I for one love reading fiction books as well as history books. I am a big fan of Courtia Newland, and Malorie Blackman.





What I have noticed is that if you want to find a wide selection of black fiction books, you need to disregard places like WHSMITHS. What I have noticed is that places like those only shelf self hating relationship books aimed at black women. Some of these stores may shelf the odd decent book , but a majority do not.

You may find ths

African Oneline Shop
Address: 2 Surrenden, Brighton, BN1, 6PP
Telephone: 0207 681 3968
www.over2u.co.uk

Sankofa
Address: 132 Claremont Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4RT
Telephone: 0161 342 0925


Centerprise Bookshop
Address:136 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, E8, 2NS
Telephone: 0207 245 9632
Specialises in Black writing, contemporary fiction and books for children; plus cards, giftwraps and book tokens. Orders accepted for any book in print; and the bookshop can supply books on invoice to schools and libraries.

Maarifa Books
Address: 6 Bradbury Street ,Dalston
Telephone: 0207 503 0300
Email: www.maarifabooks.com

Mama Afrika Kulcha Shap
Address: 282 High Road, Leyton E10, 5PW
Telephone: 0208 539 2154

Muatta Books
Address: 58 Clarence Road, Clapton, E5, 8HB
Telephone: 07956 134 370
Email: muattabooks@yahoo.co.uk


New Beacon Books
Address: 76 Stroud Green Road, London, N4, 3EN
Telephone: 0207 272 4889
www.newbeacon-books.com
Has been holding books documenting life in Black Britain since 1966.

Pepukayi Distribution Services
Address: 58 Carew Road, Tottenham, N17 9BA
Telephone:0208 801 0205



Books and Images
Address 122 – 126 Kilburn High Street, Kilburn, NW6
Telephone:07956 695 808

Liberation Corner
Address:95 Wilesden High Road
Telephone:0207 639 3036


One world books (Internet shop)
Address: 8 Ricketts Street, SW6, 1RU
Telephone: 0207 381 4996
www.one-world-books.demon.co.uk


Passionet.net (Internet store)
Address: 537 Norwood Road, Chestnut Road, West Norwood, SE27, 9DL
Telephone: 0845 330 9498
www.passionet.co.uk/


Harriet Tubman Bookshop
Address: 27 Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham
Telephone:0121 554 8479


Cards of Colour
Address: 32 Model Market, 186 Lewisham High Street, SE13
Telephone:0208 297 1511

Multicultural Books LTD
Address: PO Box 107, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 9YX
Telephone:0208 613 1978
www.multiculturalbooks.co.uk


Bajaican Blessings
Telephone: 0208 864 2579/ 07909515419



Kizala
Address: 9a George Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1LA
Telephone: 0208 688 2601
Email: www.kizala.co.uk

Hylton’s Estates
Address: Unit 30, Rye Lane Market, Peckham, SE15 5ER
Telephone:07946546544
Email: www.hyltonventures.co.uk
Specialise in afro-caribbean books on history, empowerment, education videos, dvd’s etc


African Books Collective
Address:The Jam Factory, 27 Park Street, Oxford, OX1, 1HU
Telephnone:01865 726686

Airlift Book Company
Telephone: 0208 804 0400
For African American publications

Francis Lincoln Publishers
Telephone:0207 284 4009

Headstart Books and Crafts
Address: 25 West Green Road, N15, 5BX
Telephone: 0208 802 2838
Email: wboaye@yahoo.co.uk


Hansib Publications Limted
Address: 3rd Floor Tower House, 141 –149 Fonthill Road, N4,3HF
Telephone: 0207 281 1191


BIS Publications
Address: PO BOX 14918 N17 8WJ
Telephone: 0845 226 4066
www.bispublications.com
info@bispublications.com


Letterbox Library
Address: 71-73 Allen Road, Stoke Newington , N11 8R1
Telephone: 0207 503 4801

Letterbox Library,
Address:Unit 2D, Leroy House, 436 Essesx Road,N1,3QP
Telephone:0207 226 1622


Nubian Minds
Address: 156a High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17, 7JS
Telephone: 0208 509 7389
Email: www.nubianminds.co.uk


The African Centre
Address: 38 King Street, Covent Gardens, WC2C, 8JT
Telephone: 0207 740 6640
Within this Centre is the African Book Centre, which house various books from a number of countries from the continent. The building also houses the Centre for African languages, and the African Education Trust.

