Society, citizenship & public life
Substantial work on culture, leadership, governance, civic responsibility and the forces that shape collective life.
Programme 01
Nonfiction, ideas & education
Serious, accessible books that clarify experience, preserve knowledge and move public conversation forward.
Ideas made clear. Knowledge made durable.
A home for nonfiction that respects evidence, context and the intelligence of the general reader.
This programme develops nonfiction that helps readers understand public life, lived experience and the knowledge communities carry across generations.
We are interested in work with a clear purpose and a defined reader: books that can be rigorous without becoming remote, accessible without becoming simplistic, and grounded in place while speaking beyond it.
From this programmeTHE 5C THEORY
The opening Leone Connect title examines five connected forces in Sierra Leonean public life and asks how durable patterns can be interrupted.
View the forthcoming title →
What we publish
History, biography & cultural memory
Well-researched accounts that preserve experience, recover overlooked histories and place individual lives in meaningful context.
Education & practical knowledge
Clear resources for learning, professional practice and public understanding, designed for use beyond a single moment or classroom.
Authority and accessibility should strengthen one another.
The strongest nonfiction gives readers a trustworthy way into a subject. We develop argument, structure, evidence and language together so complex material remains accurate, humane and readable.
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PurposeA clear central question, useful contribution and identifiable reader.
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EvidenceResponsible sourcing, factual care and transparent treatment of uncertainty.
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ContextAttention to history, place, language and the people represented in the work.
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UsefulnessThoughtful organization and supporting features appropriate to the edition and audience.
How selected work is developed
For commissioned or confirmed projects, editorial development is shaped around the work itself. These stages describe the questions and responsibilities that guide the process; they do not represent an open call for submissions.
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Define the public value
Establish the central question, intended reader and contribution the work can make beyond its immediate subject.
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Build the evidence architecture
Plan sources, permissions, fact-checking and the treatment of uncertainty before detailed editorial work begins.
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Shape the reader’s journey
Develop argument, sequence, examples, supporting material and language as one coherent reading experience.
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Prepare the useful edition
Match design, accessibility, formats, metadata and institutional pathways to the ways readers will use the work.
What guides our decisions
- What will a reader understand, question or be able to do after reading this book?
- Are evidence, lived experience and interpretation clearly distinguished?
- Whose knowledge is represented, and whose context is necessary for accuracy?
- Can the work remain rigorous while welcoming an intelligent general reader?
Readers, formats & rights
Who we publish for
- Serious general readers
- Educators and students
- Libraries and institutions
- Civic, cultural and professional organizations
How the work may travel
- Paperback, hardcover and ebook
- Select audio editions
- Educational and institutional licensing
- Translation and territorial rights
Availability is confirmed title by title. No format or right is offered until Leone Connect Publishing identifies it as available in writing.
Professional enquiries are welcome.
Confirmed publications and availability are listed in the catalogue. Use the relevant form for rights, education, media, partnership or other programme questions. Unsolicited manuscripts, proposals, sample chapters and creative attachments are not accepted.
Explore related publishing areas
Each area has a distinct editorial focus, while ideas, audiences and formats can move between them. Explore the three related areas below or return to the complete programme.