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Mawenzi House is dedicated to bringing to the reading public fresh new writing from Canada and across the world that reflects the diversity of our rapidly globalizing world, particularly in Canada and the United States.
@mawenzihouse.bsky.social📚 Join Monia Mazigh and Alex Neve in Ottawa on October 27 for the launch of *Hope and Despair*, a powerful memoir exploring justice, resilience and the lasting impact of the War on Terror.
📍 Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre | 6 PM
🎟️ RSVP: www.canvaqr.com/RGS3QWXojV
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialJoin us for the Toronto launch of Saraswoti Lamichhane’s Karaikhola Flows! 📚
📅 Oct. 25 | 1–3:30 PM
📍 North York Central Library
Featuring Bänoo Zan, Ranjini George & host Pushpa Acharya.
#KaraikholaFlows #MawenziHouse
@mawenzihouse.bsky.social📚 Toronto Book Launch! Celebrate Didier Leclair’s The African Prince, the Translator, and the Nazi at the Black & Caribbean Book Affair. 🗓️ Oct. 17 | 4:30–6:30 PM 📍 Blackhurst Cultural Centre, 777 Bathurst St. Meet the author + get your copy signed!
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialReposted by @mawenzihouse.bsky.socialDiscover #SmallPress #books: A Quiet Disappearance by Rabindranath Maharaj, @mawenzihouse.bsky.social & Aether and Ego by Joanne Merriam, Inanna Publications. See alt-text for book details.
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialCongratulations to Mawenzi House poet Sheniz Janmohamed on her appointment as Poet-in-Residence at the Doris McCarthy Gallery, U of T Scarborough!
Her residency will bring together poetry, reflection, art, and nature as part of #UTSCYOP.
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialFresh from the printer! 📚 The African Prince, the Translator, and the Nazi by Didier Leclair, translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott, has officially arrived at Mawenzi House.
The new edition is out now and ready for readers!
#MawenziHouse #NewBooks #CanadianLit
@mawenzihouse.bsky.social📚 Catch Mawenzi House author Didier Leclair at #WOTS2026! He’ll join Language and Translation, exploring translation, identity & the power of words.
📍 Vibrant Voices Stage
📅 Sept. 27 | 1:15 PM
#TorontoWOTS @wordonthestreet.bsky.social @anotherstoryto.bsky.social
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialAVAILABLE NOW! 📚
The African Prince, the Translator, and the Nazi by Didier Leclair is out now!
Set in Nazi-occupied Paris, this gripping historical novel follows an African prince, his translator, and those caught in a dangerous web of diamonds, resistance, deception, and survival.
@mawenzihouse.bsky.social“West of West Indian roars up from the page…” — Desirée Seebaran, Wasafiri
Thrilled to see Linzey Corridon’s West of West Indian receive this wonderful review, celebrating its bold exploration of Caribbean identity, language, queerness, migration and belonging.
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialWe have another September event! 📚✨
Join us in Ottawa for a Joint Poetry Reading with Mekyle Ali Qadir, author of Crescendo, and Fareh Malik, author of Streams That Lead Somewhere.
📅 Sept. 23 | 6 PM
📍 Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa
📚 Presented with Octopus Books
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialMONTRÉAL BOOK LAUNCH
Join Mawenzi House for the launch of I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes by Moustapha Mohamed Chein.
📅 Sept. 10 | 7–9 PM
📍 Argo Bookshop, Montréal
🎟️ RSVP here: www.ticketsource.com/argo-booksho...
📖 Books available on site
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialAvailable now! 📚 Rooted in Africa’s desert landscapes and Moorish nomadic culture, *I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes* by Moustapha Mohamed Chein explores heritage, family, Sufi spirituality, healing, love and resilience. Get your copy from Mawenzi House Publishers today!
@mawenzihouse.bsky.social✨ It’s publication day! ✨
*I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes* by Moustapha Mohamed Chein is officially available in print and eBook.
This evocative poetry collection explores identity, memory, exile, love and belonging.
Congratulations, Moustapha! 📚🎉
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialComing soon! 📚 I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes by Moustapha Mohamed Chein, a poetic journey through desert, memory, heritage, love, spirituality and the inner self.
Coming August 27, 2026 from Mawenzi House.
