Lala Land, the second children’s book collaboration between Polycarp Otieno and Melissa Wakhu, launched in Nairobi on March 19, 2022. The event is part of the forthcoming Moto Festival. In February, Half Price Books in partnership with the Village Market Mall announced a new event called the Moto Festival. “Moto” is “Fire” in Kiswahili which […]
Dress me in Disobedience, the new poetry collection by Ugandan poet Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva launched on January 2, 2022. Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva came to the attention of the African literary community when she came up with what became the Babishai Niwe Poetry Prize in 2008. It started as a prize only for Ugandan women but […]
Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang’s debut novel The Daughters of Nandi, published by Paivapo Publishers, debuted in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 4, 2021. Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang is a South African writer, academic, producer and broadcaster who has published the following books for young readers: In the Fast Lane (2003, New Africa Books); A Mozambican Summer (2005, […]
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s debut novel The House of Rust launched to a full house at the Alliance Française, Mombasa on Thursday, November 25, 2021. The evening was emceed by Hawa Noor. Khadija Abdalla Bajaber is one of the brightest young writers to come out of Kenya in the last few years. The Mombasa born and […]
Richard Ali A Mutu K’s latest novel Et les Portes Sont des Bouches launched in Kinshasa, DR Congo on Friday, September 10, 2021. Richard Ali A Mutu K is a Congolese writer living in Kinshasa who writes in French and in Lingala. His novel, Ebamba Kinshasa Makambo, written in Lingala, one of the most widely […]
No Time to Mourn, a new anthology featuring writing by women from South Sudan, launched in Juba, South Sudan on July 7, 2021. In June 2019, FEMRITE and Oxfam collaborated to convene a week-long writing retreat for 18 South Sudanese women living in Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Australia. The retreat aimed to give participants an […]
Wole Soyinka’s new novel, Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, is currently making its way across Nigeria. Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth is the third novel from Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and his first since 1972. The book, published by Pantheon at Penguin Random House in the US, is set in […]
The Nostalgia Anthology, the latest from Jalada Africa the Pan African writers collective, launched online on Friday, December 4, 2020. Jalada Africa, the pan African writers’ collective and publisher was born when writers from across the continent converged in Nairobi in 2014. They have since gone on to publish many critically acclaimed anthologies both as […]
Angela Makholwa’s newest novel Critical But Stable launched physically on November 12 and virtually on November 17, 2020. Angela Makholwa is the author of the titles Red Ink (2007), The 30th Candle (2010) (our review), The Black Widow Society (2013) (our review), and The Blessed Girl (2017). The newest novel from the Johannesburg-resident is the […]
Niq Mhlongo and Bongani Kona were the speakers at the Johannesburg launch of the Akashic Books published Joburg Noir on November 11, 2020. Their moderator was Lorraine Sithole. Akashic Books is a US publisher of urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors who are ignored by the mainstream. One of the most remarkable of […]
Resoketswe Manenzhe’s debut novel Scatterlings, published by Jacana Media, had a virtual launch on November 9, 2020. The event had moderation by Rémy Ngamije with Mubanga Kalimamukwento as panellist. The Dinaane Debut Fiction Award, first handed out in 2004, is a literary prize open to writers that are resident in South Africa and the greater […]
We give you a list of events across the African and Black Literature world you can attend in November 2020. Send us your event to add to this list. November 1 November 2 November 3 November 4 Event: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim to kick-off James Murua Literary LiveStream Event Type: LiveStream Venue: […]
Nii Ayikwei Parkes launched his newest poetry collection The Geez, published by Peepal Press, on October 15, 2020. His discussant on the day was Toni Stuart. Nii Ayikwei Parkes is the author of the hybrid novel, Tail of the Blue Bird (2009) and the poetry collection The Makings of You (2010). He also writes for […]
Niq Mhlongo’s newest novel Paradise In Gaza launched at the new Goethe Namibia series Virtually Yours on October 10, 2020. He was moderated by author and publisher Zukiswa Wanner. Virtually Yours is a new series that brings you to the centre of contemporary African literature with discussions between leading African authors curated by Zukiswa Wanner […]
Scholastique Mukasonga launched Igifu at Transnational Series Presents on September 30, 2020. She was in conversation with Maaza Mengiste with translation by Omar Berrada. Scholastique Mukasonga is a Rwanda-born France-based writer who came to international fame with the publication of her 2006 memoir Inyenzi ou les Cafards. It was followed by her other memoirs La femme […]
