02375nam a22002177a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040001200080082001200092100002700104245005200131260005800183300001000241520169600251650004101947650004201988942001102030952009702041999001902138OSt20260804155614.0260804b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780241686782  cAACR-II  a824 BUS  aBusby, Margaret921335  aPart of the story: writings from half a century  aLondon bHamish Hamilton: Penguin Random House c2026  a492p.  a‘This fascinating and simply fantastic book is a comprehensive record of Margaret Busby’s exceptional life story . . . A true trailblazer, we all walk in the deep imprints of her footsteps’ Bernardine Evaristo
This rare self-portrait from pioneering publisher, writer and cultural activist Margaret Busby underscores her powerful legacy and celebrates some of the people and places that have shaped her exceptional life
Margaret Busby has been at the heart of cultural life in the UK for over 50 years. From becoming Britain’s youngest and first Black woman publisher when she founded publishing house Allison & Busby, to editing the ground-breaking international anthologies Daughters of Africa and New Daughters of Africa, her many achievements are testament to her dedication to championing the lives and stories of others, particularly those throughout the world who have been marginalised by the mainstream.
With little attention previously given to her own skills as a writer, Part of the Story is a unique opportunity to enjoy her own remarkable literary output. It brings together her writings on people, places, politics and publishing, and provides a rich insight into the many elements that have contributed to shaping her life, from her childhood in Ghana to the Black writers, intellectuals, artists and activists she has worked with, befriended, supported and championed for over half a century.
‘Margaret has been a cheerleader, instigator, organiser, defender and celebrator of black arts for the past 50 years . . . She helped change the landscape of both UK publishing and arts coverage and so many Black British artists owe her a debt. I know I do’ Zadie Smith  aLiterature and rhetoric class921336  aEnglish essays and collections921337  2ddccB  00102ddc4070aLBSNAAbLBSNAAd2026-08-04l0o824 BUSp186375r2026-08-04w2026-08-04yBA  c361834d361834