Literature

What It’s Like To … Build and Run a Pan-African Bookstore in Nairobi

What It’s Like To … Build and Run a Pan-African Bookstore in Nairobi

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How Noname's Book Club is Bridging the Black Diaspora

How Noname's Book Club is Bridging the Black Diaspora

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This Creative Couple Is Encouraging People to Read African Mythology

This Creative Couple Is Encouraging People to Read African Mythology

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​Djaili Amadou Amal in front of a bookshelf, looking directly at the camera and wearing a saffron colored dress, henna-adorned arms, and golden jewelry.

Djaili Amadou Amal Puts Women First

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A woman in traditional dress stands at a microphone at an official looking event.

War Sparks New Spoken-Word Poetry Movement in Cameroon

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie attends the Harper's Bazaar Women Of The Year Awards at Cines Callao on October 28, 2024 in Madrid, Spain.

Chimamanda Adichie’s 'Dream Count' Makes Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist on Release Day

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Menna Shanab wearing a green and white jersey, smiling in a conference room full of chairs.

What Stories Are on North African Journalists' Radars in 2025?

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Person in white shirt arranging hair, standing by shelves of colorful dinnerware.

Kiano Moju on ‘Africali’ and Redefining African Cuisine Globally

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A collection of books by African authors with colorful covers.

Review This Year in Books With the Best African Literature of 2024

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A woman standing with her arms crossed and looking at the camera sideways.

Ghanaian American Writer Explores Black Teenagehood in a Murder-Mystery

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A poster for ‘Yasuke: Way of the Butterfly’ showing Yasuke stretching his sword.

‘Yasuke: Way of the Butterfly’ Tells the Origin Story of a Real-Life African Samurai

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Tomi Adeyemi speaks at Spotlight on Tomi Adeyemi during New York Comic Con 2024 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 19, 2024 in New York City.

The Search is on for Nigerian Actors for the Film Adaption of Tomi Adeyemi’s ‘Children of Blood and Bone’

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A diverse group of cosplayers in various costumes, including a character with a scythe, a character with twin blades, and others in colorful outfits, strike poses on stage at the cosplay competition during NAICCON.

How Nairobi Comic Con is Shaping the Future of Kenya’s Creative Scene

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Chimamanda Ngoz Adichie wearing a teal dress and holding a clutch designed like her book “Americanah.’

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Has A Novel Coming in 2025

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Uzo Aduba poses for a photo.

In ‘The Road Is Good,’ Uzo Aduba Pays Tribute to Her Mother and Her Nigeria

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Black and white headshot of Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, smiling into the camera and wearing a cap.

In 'Samahani,' Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin Asks if Evil Can be Combated with Goodness and Love

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Here are 10 Recent Books from Black South African Women Writers That You Need to Read

Here are 10 Recent Books from Black South African Women Writers That You Need to Read

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A photo of Khalid Albaih’s cartoon “Between 2 Pins,” showing an adult male figure holding a child, while stretching his hands to an older figure crouched on his walking stick.

How ‘Khartoon Magazine’ is Sustaining the Revolutionary Work of Sudanese Artists

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