Caleb Azumah Nelson & Dapo Adeola Emerge Winners at the 2022 British Book Awards
The Ghanaian-British author Caleb Azumah Nelson’s novel Open Water has been named Debut of the Year at the 2022 British Book Awards. Also awarded, in the category of Best Illustrated Children’s Book,...
View ArticleThe Island Prize Q&A: Sarah Isaacs on the Joys and Challenges of Drafting her...
South African writer Sarah Isaacs was shortlisted for the Island Prize for her fiction manuscript “Glass Tower.” The recently launched The Island Prize is a manuscript prize awarded to African writers...
View ArticleControversy Swirls Around Book About Nigeria by European Journalist Trish Lorenz
Social media has been abuzz about the new book by Berlin-based author Trish Lorenz titled Soro Soke: The Young Disruptors of an African Megacity. With almost 7500 signatures on a petition calling for a...
View ArticleMoroccan Novelist Laila Lalami Promoted to Distinguished Professor at the...
The Moroccan novelist Laila Lalami, author of acclaimed books like Conditional Citizens and The Moor’s Account, has been named a distinguished professor at the University of California, Riverside where...
View ArticleA Record Setting Shortlist Announced for the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African...
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the shortlist for its 22nd edition. Yet again, the cohort is impressively diverse, featuring writers from Ghana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Kenya. The...
View ArticleEVENT | Rooftop Happy Hour with the Schomburg Center and Brittle Paper:...
Brittle Paper and the Schomburg Center are co-presenting a LIVE from NYPL event. Book lovers will be treated to a literary happy hour of readings and drinks atop the Stavros Niarchos Foundation...
View ArticleAkwaeke Emezi Talks New Books on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Fresh off the hardback publication of their newest book You Made of Fool of Death With Your Beauty, Nigerian author Akwaeke Emezi was a guest on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Emezi discussed their...
View ArticleThe 22 Best African Book Covers of 2022 (So Far)
The books on this list want you to judge them by their covers because a lot of love, creativity, and a good bit of money went into designing their stunning art work. “The Best African Book Covers” list...
View ArticleTeju Cole Named 2022 Walter Channing Cabot Fellow
Nigerian author Teju Cole is a recipient of the 2022 Walter Channing Cabot Fellowship at Harvard University. Cole joins a distinguished cohort of thirteen academics awarded this honor “for their...
View ArticlePhotos: Lola Shoneyin Reads at Spine & Label Bookstore in Abuja
Lola Shoneyin was recently at Spine & Label Bookstore in Abuja, Nigeria. She read from her celebrated novel The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives. The event was hosted by Abdulkareem Baba Aminu....
View ArticleEVENT | Black Thinkers From Africa And the Diaspora Assemble in Berlin for...
The 2022 Afrolution Festival is set to take place from June 23 through June 26, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Hosted by the black-led community-based organization Each One Teach One, the festival annually...
View ArticleThe Sauúti Fictional World: A Partnership Between Syllble and Brittle Paper
Once every generation, there are defining events that reshape the landscape of the speculative fiction literary realm, this time ten African science fiction and fantasy authors from five African...
View ArticleeSwatini Author Ntsika Kota Wins The 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Continuing his incredible streak of history-making triumphs, the eSwatini author Ntsika Kota has emerged overall winner of the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his short story ‘and the earth...
View ArticleThe Island Prize Q&A: South African Author Marina Auer Discusses the...
South African writer Marine Auer was shortlisted for The Island Prize for her fiction manuscript “Single Minded.” The recently launched The Island Prize is a manuscript prize awarded to African writers...
View Article3 Upcoming Book Launch Events for Chinelo Okparanta’s Harry Sylvester Bird
Chinelo Okparanta’s hotly-anticipated new novel, her first in more than half a decade, will be published by Mariner Books on July 12. The novel, titled Harry Sylvester Bird, follows “a young white...
View ArticleHouse of African Feminisms is Offering € 1000 Grants for Projects on Queer...
The Goethe-Institut network in Sub-Saharan Africa invites African artists, collectives and creative practitioners to create digital creative projects that can be displayed on the House of African...
View Article2022 Afrolution Festival: Celebrating Black Life in Berlin
For the third time in a row, I have attended Afrolution Festival in Berlin, and each time has been memorable in its own way. Join me as I reminisce on the moments that stood out to me from this year’s...
View ArticleLolwe Releases Highly-Anticipated Visually-Stunning Fifth Issue
Lolwe, the Kenya-based literary journal, has released its highly anticipated fifth issue. The cover image, which has generated a buzz on social media for its striking visual, is by the Senegalese...
View ArticleThe Literary Laddership for Emerging Authors Names Inaugural Fellows
Two young African authors have been named fellows of the 2022 Literary Laddership for Emerging Authors. They are Nigeria’s Olaposi Halim and Uganda’s Davina Kawuma. In its inaugural year, the...
View ArticleCover Story: Nigerian Artist Adekunle Adeleke Discusses the Artwork on A...
Nigerian artist Adekunle Adeleke is the masterful hand behind the cover art for Mary-Alice Daniel’s forthcoming book A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing. As we noted in our “22 Best African Book...
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