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At Kente Publishing we believe in stories that are profoundly African. We liken our stories to the Kente cloth – ceremonial garment of the powerful Ashanti Chiefs of Ghana. The Kente cloth brings honour, is prestigious and never ceases to bring colour to an auspicious occasion.

Thursday 21 July 2011

How to read our books on your PC or Mac

Hi avid readers,

Thank you for your patience as you figure out how to get an e-copy of Mistress of the Game to read! We appreciate it immensely.

Our techies here at Kente have suggested the following to help you easily download the FREE application for your PC or Mac.
Just go to Download Kindle for PC  or Download Kindle for Mac and the step-by-step instructions will have your Kindle on your computer in just a few minutes. Alternatively, if you have an iphone, you can get the app through the itunes store, also for FREE. Unfortunately, the Kindle for Blackberry is for US customers only.

Thanks again...and please give us some feedback!

~Leopard~

Wednesday 20 July 2011

Newest Review of Mistress of the Game!

Now out on Amazon, we are hearing amazing things about Mistress of the Game. One reader in Ghana just sent us this email:

I just could not stop reading - once i started. And i could really relate to the places you talked about - and the intrigue/the plot - excellent book! I love Sarah's mother!!!!! and Jason and Araba - i just could not believe what was happening and the pace of it all!!!! Great mix - great book!                                      ~A.L, Ghana~

This is just a taste of things to come dear readers...Kente is 'gonna catch 'em all'!

~Leopard~

Sunday 3 July 2011

Our 'fon' books set to roll out in the Fall!

Although all our works will be available in softcover and as e-books (on Amazon), we are excited at ways that we can reach the African market. As such, we have just signed an agreement with Mobile Content - a Ghanaian based company - to have our books delivered by phone! Kente is the first ever company (in Ghana and probably Africa!) to do this and we are absolutely thrilled that the 74% penetration that mobile phones have in Ghana will be put to some good use :)

Now the next question is...which of our books will be first up? We will have the following categories available for download - short shorts, Novellas, Novels, Religious and Kids. At the moment, this is the line up we are going to start off with:

Short Shorts
1. Ayele's Dilemma (see teaser excerpt on this site)
2. Gifty: A chase to catch the elusive prize...and you'll be surprised at what the prize is!


Novellas
1. The Funeral: Ridiculous family shenanigans at a Ghanaian Funeral
2. The House: What do you do when squatters have moved into your beautiful, hilltop house in the Akropong Hills and you are three thousand miles away in Canada?
3. The Brother: A man thinks he has seen his long lost brother at the Ahenfie Hotel. Is it really him? After forty years?
4. The Medicine Man: Selling herbal medicine on a bus is a tedious job; Sometimes a death can make all the difference!
5. Tamar: Sleeping with your father-in-law is NOT what you are supposed to do. Tamar did it though...
6. Haggai: She did her duty and bore a son for Abraham. So why is she running away?
7. A Spy in the ER: Dr. Oppong's dying patient thrusts an SD card into his hand. What could possibly be on it and could it have something to do with why he is now being followed?


Novels
1. Mistress of the Game: Politics of Oil, Life with AIDS, Infertility and Mother-in-laws...which is the worst?
2. Serwa Akoto's Diary: A peak into the life of a 20-something, self-obsessed Ghanaian girl who embarks on a daring experiment to snag the man of her dreams.


Scripts
The Story of an Hour - African Adaptation of Kate Chopin's classic.


Religious
1. When in Rome: Daily Bible Devotionals from the book of Romans
2. Genesis Corp: A contemporary re-telling of the Adam & Eve Story

Kids 
Science Adventure Chapter Books
1. The Adventures of Kobby Badu Smith: A Space Adventure
2. The Adventures of Kobby Badu Smith: A Sweet Adventure
3. The Adventures of Kobby Badu Smith: A Poolside Adventure

Fairy Tales (Western Fairytales re-set in Africa)
The Chief's New Clothes


We'd love to hear from you - which are you just dying to read?

Leopard