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    Penguin Arrival

Celebrating African-Caribbean writing and 70 years of Windrush

70 years ago the first members of the Windrush generation arrived to make their home in Britain. We're celebrating their stories, and the incredible African-Carribean writing that has gone on to shape our culture.

My Name Is Leon
My Name Is Leon
Kit de Waal
Lovers and Strangers
Lovers and Strangers
Clair Wills
Bageye at the Wheel
Bageye at the Wheel
Colin Grant
A Thief in the Village
A Thief in the Village
James Berry
In the Castle of My Skin
In the Castle of My Skin
George Lamming
The Lonely Londoners
The Lonely Londoners
Sam Selvon
Talking Turkeys
Talking Turkeys
Benjamin Zephaniah
White Teeth
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
Familiar Stranger
Familiar Stranger
Stuart Hall
Noughts & Crosses
Noughts & Crosses
Malorie Blackman
The Reinvention of Martha Ross
The Reinvention of Martha Ross
Charlene Allcott
Negro with a Hat: Marcus Garvey
Negro with a Hat: Marcus Garvey
Colin Grant

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