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War, Confession, Political Reimagining: Five Essential Books by Kenyan Authors

War, Confession, Political Reimagining: Five Essential Books by Kenyan Authors

On the Occasion of Nairobi Litfest Wanjeri Gakuru Recommends Joan Thatiah, Michelle Angwenyi, Billy Kahora, and More

By Wanjeri Gakuru | July 11, 2025

Liberating Lit: Iryn Tushabe on Writing Stories of African Black Queer Joy Under Oppression

Liberating Lit: Iryn Tushabe on Writing Stories of African Black Queer Joy Under Oppression

The Author of “Everything Is Fine Here” Recalls a Seminal “This American Life” Episode

By Iryn Tushabe | June 13, 2025

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2025

5 Essential Books For Better Understanding African Folklore

5 Essential Books For Better Understanding African Folklore

Helen Nde Recommends Isidore Okpewho, Ruth Finnegan, Ibrahim Al-Koni, and More

By Helen Nde | March 12, 2025

Ten Books That Explore South Africa’s Identity"> Truth and Reconciliation: <br

Truth and Reconciliation: <br

Ten Books That Explore South Africa’s Identity">

Ten Books That Explore South Africa’s Identity">Truth and Reconciliation:
Ten Books That Explore South Africa’s Identity

Lauren Francis-Sharma Recommends Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, J. M. Coetzee, Mohale Mashigo, and More

By Lauren Francis-Sharma | February 11, 2025

Listening To Africa: Three African Writers Discuss the History and Future of African Music

Listening To Africa: Three African Writers Discuss the History and Future of African Music

Ashawnta Jackson Talks to Christian Adofo, Liam Brickhill, and Lior Phillips About the Continent’s Diverse Soundscape For #ReadingAfrica

By Literary Hub | December 5, 2024

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By Jessica Powers | August 5, 2024

New York Times’ “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature">The New York Times’ “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature

By Ainehi Edoro-Glines | July 26, 2024

Support One Moment, Racism the Next: On Being a Black Nigerian Man in America

Support One Moment, Racism the Next: On Being a Black Nigerian Man in America

Samuel Kọláwọlé Recounts His Painful Entry Into the United States

By Samuel Kóláwólé | July 3, 2024

Sakiru Adebayo on the Diasporization of African Literature

Sakiru Adebayo on the Diasporization of African Literature

Writing Without the Certainty of Return

By Sakiru Adebayo | December 18, 2023

Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

Jessica Powers on the Struggles and Rewards of Bringing African Literature to the Global Market

By Jessica Powers | December 4, 2023

Pantheons of the Past in the Present: A Reading List of Modern African Books Based on Mythology

Pantheons of the Past in the Present: A Reading List of Modern African Books Based on Mythology

Wole Talabi Recommends Namina Forna, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, and More

By Wole Talabi | November 3, 2023

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on a Lifetime of Art and Activism

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on a Lifetime of Art and Activism

Aysegül Sert Talks to the Nigerian Writer in Paris

By Aysegul Sert | October 19, 2023

The Rules of the Game: How Genre Can Illuminate Theme

The Rules of the Game: How Genre Can Illuminate Theme

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu on Crafting and Subverting Colonial and Postcolonial Narratives

By Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu | September 27, 2023

Interview with an Indie Press: Catalyst Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Catalyst Press

On Subverting Expectations of African Literature and Cultivating Magic

By Katie Yee | March 3, 2023

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