Kenya’s Muthoni Muiruri on co-founding Soma Nami, Nairobi’s only female-owned Pan-African bookstore, and creating space for African literature to thrive.
All four of the Nigerian author’s novels have now been on the longlist for the prestigious literary fiction prize.
Brittle Paper has unveiled their yearly celebration of the best African storytelling: 100 books that made an impact across genres and countries.
Fans are buzzing and marking their calendars as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie announces Dream Count, her first novel in over a decade.
Representations of Africa in literature can strongly differ based on where the author is coming from, but the need to use the form to speak to the range of experiences remains.
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In his striking debut novel, Uchenna Awoke explores the existing state of caste systems in modern Nigeria.
One of Africa's rising literary stars has created a valuable addition to African queer literature — Blessings.
Founded by British Ghanaian Sylvia Arthur, The Library of Africa and The African Diaspora describes itself as a “knowledge-producing institution for the study, preservation, and dissemination of African and Diaspora literature.”
After 25 years, Weaver Press has closed its doors — leaving a massive hole in the Zimbabwe literary community.
In Ndima Ndima, the New Zealand-based writer tells a fictional coming-of-age story set against the real backdrop of her home country of Zimbabwe.
Yepoka Yeebo’s debut Anansi’s Gold is a thrilling dive into the fact and fiction of a legendary scammer.