Ciku Kimeria channels Pet Shop Boys, Goes West
The Pet Shop Boys are one of the most famous bands out of the UK in the latter part of […]
Zukiswa Wanner to launch ‘London Cape Town Joburg’ in Dar es Salaam
Zukiswa Wanner is a South African author who has many books to her name. Her fiction books include The Madams, […]
Writivism Short Story Prize 2015 is coming
The short story prizes are lining up with the latest one on the block being the Writivism Short Story Prize. […]
Mengestu Dinaw and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor on Folio Prize long list
The Folio Prize is the first major English language book prize open to writers from around the world published in […]
Top Names in Washington Post’s top 50 fiction books for 2014
I really should have flagged this Top Fiction Books by the Washington Post in November but I somehow missed out […]
Dinaw Mengestu makes New York Times 100 notable books
The New York Times has unveiled their 100 notable books of 2014 and there is novel by a name readers […]
Cassava republic unveils Nigeria’s newest romance imprint
There is something about the relationship between two human beings and how they get together and hopefully live happily ever […]
Lauren Beukes and Sarah Lotz in running for Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
South African writers Lauren Beukes and Sarah Lotz are in the running for this years Goodreads Choice Awards. Their two books […]
Dinaw Mengestu in the running for Kirkus Prize 2014
Ethiopian born writer Dinaw Mengestu is in the running for this years Kirkus Prize as his book All Our Names […]
Wanjiku Wa Ngugi’s book now in German as Die Scheinheiligen
Wanjiku Wa Ngugi is a daughter of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o who is yet again being tipped as a frontrunner for […]
Caine Prize’s Gonjon Pin and other stories launches in Harare
Gojon Pin and others stories is the latest anthology from our friends at the Caine Prize. The book contains stories […]
The Caine Prize 2014 winner is Kenya’s Okwiri Oduor!
The Caine Prize 2014 winner has just been announced in London and the winner this year is Kenyan writer Okwiri […]
A review of Sext Me Poems and Stories by the Jalada Collective
Erotica. Written porn. This surely has to be one of my favourite part of the written word. Xaviera Hollander is […]
Jennifer Makumbi wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2014 (Woosah!)
The overall winner for the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is Ugandan writer Jennifer Makumbi. The East African was awarded […]
Ng’ang’a Mbugua book Different Colours for Daystar University course
Nganga Mbugua is a Kenyan publisher with his Big Books and the author of several titles including This Land is […]
