Saara El-Arifi on Romantasy and the Politics of Genre Labeling
British-Sudanese-Ghanaian fantasy author Saara El-Arifi is a major voice in the speculative fiction space. Her debut novel, The Final Strife (2022) is an epic fantasy, drawing inspiration from African...
View ArticleHulu Adaptation of Ghanaian-Canadian Author Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black...
The long-awaited series adaptation of Ghanaian-Canadian author Esi Edugyan’s acclaimed novel Washington Black is set to premiere on Hulu on Wednesday, July 23, with all eight episodes dropping at once....
View ArticleChimamanda Ngozi Adichie at the Met Gala: A New Kind of Literary Influence
“Writing my latest book, Dream Count, made me think about clothes again,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote recently in an Elle.com feature. The sentence is quiet and personal, but it offers a useful lens...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Winners of the Dakar International Literary Festival’s Three...
The 2025 Festival International de Littérature de Dakar (Filid) concluded in Senegal’s capital on Saturday, May 24, with Oumar El Foutiyou Ba, Khady Fall Faye Diagne, Véronique Tadjo as this year’s...
View ArticleNoname Book Club Launches Second Prison Chapter in Nigeria at Kirikiri Prison
Noname Book Club, the radical political education project launched by Chicago rapper and activist Noname, has expanded its outreach to incarcerated individuals around the world with the development of...
View ArticleBernardine Evaristo Receives £100,000 Women’s Prize Outstanding Contribution...
In a landmark moment marking the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, British-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo has been named the recipient of a one-time Women’s Prize Outstanding...
View ArticleSierra Leonean’s Yalie Saweda Kamara and Zambia’s Mubanga Kalimamukwento Are...
Two African writers, Mubanga Kalimamukwento and Yalie Saweda Kamara, have been named finalists for the 2025 Firecracker Awards, which honor the best independently published books and literary magazines...
View ArticleEfe Paul Azino Launches New York Black & African Literature Festival |...
Poet and cultural organizer Efe Paul Azino announces a new literary festival in New York City. The New York Black & African Literature Festival (NYBALF) will take place from September 5–7, 2025 and...
View ArticleBrittle Paper Curates Three Panels for the Schomburg Centennial Festival in...
We’re thrilled to share that Brittle Paper has curated a series of literary panels for this year’s Schomburg Center Literary Festival, taking place on Saturday, June 14 in Harlem. This is one of the...
View ArticleBritish-Nigerian Poet Theresa Lola Brings Poetry to NEST New York’s Fragrance...
Award-winning British-Nigerian poet Theresa Lola brought a literary dimension to the recent launch of NEST New York’s new perfume collection, VOYAGES. As part of an immersive dinner experience, Lola...
View ArticleNigerian-American artist Victor Ehikhamenor Explores Benin Bronze Legacy in...
Nigerian-American artist Victor Ehikhamenor has debuted Reincarnation (I), a new sculptural work on view at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery in London from 2 May to 5 July 2025. The piece is presented in The...
View ArticleNoname Book Club’s June Pick Is Blessings — Find Your Local Meet-Up & Join...
The Noname Book Club has announced its June selection: Blessings, the acclaimed debut novel by Nigerian author Chukwuebuka Ibeh. They have also shared the dates for their international meet ups —...
View Article“Who Dey Fear Donald Trump?”: The Republic’s Latest Issue Takes on Trumpism,...
The Nigeria-based culture and politics magazine The Republic has released its latest issue—Volume 9, Number 2 (May–July 2025)—under the bold and satirical title, “Who Dey Fear Donald Trump? Not Us.”...
View ArticleSouth African Series Shaka iLembe Returns for Season 2
The second season of Shaka iLembe, the critically acclaimed South African drama series, officially premiered on June 15, 2025. This season continues the narrative of Shaka’s extraordinary rise, with...
View ArticleNigerian Curator & Researcher Uchenna Emelife Brought Africanjujuism to...
Nigerian literary curator and decolonial researcher Uchenna Emelife brought his extensive knowledge of African science fiction to Fantasticon 2025, Denmark’s national convention celebrating science...
View ArticleBook Dash Announces New Executive Director Thembalethu Shangase
Book Dash, the South African non-profit working to ensure that every child owns at least 100 books by the age of five and Brittle Paper’s 2024 Literary Platform of the Year, has officially announced...
View ArticleNigerian Poets Saddiq Dzukogi, Tobi Kassim, and Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi Join Cave...
Cave Canem, the presitigious literary home for Black poets, has announced its 2025 cohort of Fellows—sixteen emerging and established voices currently gathered at the University of Pittsburgh at...
View ArticleNigerian Archaeologist and Ghanaian-Descended Filmmaker Win 2025 Dan David...
Nigerian archaeologist and scholar Abidemi Babatunde Babalola and Italian-Ghanaian-American filmmaker and artist Fred Kuwornu have been named one of the 2025 recipients of the Dan David Prize, the...
View ArticlePfumo Collective to Host Free Event in Accra Featuring Emmanuel Iduma, Chiké...
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, the Pfumo Collective will host a free cultural event at the Goethe-Institut in Accra, offering the public an opportunity to engage with some of the most respected names in...
View ArticleThe African Book Fair Returns for its Third Edition in Nairobi | August 7-10,...
Soma Nami Books, Kenya’s leading Pan-African bookstore, has officially announced the return of the African Book Fair for its highly anticipated third, and what the organizers call “biggest” edition...
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