• Papa and Nana Series for Kids (9 Books)

    Age Range: 4 – 10 years

    Introducing the captivating “Papa and Nana Series” – a heartwarming collection of 9 beautifully illustrated children’s books celebrating the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren. This enchanting series is designed to nurture young minds and foster intergenerational connections, created with love by Smartline Publishers in collaboration with Prof. Stephen Adei, Mrs. Georgina Adei, and Ghana Christian International High School.

    Each book in the series unfolds a delightful tale that revolves around the endearing characters, Papa and Nana. Join them on their heartening adventures that impart valuable life lessons, ignite imagination, and evoke a sense of nostalgia. The vivid illustrations bring the stories to life, captivating young readers and sparking their creativity.

    Enhancing the reading experience further, the “Papa and Nana Series” also includes a set of 9 flashcards, each featuring keywords from the corresponding book. These flashcards engage young readers in word recognition and pronunciation, making the learning journey enjoyable and interactive.

    Embrace the joy of storytelling and learning with your little ones as you dive into the world of “Papa and Nana.” This series is more than just books; it’s an opportunity to create cherished memories and deepen the connection between generations

  • The Daughters of Nandi

    As she took her dying breath, Nandi Mhlongo, mother of Shaka kaSenzangakhona, cursed the house of Zulu and her family, the Mhlongos, for the disrespect she endured at their hands. In the ancestral realm, Nandi worries that her malediction may have been rash and too dangerous for the descendants of the two houses. The curse can be undone but it will need a human medium to convey the message to the progeny.

    Through three historical periods, three women who are extraordinary in their different ways will seek to get restitution for Nani. Gentle Keeya, a Motswana woman of the House of Moagi who marries one of Nandi’s descendants as the English, the Boers and the Zulu go to the war in the 19th century; Uju, a spirited married woman who carves a space for herself in history during the forced removals of Sophiatown in the 20th century; and in the 21st century Amangwe, who reluctantly joins her fellow students as they speak up against a meaningless freedom during the #FeesMustFall protests.

    Will any of these three women manage to ensure Nandi Mhlongo is appeased and if not, what shall be the consequences to the Houses of Mhlongo and Zulu and to the three Daughters of Nandi themselves?

    An engaging debut which seamlessly weaves fact, fiction and spiritualities while subverting the way the reader perceives history.

  • The Camera Never Lies (Pacesetters)

    Kevin Moyo, a professional photographer, and Charlotte Kandavika are deeply in love, but fate in the guise of the evil Wellington Mhlanya seems destined to part them forever. When Kevin meets with a terrible accident, Charlotte has only one choice.

  • Angel of Death (Pacesetters)

    Zak Biko is a tall good-looking black South African, born in the township of Soweto, who has become internationally famous for his prowess as an ace detective with the FBI in New York City. His involvement with the ‘Angel of Death’ begins late one stormy night when his Mercedes stalls outside a darkened, lonely house and the silence is broken by the terrified scream of a young girl.

  • Bookset: African Writers Series (25 titles)

    Relive all the literary joys of yesteryears by purchasing this jumbo set of all your favourite African Writers Series titles such as Things Fall Apart, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, Weep Not Child, So Long A Letter, No Sweetness Here and many more!

    Exact titles will vary depending on availability.

    1,075.001,125.00
  • Voices that Sing Behind the Veil: Anthology of Short Stories from Africa and the Diaspora (Hardcover)

    This 684-page collection is published in collaboration with the Pan African Writers Association which is based in Accra and affiliated to the continental body, the African Union.

    The fifty-six stories come from fifteen African countries and elsewhere; Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and East of the continent, Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Great Lakes region, Ethiopia and Tanzania (in setting). They bring in other voices in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, St. Maarten, United States and Britain. The themes are amok and definitely so in a vein of free expression. There are stories of love (of even a man who finds one whilst visiting a dying cancer-patient wife at the hospital in Lagos) or of a husband wrongfully imprisoned in Malawi who upon escape from jail confronts a wife about to wed again, a story very reminiscent of the main character in Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s, Weep Not, Child.

