South African protests lead to Rutanang Book Fair 2018 cancellation.
Protests at the South African North West Province have led to the cancellation of the Rutanang Book Fair 2018. South […]
Sooo Many Stories give us new BookTube Channel #MeIRead
Ugandan publisher and blog Sooo Many Stories have unveiled their new BookTube channel, on YouTube, they call #MeIRead. Sooo Many […]
Ayobami Adebayo, Lesley Nneka Arimah are MacDowell Fellows 2018
Ayobami Adebayo and Lesley Nneka Arimah join 82 other artists from all over the world as MacDowell Fellows 2018. The […]
Lesley Nneka Arimah is Minnesota Book Awards 2018 winner
Lesley Nneka Arimah was announced as a Minnesota Book Awards 2018 winner for her short story collection What It Means […]
Tell Your Own Story Literary Awards 2018 winners announced
The Tell Your Own Story Literary Awards 2018 were hosted at the Lusaka University, Lusaka, Zambia on Saturday April 21, […]
Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” at 60 celebration
Chinua Achebe’s work Things Fall Apart at 60 was celebrated with readings by some of the most well-known African writers […]
Tomi Adeyemi’s “Children Of Blood And Bone” is here!
Tomi Adeyemi’s Children Of Blood And Bone is on African soil for all of y’all. The New York Times Bestseller […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]