Black writing

About this list

All the books listed here were available from, or on order for, Westminster Libraries at the time of production. It does not include every book written by all of the authors listed. Books that are not in stock and out of print are excluded, as are some earlier works by more prolific authors. Books for children and non-fiction works other than autobiography and poetry are also excluded.

Arrangement of entries

Fiction books are sorted into six main categories, as follows:

African writing - and stories set in Africa
Caribbean writing – past and present
Classic American writing (mostly written pre-1950).
Modern American writing (A-K and L-Z)
Modern British writing
Slavery & the Slave Trade

Within these categories, books are listed in order of author’s surnames, then in order of title.
Sample entry:

Adebayo, Diran [UK]	= Author’s name [nationality]
Some kind of black [---]	= Title ("A", "The" do not affect order) [Library category if applicable]
Virago, 1996/Abacus, 1997	= Publisher, date/ second publisher, date
Spoken Word	= Spoken Word cassette or CD available

Information books eg. biography and poetry are in order of category, then as above. Library category codes and class numbers are given to indicate shelf location.
Sample entry:

Angelou, Maya [USA]	= Author’s name [nationality]
Even the stars look lonesome	= Title ("A", "The" do not affect order)
[920 Angelou BIOG]	= Class number, category code
Virago 1998/9	= Publisher, date/ second publisher, date

How to find the books.

Compiled by Malcolm Batten
Last updated September 2006