    There is hate and there is poverty – one from Kenya which reads like the Zimbabwean novelist, Dambudzo Marechera’s 1978 classic, The House of Hunger. Issues of mental health, corpse donation for scientific research and Coronavirus-19 are addressed alongside Pentecostal redemption, fake prophets and the havoc they exert on societies as do their counterparts in Islam.

    Contributing writers include distinguished and award-winning writers, academics and emerging talents such Zaynab Alkali (Nigeria), Ben Okri (UK/Nigeria), Molefi Kete Asante (US), Wesley Macheso (Malawi), Ogochukwu Promise (Nigeria), Grace Maguri (Zimbabwe), Athol Williams (South Africa), Martin Egblewogbe (Ghana), Esther K Mbithi (Kenya), Mary Ashun (Ghana), Wale Okediran (Nigeria) among others.

    “These extraordinary stories, mesmerising and beautifully written, are surely connected to a past that remains with us, the experiences of day-to-day living and the limitless imaginings of our futures. The discerning editor combines stories that communicate appreciation with apprehension, presence with essence… a good read.” – Toyin Falola, Historian and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair, University of Texas, Austin

  • We Won’t Budge

    Part autobiographical, part social commentary, this is a powerful and insightful look at the situation of border intellectuals at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

    In this searing memoir, Manthia Diawara revisits his early years as an emigrant in love with Swedish girls and Western rock and roll music, taking us from the nightclubs of his hometown Bamako to the cafes of Boulevard Montparnasse and the black neighbourhoods of 1970s Washington DC, USA.

    This book is about the developed world – that is the former colonisers of the African continent now busy slamming shut its doors to African and Arab immigrants.

    It is also about human rights violations and racism against people of colour. Diawara writes that he wanted to give a human face to African immigration in today’s global world. He describes the reasons why many Africans leave the continent – such as poverty, persecution and lack of opportunities – and writes sometimes angrily and sometimes very movingly, about their predicament in Europe and the US, where they are caught between their traditions and the West’s vacuous modernity.

    “With humour and the intimacy of a conversatonal tone, Diawara writes of the ‘global’ African as a nomad at the mercy of whirlwinds of economic and political dislocation at home and racism and intolerance abroad. He is not at home in his country; he is not at home abroad. But the nomad refuses to bow down to those whirlwinds, to let evil turn him around, and against all the odds becomes an active contributor to the multiculture of the globe. This is the story of a diasporic soul that finds home in its own resilience and in so may ways it is all our story.” – Ngugi wa Thiong’o (Author of A Grain of Wheat et al)

    “We Won’t Budge is destined to become a classic – it is one of the most insightful, layered and moving accounts of the modern African Diaspora.” – Patricia Williams (Author of The Alchemy of Race & Rights et al)

  • Junior African Writers Series Bookset Levels 1 – 2 (10 titles)

    Develop literacy skills in your 8-15 year olds with exciting and engaging books for all reading levels.

    The sentence structure and vocabulary has been carefully constructed to suit your students experience and age so that as they grow, so do their literacy abilities.

    Titles in this set include titles such as (likely to change due to availability of titles):

    Taxi to Johannesburg — Matlakala Bopape and Peta Constable (Level 1)

    The Big Fight — Michael Cullup (Level 1)

    The Frightened Thief — Amu Djoleto (Level 1)

    The Midnight Caller — Anthony Umelo (Level 2)

    The Hyena Valley — The Hyena Valley (Level 2)

    The Secret of Nkwe Hill — Marcus Khama ter Haar (Level 2)

    The Smile Thief — Fatou Keita (Level 2)

    The Magic Pool — Gaele Mogwe (Level 2)

    Happy the Street Child — F.M. Mlekwa (Level 2)

    Kodua’s Ark — Yaw Ababio Boateng (Level 3)

    The Ashanti Golden Stool — Ayebia Ribeiro-Ayeh (Level 3)

    The Haunted Taxi Driver — Kofi Sekyi (Level 3)

    The Secret Valley — Mike Sadler (Level 4)

    …and many more!

