Black Rock Books

04/09/2026

02/09/2026

these homeless orphans walked in...

21/08/2026

Here at Caribbean Grand Market.
She says they do really well with these books. And children actually like them.
The smile says a lot.
Good luck!

30/07/2026

August 1, 2026

Emancipation Day
marking 11 years of Black Rock Books

as usual we're open that day on the grounds that reading is emacipatory

thank you all, including some no longer with us*, for every support we promise to continue

come in and have 11 coffees with us a luta...

23/07/2026

not much to say
selling books. As usual.

18/07/2026

promoting Shabaka's new CD

we have a few copies, otherwise go to the bandcamp link below (as recommended by Shabaka because he gets 80% of the money)

https://shabaka.bandcamp.com/album/of-the-earth
'Of the Earth’ was entirely written, produced, performed and mixed by Shabaka. It’s a deeply personal album which establishes Shabaka as a new form of instrumentalist/producer and shows the musical range that connects his dance based work from groups Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming to the intricate textural sound world of his recent solo works (‘Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace’, ‘Afrikan Culture’) .

Beats and loops made on portable devices whilst on the road lay a foundation for choral flute melodies to soar within. Sequences of electronic rhythms outline a story of diasporic progression and words contextualise the record’s lyrical framework. Shabaka raps on the album - “I’ve never rapped before but was actually inspired by André 3000’s courage in exploring new dimensions with fearlessness and sincerity; I decided to find my voice on this album”.

15/07/2026

@ black rock books
as of today back to regular hours, business as usual, i.e., disruption; provocation; contempt for the political 'masters'; and the pure untrammeled joy of reading

photos a propos of nothing

02/06/2026

really

no more to add to this

27/05/2026

tomorrow Thursday 28

with Nikoli Attai, Nastassia and Jennifer.
Looking forward!

23/05/2026

on the only day he has available

Nikoli Attai in conversation with Nastassia Rambarran and Jennifer Thorington Springer

on his forthcoming book Free Up Yuhself, an edited collection along with Sue Ann Barratt

and on Defiant Bodies, his first book