Yemanja-A Window to Afrika
Address: 7 Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, N4, 2DQ
Telephone: 0207 281 8668
Email: www.yemanjaonline.com


Yemanja-A Window to Afrika
Address: 446 Birchfield Road, Perry Bar, Birmingham, B20 3JQ
Telephone: 0121 344 3744

African Books Ltd
Address: 3 Galena Road, W6 0LT
Telephone:0207 746 3646



Soma Books
Address:38 Kennington Lane, SE11 4LS
Telephone: 0207 785 2101
Imports African, Caribbean, and Asian books.


Zawadi Enterprise
Address: 79 Brixton Village, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW2, 8PS
Telephone: 0207 733 2868/0870 737 5000
Email: www.zawadi-enterprises.co.uk

West Indian Cultural Centre
Address :Carmoor Road, Manchester
Telephone : 0161 257 2092

Grounding
Address: Unit 30, 231 High Road, Tottenham, N15
Telephone: 0208 800 2727

A Darker Shade
Address: 42 Chadsworth Road, Hackney, E5, OLP
Telephone: 07949211122

www.fasuuku.co.uk
Address: 81 Falkirk Lane, Maida Vale, W1 1QX
Telephone: 0207 604 3621
Email: info@fasuuku.co.uk


Btec Somaliland
Address: 45 South Road, Southall
Telephone: 0208 813 9414
Specialises in Somalian books.

Tamarind Books Ltd
Address: PO Box 52, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6, 1UN
Trelephone: 0208 866 8808
www.tamarindbooks.com
tamarindLTD@aol.com


Bookscan
Address: Unit 9 Angela Davis Industrial Estate, Somerlyton Road, Brixton, SW9, 8TZ
Telephone: 0207 274 6499


Bantu World
www.bantu,vshore.ca
Online store selling CD/DVD focused on African/Caribbean history


Peepaltree press Publishers
Address: 17 Kings Avenue, Leeds, LS6, 1QS
Telephone: 01132451703
www.peepaltreepress.com


Nubian Books
Address: Brixton Market, on Brixton Station Road ( near the beginning of the road) ON SATURDAYS ONLY

Brown Skin Books
Address:PO Box 46504, London N1 3YA
Tel: 020 8986 1115
Email: info@brownskinbooks.co.uk
www.brownskinbooks.com

Pempamsie
Address: 102 Brixton Hill, Brixton, SW2
Telephone: 0208 6710800
www.pempamsie.co.uk
Email: unity@pempamsie.co.uk


Afrikan bookstall

New Covent Garden Market
Vauxhall

SUNDAYS ONLY


Kwazen Books
Address: Unit 20 Groveglade Shopping Hall, 9-13 The Broadway, West Ealing, W13 9DA
Telephone: 07946 835 686
Email: kwazenbooks@ginikanwa.com

Playfare Toys LTD
Address: 30 High Street, Harlesden, NW10, 4LX
Telephone:0208 965 4477
Email: store@playfare.com



Respect 4 Life
Address: 1st Floor Crossbow House, 40 Liverpool Road, Slough Berkshire, SL1 4X7
Telephone: 01753 774591


D’ JED
Address: The New Shepherds Bush Market, UNIT L32- L34
Uxbridge Road, London W2 8LF
Telephone: 0208 743 1985 /07836 355 416 / 07946 743 108



Kuumba
Address: 23 Glenworth Road, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 5QN
Telephone: 01115 847 7232 / 079522369112


Adonis and Abbey Publishers Ltd
Address: PO Box 4433418, London, SE11, 4XZ
Telephone: 0207 733 8803
www.adonisandabbey.com