Even as Chido Muchemwa’s characters move between countries, generations and identities, they are tied by their desire for ...

For the first time in history, two Angolan books have been selected as finalists for the prestigious Sankofa Book Awards – Kenya 2025, one of Africa's most prominent literary prizes.The nominated ...

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The first leg of her three city homecoming book tour coincided with my stay in Lagos as a curatorial fellow at Guest Artist ...

The best new books of 2025 (so far) include novels from award-winning authors, essays from a celebrated poet, and a story about a woman sexually attracted to airplanes.

The Cult Classic That Expanded What African Literature Could Be With folk traditions and sui generis prose, Amos Tutuola enthralled readers with his magic realist novel “The Palm-Wine Drinkard.” ...

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Africans are remembering the work of acclaimed author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, following his death in the U.S. They recall Ngũgĩ’s criticism of an autocratic administration, leading to his ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, born James Ngugi in 1938 in Kamiriithu near Limuru, Kenya, was one of Africa’s most celebrated novelists, playwrights, and post-colonial theorists. Over the course of his life, he ...

The Beachwood Police Department investigated after a man allegedly checked out dozens of books from the Beachwood Public Library and was later seen on video burning them.

Man burns 100 library books on Jewish, African American, LGBTQ topics, officials say The man reportedly posted a video of himself burning the books on social media. (SOURCE: WOIO) ...