Cosmos Book Club debuts with Ng’ang’a Mbugua’s Angels of the Wild
Event: Cosmos Book Club features Ng’ang’a Mbugua’s Angels of the Wild Date: Saturday November 5th, 2016 Time: Saturday at 14:00–16:00 […]
Rasna Warah new book “UNsilenced” launches at Goethe Nairobi
Rasna Warah’s new nonfiction book Unsilenced launched to a packed audience at Goethe Nairobi on Wednesday October 26th 2016. Rasna […]
6 African detectives who need their day on the silver screen
Detectives rocking the pages of some of the best African writing today who need their day on the silver screen. […]
Egyptian Novelist Nasser Iraq Wins Katara Prize for Arabic Novel 2016
Egyptian Novelist Nasser Iraq is the winner for Katara Prize for Arabic Novel 2016. The Katara Prize for Arabic Novel […]
Jagero Oduor’s Ghost of 1894 launches with bizarre moderation
Jagero Oduor’s second book Ghosts of 1894 launched at the Goethe Institut in Nairobi on October 19th, 2016. On his […]
Novelist Aminatta Forna is Baileys Womens Prize for Literature 2017 judge
Novelist Aminatta Forna is a Baileys Prize for Literature 2017 judge. The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction was established to […]
Abantu Book Festival 2016 announces confirmed guests
The Abantu Festival 2016 set for 06 – 10 December in Soweto, South Africa have announced some of their guests […]
Jagero Oduor to launch Ghosts of 1894 at Goethe Nairobi
Jagero Oduor will launch his sophomore novel Ghosts of 1894 at Goethe Nairobi on October 19th, 2016. Jagero Oduor is […]
The Single Story Foundation launches two publications
The Single Story Foundation has launched two publications as well as appointed five new members to its board. The Single […]
Bookhub.ng tweets out top 10 literary websites
Nigerian website Bookhub.ng have tweeted out the top 10 literary websites you should visit for submissions and literary news. Bookhub.ng […]
A review of Yaa Gyasi’s novel Homegoing
Book: Homegoing Author: Yaa Gyasi Publishers: Penguin Books/Knopf Year of publication: 2016 Number of pages: 320 pages Genre: Fiction Buy […]
Reactions to the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016 announcement
There was a wellspring of emotion unleashed when popular Abuja based writer Abubabar Adam Ibrahim was announced the winner of […]
Redscar McOdindo K’Oyuga: Enkare, Jalada and Poetry Potion
Its not ending. More organisations have come out denying plagiarist of the decade Redscar McOdindo K’Oyuga. They are Enkare, Jalada […]
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim wins NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is the winner of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016 for his novel Season of Crimson […]
Brunel African Poetry Prize 2017 now open for entries
The Brunel African Poetry Prize 2017 is now open for entries. Original poems are welcome from all Africans. The Brunel […]