Item category 2: Black & Asian Interests

'Assembly' is a story about the stories we live within - those of race and class, safety and freedom, winners and losers. And it is about one woman daring to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life.

'Azúcar' is set on a fictional Spanish-speaking Caribbean island and traces the stories of two residents with differing connections to the land. Exploring what it means to belong to a place, it is a narrative replete with music and invention. Both satire and romance, it is the work of a prose st...

Baby's brother is getting ready to take a basket of bananas all the way to Baba's bungalow in the next village. He will have to go along the bumpy road, past the baobab trees, birds and butterflies, and all the way over the bridge. What he doesn't realise is that his cute, very curious baby siste...

Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel...

Celebrate Diwali with this delightful baby board book that little ones will adore. The bright and colourful images in this book are the perfect way to discover Diwali together. From the shining diyalamps that gave the festival its name, to colourful Rangoli flower decorations, to sweet treats, 'B...

J.C. is craving cupcakes and so is Pop-Pop! But when baby Maya won't go down for her nap, J.C. and Pop-Pop have to get creative. Can they handle baking and babysitting at the same time? Life in the big city is full of fun for seven-year-old Jalen Corey Pierce. Between adventures with his two best...

His name is Lord Doyle. His plan: to gamble away his last days in the dark and decadent casino halls of Macau. His game: baccarat punto blanco. But Doyle is not a Lord at all. He is a fake; a corrupt lawyer who has spent a career siphoning money from rich clients. And now he is on the run, determ...

Shay and Frankie are best friends and football crazy! They eat, sleep and breathe football (even when they're at school!). They dream about playing football, love a kick-about in the park, watch all the big games on TV - all that's missing in their lives is the chance to play for a real football ...

They say that the history of Vietnam can be found in a bowl of pho', and Hu'ng makes the best in all Hanoi. Each morning he sets out from his shantytown home towards the sleeping city, to assemble his makeshift kitchen and start cooking. One day a new customer takes her place in the line of regul...

Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so many years until she escaped to Ohio. Her new life is full of hope but 18 years later she is still not free. Sethe's new home is not only haunted by the memories of her past but also by the gh...