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“Splintered beyond recognition.” Yogita Goyal on the Difficulty of Categorizing Contemporary African American Literature

“Splintered beyond recognition.” Yogita Goyal on the Difficulty of Categorizing Contemporary African American Literature

From “The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature”

By Yogita Goyal | May 21, 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

88 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2022

88 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2022

Freeman’s">The Year in Reading From Contributors to Freeman’s

By Literary Hub | December 19, 2022

Making History: Six Books That Embrace the 1970s

Making History: Six Books That Embrace the 1970s

Yes, Novels Set in the 70s Are Historical Fiction Now

By Donna Gordon | June 23, 2022

Ten Books to Help Understand the Conflicts in South Sudan and Ethiopia

Ten Books to Help Understand the Conflicts in South Sudan and Ethiopia

Caroline Kurtz Recommends Maaza Mengiste, Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Dinaw Mengestu, and More

By Caroline Kurtz | April 25, 2022

Who are the most talented but under-appreciated writers in America?

Who are the most talented but under-appreciated writers in America?

By Snigdha Koirala | September 20, 2021

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Aminatta Forna and Maaza Mengiste: A Conversation and Cover Reveal

By Literary Hub | December 4, 2020

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2020 Booker Prize.

By Emily Temple | November 18, 2020

WATCH: Maaza Mengiste in Conversation with Chef Evan Hanczor

By Tables of Contents | September 30, 2020

Insomnia

Insomnia

Lelissa Girma

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 25, 2020

The Booker Prize shortlist includes four debut novels and zero novels by Hilary Mantel.

The Booker Prize shortlist includes four debut novels and zero novels by Hilary Mantel.

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2020

Maaza Mengiste on How Writing and Justice Are Intertwined

Maaza Mengiste on How Writing and Justice Are Intertwined

Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengraber">From the Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengraber

By The Quarantine Tapes | September 10, 2020

Hilary Mantel is up for her third Booker Prize in a row—and on a longlist dominated by debuts.

Hilary Mantel is up for her third Booker Prize in a row—and on a longlist dominated by debuts.

By Emily Temple | July 27, 2020

L.A. Times announces its 2019 Book Prize finalists and a new award for science fiction.">The <emL.A. Times announces its 2019 Book Prize finalists and a new award for science fiction.">

L.A. Times announces its 2019 Book Prize finalists and a new award for science fiction.">The L.A. Times announces its 2019 Book Prize finalists and a new award for science fiction.

By Katie Yee | February 19, 2020

Maaza Mengiste on Women Pushing to the Front Lines of Conflict

Maaza Mengiste on Women Pushing to the Front Lines of Conflict

The Shadow King Author
on Reading Women">The Shadow King Author
on Reading Women

By Reading Women | November 27, 2019

Maaza Mengiste: This Book Was 'A Bone in My Body'

Maaza Mengiste: This Book Was 'A Bone in My Body'

The Shadow King in Conversation with
Paul Holdengraber">The Author of The Shadow King in Conversation with
Paul Holdengraber

By Literary Hub | November 8, 2019

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