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 […]
A review of Mukoma Wa Ngugi’s Killing Sahara (Black Star Nairobi)
Book: Killing Sahara (Black Star Nairobi) Author: Mukoma Wa Ngugi Publisher: Kwela Books Year of publication: 2013 Number of pages: […]
Richard Crompton’s second Inspector Mollel novel Hell’s Gate out
Inspector Mollel was introduced to many of us in Richard Crompton’s debut The Hour of the Red God last year. […]
A review of Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s “I Do Not Come to You By Chance”
Book: I do not come to you by chance Author: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Publisher: Phoenix Publishers Year of publication: 2009 […]
Lauren Beukes latest book “Broken Monsters” out in July
South African author Lauren Beukes has slowly been taking over the “alternative” spaces in writing that many African writers aren’t […]
A review of Richard Crompton’s Hour of The Red God
Book: Hour of the Red God/ The Honeyguide Author: Richard Crompton Publisher: Picador Year of publication: 2013 Number of pages: […]
Thando Mgqolozana newest book Un-importance out
South African writer Thando Mgqolozana burst onto the African literary scene in 2009 with his debut novel A Man is […]
A review of Nii Ayikwei Parkes Tail of the Blue Bird
Book: Tail of the Blue Bird Author: Nii Ayikwei Parkes Publisher: Flipped Eye Publishing Year of publication: 2009 Number of […]
Chimamanda Adichie makes Bailey’s Prize for fiction 2014 shortlist
The shortlist for the Baileys Prize 2014 was unveiled at a ceremony last night with Nigerian Chimamanda Adichie making the […]
A review of Mukoma Wa Ngugi’s Nairobi Heat
Book: Nairobi Heat Author: Mukoma Wa Ngugi Publisher: Spear Books Year of publishing: 2009 Number of pages: 212 Nairobi Heat […]
