Norman, a Jamaican immigrant, settles in the Black Country in the late 1950s and battles racism, disability and personal conflict. This queer literary debut is a visceral and emotionally searing tale touching on fatherhood, freedom, love and loss across generations. From stories about love and climate change to queer literary debuts and a satirical guide on how to survive in the workplace, here are 18 must-reads by black British authors to add to your reading list. Though these new voices touch on race, above all they celebrate and showcase the diversity of the black experience. While the publishing world still has a long way to go, there’s been a whole host of new black voices and debut authors joining the ranks of more seasoned black writers like Courttia Newland, Musa Okwonga and Jeffrey Boakye in recent years.
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