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🛸 Illustrations from The African Origins of UFOs by Anthony JosephIn the hot and hedonistic atmosphere of Toucan Bay, a ...
14/10/2026

🛸 Illustrations from The African Origins of UFOs by Anthony Joseph

In the hot and hedonistic atmosphere of Toucan Bay, a Caribbean enclave on the planet Kunu Supia, the legendary hustler of bootleg melanin Joe Sambucus Nigra returns from the desert with a price on his head. Waiting for him at the seafront brothel and nightclub Houdini’s, are several of his enemies including his arch nemesis, the gargantuan hired assassin Bo Nuggy. The African Origins of UFOs is a time-shifting narrative in poetic prose and poetry that fuses elements of Science Fiction, surrealism, metafiction, Trinidadian history and mythology, to explore issues of exile, race and genetic memory.

Illustrated by infinite livez⁠

You can pre-order your copy here: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/african-origins-ufos

It was a joy to come together on Monday night to celebrate Kwame Dawes, who was joined by Malika Booker and Jason Allen-...
14/10/2026

It was a joy to come together on Monday night to celebrate Kwame Dawes, who was joined by Malika Booker and Jason Allen-Paisant for a wonderful evening of poetry readings and thoughtful discussion 📖

We were so proud to be part of organising this event - thanks to Kwame, Malika, Jason, all the wonderful people at Renaissance One, Out Of Many People and Leeds Libraries who made it happen, and to the lovely attendees! Great to see so many of the Peepal Tree family in the audience 💕🌱

Next week in Leeds!
14/10/2026

Next week in Leeds!

Congratulations to Marvin Thompson, whose new collection Rooms has been announced as one of the Poetry Book Society’s Wi...
12/10/2026

Congratulations to Marvin Thompson, whose new collection Rooms has been announced as one of the Poetry Book Society’s Winter Recommendations! 🎊🎊 The selections were chosen by Victoria Kennefick, Fred D’Aguiar and Leo Boix, Ellora Sutton and Troy Cabida. Learn more about the book here: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/rooms

Marvin also appeared on BBC Radio London last Friday to speak to host Jumoké Fashola about the collection, his role as a Bookshop Ambassador for this year’s Bookshop Day, and read his poem ‘The Weather Project’ on air. You can listen in full here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m003206q

We've been publishing books by Black authors for over 40 years now - in honour of Black History Month in the UK, here's ...
11/10/2026

We've been publishing books by Black authors for over 40 years now - in honour of Black History Month in the UK, here's a few picks from every decade we've been publishing!

Today we publish Inheritance by Gillian Slovo! Available to order now: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/inheritance...
08/10/2026

Today we publish Inheritance by Gillian Slovo! Available to order now: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/inheritance-0
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‘Smart, propulsive, thoroughly gripping - a thriller with real emotional heft' – KAMILA SHAMSIE⁠
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⁠Deborah is a successful crime writer whose life is upended by her sister Gail’s su***de. She receives an unexpected inheritance – taking her back to South Africa, where she confronts long-buried family secrets, political corruption, and the complexities of memory and forgiveness.

The 20th anniversary edition of Anthony Joseph’s book The African Origins of UFOs, with a new preface by Lauri Scheyer, ...
06/10/2026

The 20th anniversary edition of Anthony Joseph’s book The African Origins of UFOs, with a new preface by Lauri Scheyer, is out on 5th November - pre-order your copy here: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/african-origins-ufos

The twenty-four chapters that comprise The African Origins of UFOs were written over a five year period. This time-shifting narrative fuses elements of science fiction, surrealism, metafiction, Trinidadian history and mythology to explore issues of exile, race and genetic memory. Told in a fresh and innovative language, infused with the speech rhythms of Trinidad, Joseph blends the diasporic with the avant-garde into something which can only be called “afropsychedelic noir.”

05/10/2026

“Delicate, beautiful, intensely moving. Her best yet.” — Claire Adam

Amanda Smyth’s Look At You moves between Trinidad, England, and Ireland, following a young narrator who must learn to make sense of herself, and take her place in a world full of contradictions, cruelty and temptation.

Out 28th October 🎧 Read by Hayley Atwell

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