A few months ago I spoke about the Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, which are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City, USA. They honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the […]
Book: Troubled but not destroyed (The autobiography of Archbishop David Gitari) Author: David Gitari Publisher: Isaac Publishing Year of publication: 2014 Number of pages: 327 Genre: Biography, autobiography David Gitari was the leader of the Anglican Church in Kenya from 1997 to 2002. He was also at the centre of the movement to ensure that […]
South African Niq Mhlongo is the author of three novels Dog Eat Dog, After Tears and Way Back Home. I have read all three and the best of the lot is the most recent one Way Back Home about a tenderprenuer who was an exile fighting for South African freedom. Its not only brilliant but […]
Nigerian born writer Yejide Kilanko’s debut novel Daughters Who Walk This Path is about a young woman called Morayo who grows up surrounded by school friends and family in busy, modern-day Ibadan. Life is cool until her troubled cousin Bros T moving in with the family until he forces her to have to deal with […]
Teju Cole and Taiye Selasi have withdrawn from PEN USA gala at the World Voices Festival, a weeklong event that brings dozens of writers from around the globe to New York City. The two Africans have a valid reason for withdrawing from this prestigious event; PEN American Center has decided to give its annual Freedom […]
Nigerian born Lesley Nneka Arimah is the winner for the African region at the Commonwealth Prize 2015. The writer who currently lives in the US won the award for her story Light which you can read on Granta right now. The prize money at this stage is £2500. Our Arimah was obviously pleased with winning […]
I mentioned a few weeks ago that there was going to be a big gig at the Goethe Institut featuring authors alongside other activities. Well on the 18th of April it happened in a big way with Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Adebola Rayo, Celina Kile, Dami Ajayi, Kingsley Iweka, Joe Dudun, Kate Ekanem, Miracle Adebayo, Sophia […]
Boy Interrupted the debut novel of Liberian author Saah Millimono will be launching tomorrow at The Market Place, Carey & Nelson Streets, Monrovia, Liberia tomorrow (that’s Friday 24th April ). Boy Interrupted a searing, heartbreaking love story set in the civil war years in Liberia is the second book in Kwani Trust manuscript prize which […]
South African writer Songeziwe Mahlangu, author of Penumbra and the winner of the Etisalat Prize 2014 will be in Nairobi for an afternoon of readings and conversations. The event on Sunday, May 3rd will also feature veteran Kenyan writer, Henry Ole Kulet, Caine prize winner Yvonne Adhiambo Owour, historian Ngala Chome and Kwani Trust Managing […]
The Open Book literary festival which happens ever years in Cape Town, South Africa will this year happen from 9-13 September. This is one of the fastest growing festivals on the planet as the first one was only held in 2011. This years festival organisers have already started signing some very cool writers for those […]
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