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• Off to Kampala

  

  In less than a week, I'll be boarding a flight and making my way to Entebbe, and then Kampala for the 2016 Writivism Festival. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 'The Game is Real!': Joanne Macgregor's 'Recoil'

  

  It has been four years since the plague began - the rat fever launched by the terrorists. Back then it was spread through human suicide bombs. Today, the... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Many Faces of Sunny: 'Akata Witch' Fan Art

  

  I haven't kept it a secret on this blog, I love book covers and design and illustrations - so much so I spent last October (my dedicated Naija month) celebratin... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 19 Works of Historical Fiction by African Writers

  

  So in the last few months, I've been noticing a lot of lists on historical fiction (like this one BookRiot or this one on The Telegraph). Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Read It! Loved It! African Literature on the Interweb

  

  After a 3 week hiatus, it's Sunday and I'm back with Read it! Loved it! - a round-up of what I've been reading on the interwebs the last few weeks; and since... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• About Last Weekend: Africa Writes 2016

  

  Last weekend, July 1-3, saw the conference centre at the British Library taken over by all things African literature and books as Africa Writes returned. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Stunning Reissues of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Books

  

  ... because I judge books by their covers, here are the reissues from 4th Estate of Chimamanada Ngozi Adichie's books - Half of a Yellow Sun, Purple Hibiscus,... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Six More Crime Novels by African Women Writers to Add to Your List

  

  Over the weekend I read this beautiful article on women writing the best crime novels published in The Atlantic. Novels, such as Gone Girl and The Girl on the... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Almost Ten Years Later: Chris Abani's 'Song for Night'

  

  As the covers above show, there was a period within African literature - particularly with Francophone and Anglophone writing - where the child soldier narrativ... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• New Look

  

  If you've been on the blog in the last few days, you will notice there's been a change .... well, after almost five years of the same look, I decided it was tim... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Read It! Loved It! African Literature on the Interweb

  

  It's Sunday, and I'm back again with Read it! Loved it! - a round-up of what I've been reading the last couple of weeks on the interweb in the world of African... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Four Years Later: Even More African Crime Fiction

  

  This post is inspired by a question asked by @tukopamoja on twitter almost two weeks ago: 'What are some great mystery novels by African writers? Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Read It! Loved It! African Literature on the Interweb

  

  Back again with a round-up of what I've been reading this week about African Literature. It's something new I'm trying out on the blog, and hope to share a lot... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Four Weeks and Counting: Africa Writes 2016

  

  Africa Writes, the Royal African Society's annual literature and book festival in association with the British Library, is back; and this year's programme... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Three Books I'll Be Reading This Summer

  

  I've been in this country long enough to know not to get too excited when the sun comes out - you never know how long it will stick around! Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Read It! Loved It!: African Literature on the Interweb

  

  I tend to share quite a bit of what I've been reading about African literature mainly on my facebook page. Although if I'm honest, I read a lot more than I post. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Exciting Works by 10 Female 'Millennial' African Writers and Poets

  

  This post is inspired by a conversation I had the other day about millennials - the generation, my generation, born between the early 1980s (some sources say... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Alternate Modern South Africa: Nick Wood's 'Azanian Bridges'

  

  On 11 February 1990, Nelson Mandela was released after spending 27 years in prison for his engagement against apartheid. Following his release, the African... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Exciting Works by 10 Female 'Millennial' African Writers and Poets

  

  This post is inspired by a conversation I had the other day about millennials - the generation, my generation born between the early 1980s (some sources say... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Extra, Extra Special ‘Meet’ Series: AfroSF Volume 2

  

  I don’t do this as often as I would like, but once in a while I interview people that I would love to 'meet' in person that are associated with African... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE