Part of the Story

‘An important and wonderful book . . . Margaret Busby gives us her heart within the pages, not to mention her wisdom and wit’ Irish Times 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. 'Fascinating and simply fantastic’ Bernardine Evaristo 'Incisive , unflinching, sharply funny and exact . . . Margaret Busby revolutionised literary London' Observer ‘Margaret Busby is one in a million, a pivotal figure in the literary world, a champion of the unheard, a fighter for literary excellence’ Lemn Sissay