Tomi Adeyemi’s Children Of Blood And Bone is on African soil for all of y’all. The New York Times Bestseller is brought to you by…
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Tomi Adeyemi’s “Children Of Blood And Bone” is here!
Kopano Matlwa stays winning with “Evening Primrose.”
Kopano Matlwa’s latest novel is available in the US under the name Evening Primrose with Quercus as the publisher. The book was first published as…
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Pede Hollist, Hana Kefela to kick off Goethe Nairobi’s Artistic Encounters 2018.
Writer Pede Hollist and actor Hana Kefela are the first to feature at the Goethe-Institut Kenya’s Artistic Encounters 2018. They will be performing at the…
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African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards 2018 shortlists announced
The Nommo Awards 2018 shortlists for the best novel, novella, short story and graphic novel by an African this year have been announced. The Nommo…
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Rutanang Book Fair 2018 artists and theme announced
The Rutanang Book Fair 2018 artists to feature at this year’s edition, its third iteration, have been announced by fair organisers. This year’s theme is…
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Stanley Gazemba’s “Forbidden Fruit” has gone to the United States
Stanley Gazemba’s Forbidden Fruit has taken a journey to the United States with The Mantle publishers. The book first emerged in 2003 as The Stone…
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Masande Ntshanga makes Saboteur Awards 2018 shortlist
South African Masande Ntshanga is on the Saboteur Awards 2018 shortlist for his debut novel The Reactive. The book was published by Jacaranda Books. UK…
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The Abuja Literary Festival 2018 for June in Nigeria
The Abuja Literary Festival will run from June 28-30, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria. This announcement was made by the team who run the Abuja Writers…
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Upile Chisala’s two poetry collections “soft magic” and “Nectar.”
Upile Chisala has two poetry collections namely soft magic and Nectar that lovers of poetry really need to check out. Upile is a storyteller, sociologist…
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Nanjala Nyabola’s book “Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics” now available
Nanjala Nyabola’s new book of essays called Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Kenya (African Arguments) is now available on Amazon.…
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Mali Kambandu is Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018 winner
Mali Kambandu is the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018 winner for her short story The Hand To Hold. After a process that has been going…
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Akwaeke Emezi debut novel “Freshwater” for May 2018
Akwaeke Emezi novel Freshwater is set to be unveiled in Nigeria by Farafina in May 2018. This is the Commonwealth Prize winner’s debut novel. Akwaeke…
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New Gaborone Book Fair 2018 for September
The first edition of the new Gaborone Book Fair 2018 is set to happen on September 21-22. The festival organisers are doing a trial run…
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New Petina Gappah novel “Out of Darkness, Shining Light” set for 2019
Petina Gappah newest novel Out of Darkness, Shining Light will be making a landfall in the US market in 2019. This will be the Zimbabwe…
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Caine Prize workshop participants feature at #KigaliLit
The #KigaliLit session that happens regularly in Kigali, Rwanda this past month featured writers who had been attending the Caine Prize workshop in the East…
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