New Daughters of Africa, the seminal anthology edited by Margaret Busby, launched in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 4, 2019. New Daughters of Africa, edited…
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Category: Book Launches
Billy Kahora’s “The Cape Cod Bicycle War And Other Stories” launches in Nairobi.
Billy Kahora’s long-awaited short story collection The Cape Cod Bicycle War And Other Stories launched at Pawa254 in Nairobi, Kenya on August 1, 2019. Billy…
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Namwali Serpell’s tour of “The Old Drift” in Lusaka, Zambia.
Namwali Serpell did a series of events to promote her debut novel The Old Drift in Lusaka, Zambia from June 12-15, 2019. Namwali Serpell’s debut…
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“The Death of An Idea: Malawi Writing Today II” launches in Blantyre and Lilongwe.
The Death of An Idea: Malawi Writing Today II launched in the Malawi cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe on June 30 and July 9, 2019.…
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“Alone and other Zambian Stories” launches in Lusaka, Zambia.
Alone and other Zambian Stories, a new anthology of short stories by Zambian writers, was launched at Grey Matter Zambia, Lusaka on July 6, 2019.…
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Bisi Adjapon tours Senegal, Nigeria with debut novel “Of Women And Frogs.”
Bisi Adjapon toured Senegal and Nigeria with her Farafina published debut novel Of Women And Frogs this past March and May 2019. Of Women And…
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Hassan Ghedi Santur’s “The Youth of God” launches in Nairobi.
Hassan Ghedi Santur’s second novel The Youth of God launched at the Columbia Global Centres, Nairobi on June 27, 2019. Hassan Ghedi Santur, who emigrated…
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“Ngugi: Reflections on his life of writing” launches in Nairobi.
Ngugi: Reflections on his Life of Writing a collection of essays on Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s work, edited by Simon Gikandi and Ndirangu Wachanga, launched in…
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Jalada’s latest anthology “AFTER+LIFE” launches in Nairobi.
Jalada’s newest anthology AFTER+LIFE launched at the McMillan Library in Nairobi on May 31, 2019. Jalada is a pan-African writers’ collective that was born when…
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Sisonke Msimang’s “The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela” to launch in Johannesburg.
Sisonke Msimang’s The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela will be launching in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 24, 2019. Sisonke Msimang is a South African writer…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi charms Nairobi, Kigali in “Manchester Happened” tour.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi charmed residents of Nairobi and Kigali on her Manchester Happened East African tour. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi won the Kwani Manuscript prize in…
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Acan Innocent Immaculate’s “The Pearl Trotters in Black, Yellow, Red” launches.
Acan Innocent Immaculate’s children’s book The Pearl Trotters in Black, Yellow, Red launched in Mbarara and Kampala, Uganda on April 13 and 19, 2019. Acan…
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Nuruddin Farah’s “North of Dawn” to launch in Cape Town on April 24.
Nuruddin Farah’s North of Dawn is launching in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Nuruddin Farah, one of the most respected names…
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Lerato Mogoatlhe travel memoir “Vagabond” launches in Johannesburg.
Lerato Mogoatlhe’s travel memoir Vagabond launched in Johannesburg, South Africa on April 9, 2019. Lerato Mogoatlhe is a South African journalist who has worked at…
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Refiloe Moahloli’s new book ‘Yes Yanga!’ launches in Johannesburg.
Refiloe Moahloli’s newest offering for her legion of children books readers Yes Yanga! was presented at the Cricket South Africa offices in Johannesburg on April…
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