts
00:00 - βYou never know what you might create, or the change you might inspire.β - Jamal Edwards ππ
- π¨π¨π¨π¨ A British classic revisited for the first time. Keisha. The. Sket. π€π½ Coming soon. Pre-order now. amzn.to/3rPmKDO hyperurl.co/4wqfbv
00:00 - "There's nothing more phenomenal than a well-read young person" π§ Throwing back to when @stormzy made an appearance at our school talk last year. #WednesdayWisdom
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- π¨π¨ We are SO proud to announce that our author Derek Owusu has just been announced as the WINNER of the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize for his debut novel #ThatRemindsMe π cc @OWNITLDN @WritersCentre
00:00 - Starting today with some epic news... @sidgentlefilms, the producers of Killing Eve, are turning Taking Up Space into a TV series π€― Big up @ChelseaKwakye and @OreOgunb, this is going to be *chefs kiss* thebookseller.com/news/sid-gentlβ¦
- βIf there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.β - Toni Morrison, 1931-2019
- Bit of news... We're growing again! ππ½π₯ β We're looking for an ASSISTANT EDITOR to join our lively and determined team who are dedicated to representation, intersectionality + empowering new voices π£οΈ β Role closes midnight Tues 21st July: bit.ly/31XlPb5
- Keisha The Sket was born in Hackney. Only right we revealed the cover there.βπ½ Feat. OG author Jade LB. Coming October 14th. Pre-order now. hyperurl.co/4wqfbv amzn.to/3rPmKDO #KeishaTheSket
00:00 - Happiest of publication days to the co-winner of our first-New Writers' Prize + the debut author of We Are All Birds Of Uganda... the legendary Hafsa Zayyan πβ Grab your copy of the novel that @malorieblackman has already given high praise to: bit.ly/WAABOUpenguin
- π¨SO excited to announce our first ever pop-up shop π Expect books by authors of colour from @BooksRound, a @Wretch32 songwriting workshop, a playwrighting workshop with @InuaEllams & @RoundhouseLDN + so much more! All tickets are FREE & available here: dice.fm/bundle/merky-bβ¦
