International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 was announced on March 29, 2021. The International Prize for […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2021 shortlists announced.
The shortlists in Literature’, ‘Young Author’ and ‘Children’s Literature’ categories of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2021 were announced on […]
International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 longlist announced.
The longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 has been announced today, March 1, 2020. The International Prize […]
Book Digest: Accra Noir (Ghana), No Time To Mourn (South Sudan), Poetic Justice (Morocco)
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is the anthologies Accra […]
African, African American longlistees of the PEN America literary awards 2021.
The longlists for the PEN America literary awards 2021 were announced today, Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Here are the Africans […]
Book Digest: Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Sue Nyathi, Ciku Kimeria, Laila Lalami.
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Siphiwe […]
African, Caribbean finalists of Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2020
Hemley Boum, Léonora Miano, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Gaelle Belem and Youssouf Amine Elalamy are finalists for the Prix des cinq […]
Translation: Bernardine Evaristo and Laila Lalami.
In which we recommend new titles from Bernardine Evaristo and Laila Lalami now available in translation. Translation is a vital […]
Arab American Book Awards 2020 winners announced.
The winners of the Arab American Book Awards 2020 were announced on August 31, 2020. The Arab American Book Awards, […]
Youssouf Amine Elalamy is Orange Book Award in Africa 2020 winner.
Youssouf Amine Elalamy’s novel C’est Beau, La Guerre the winner of the Orange Book Award in Africa 2020 was announced […]
Orange Book Award in Africa 2020 finalists announced.
The finalists for the Orange Book Award in Africa 2020 were announced on March 5, 2020. The Orange Book in […]
Abdellatif Laabi awarded Mahmoud Darwish Award 2020.
Abdellatif Laabi was awarded the Mahmoud Darwish Award 2020 on March 13, 2020. Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and […]
Nine Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 longlist.
There are nine Africans from five countries on the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 announced on […]
Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans” on US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 longlist.
Laila Lalami novel The Other Americans is on the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 longlist announced on November 14, 2019. […]
The African novelists on the Dublin International Literary Award 2020 longlist
There are eleven novelists from across Africa on Dublin International Literary Award 2020 longlist announced on Monday, November 11, 2019. […]