Olongo Publishing

A book goes out of print in Lagos. Sixty years later it is unfindable in Minneapolis.

Olongo Publishing brings African books back into circulation for readers outside the continent — working with the publishers and families who hold them at home, so the book returns in both places at once.

Founded
Minneapolis, 2024
Published
Two titles, with more in preparation
Also publishes
OlongoAfrica, the magazine

In print now

Two titles, with more in preparation.

Cover of the Olongo Publishing edition of Eégún Aláré

Eégún Aláré

Láwuyì Ògúnníran

1971→2024

A cornerstone of modern Yorùbá drama, and a school text that was long easier to be assigned than to buy.

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Cover of the 1963 edition of An African Abroad

An African Abroad

Mashood Ọlábísí Àjàlá

1963→2022

The memoir of a Nigerian who bicycled across America in 1952 and spent the following decade arguing with heads of state.

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Both entries in full

Catalogue

What we have brought back, and what is in preparation.

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How we publish

Why we split the map instead of buying world rights outright.

The model

Rights

For publishers, estates, libraries and booksellers.

Working with us