  • Bookset: Junior African Writers Series (JAWS) Starters (10 books)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    JAWS Starters are simple books for young readers in Africa. The series provides interesting stories to encourage children to read for pleasure.

    The books are at three levels. Level 1 is for children who have just begun to read by themselves. Level 2 and 3 use progressively wider vocabulary and more complex sentence structures. The language has been carefully controlled at each level to make reading easy. Also, there are pictures on every page to help the pupils follow the story. At Level 1, pupils can follow the story from the pictures alone.

    There are activities at the end of each book. If a word in an African language is used in the story, there will be a note of its meaning at the end of the book as well.

  • Tumelo and the Blue Birds (JAWS Starters, Starter Level 3)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    In this story Tumelo embarks on a fantastical flying journey after hearing strange noises in bed.

    JAWS Starters are simple books for young readers in Africa. The series provides interesting stories to encourage children to read for pleasure.

    The books are at three levels. Level 1 is for children who have just begun to read by themselves. Level 2 and 3 use progressively wider vocabulary and more complex sentence structures. The language has been carefully controlled at each level to make reading easy. Also, there are pictures on every page to help the pupils follow the story. At Level 1, pupils can follow the story from the pictures alone.

    There are activities at the end of each book. If a word in an African language is used in the story, there will be a note of its meaning at the end of the book as well.

  • All Around the World (JAWS Starters, Starter Level 3)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    JAWS Starters are simple books for young readers in Africa. The series provides interesting stories to encourage children to read for pleasure.

    The books are at three levels. Level 1 is for children who have just begun to read by themselves. Level 2 and 3 use progressively wider vocabulary and more complex sentence structures. The language has been carefully controlled at each level to make reading easy. Also, there are pictures on every page to help the pupils follow the story. At Level 1, pupils can follow the story from the pictures alone.

    There are activities at the end of each book. If a word in an African language is used in the story, there will be a note of its meaning at the end of the book as well.

  • Bookset: African Writers Series (51 titles)

    Relive all the literary joys of yesteryears by purchasing this jumbo set of all your favourite African Writers Series titles such as Things Fall Apart, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, Weep Not Child, So Long A Letter, No Sweetness Here and many more!

    Exact titles will vary depending on availability.

    2,193.002,295.00
  • Safe House: Explorations in Creative Nonfiction

    In a collection of creative essays that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage, Ellah Wakatama Allfrey brings together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.

    A Ghanaian explores the increasing influence of China across the region; a Kenyan student activist writes of exile in Kampala; a Liberian scientist shares her diary of the Ebola crisis; a Nigerian writer travels to the north to meet a community at risk; a Kenyan travels to Senegal to interview a gay rights activist and a South African writer recounts a tale of family discord and murder in a remote seaside town.

    This anthology contains a range of unforgettable stories by authors from across Africa and presents personal views of contemporary issues in an accessible and thought-provoking manner.

  • The Sea Cave (Junior African Writers Series Level 1)

    Level 1 is for readers who have been studying for three to four years. The content and language have been carefully controlled to increase fluency in reading.

    A huge sea cave has a secret entrance. Dawid and Charl know where it is. One day, the cave has a new secret. The boys find it, but will they see danger too?

  • Trolley Trouble (Junior African Writers Series Level 1)

    Level 1 is for readers who have been studying for three to four years. The content and language have been carefully controlled to increase fluency in reading.

    When Tito disobeys the supermarket Manager’s order to help someone, he is fired from his job. How will he ever buy the soccer ball he dreams of?

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