J. L. Powers

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J. L. (Jessica) Powers is the author of multiple books for children and young adults. She is publisher at Catalyst Press, a company based in both North America and South Africa that publishes African writers exclusively.

Nuria: The Home of African Books

January 2025
J. L. Powers
To reach Nuria, you must traverse the crowded streets of central Nairobi, dodging motorcycles and weaving in and out of traffic. From the street, you’ll enter Bazaar Plaza—a large, stone-gray, nond…
The Bookstores of the US–Mexico Border

March 2023
J. L. Powers
Marfa Book Company, Photo: Jessica Powers IT ISN'T EASY to get to Redford, Texas. There’s only one road in or out, a two-lane highway that runs along the US–Mexico b…
What to Read Now: Children’s Experiences in War Zones

March 2014
J. L. Powers
It should go without saying that children bear the brunt of war as a nation’s most vulnerable citizens. Yet Graça Machel’s 1996 UNICEF report on the impact of war on children was new in both scope and…