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33 African Books to Kick Off Your Summer Reading

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LATEST

Essays May 27, 2022

They Live Here | H.T Jagiri | Essay

Stories and Poems May 26, 2022

Nightmares in Cassiopeia | Aanuoluwapo Adesina | Poetry

by Aanuoluwapo Adesina

News May 26, 2022

The African Speculative Fiction Society Announces the 2022 Nommo Awards Finalists

by Ainehi Edoro

Book Excerpts May 26, 2022

Excerpt: Cultural Netizenship: Social Media, Popular Culture, and Performance in Nigeria by James Yékú

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Stories and Poems May 25, 2022

There Is Poetry | Blessing Aworinde | Poetry

by Blessing Aworinde

Book News May 25, 2022

American Actor Omar Epps’ Novel titled Nubia is about an African Utopia

by Alesia Alexander

News May 24, 2022

Africa’s Leading Speculative Fiction Magazine Omenana Releases 21st Issue

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Book News May 24, 2022

Free Download: Digital Folklore Anthology of African Speculative Fiction, Art and Poetry

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

NEWS

News May 24, 2022

New Directory Lists Women in African Publishing and Book Trade

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

News May 22, 2022

Ntsika Kota Makes History as the First Eswatini Writer to Win a Commonwealth Short Story Prize

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

News May 17, 2022

Nnedi Okorafor, Wole Talabi, Jordan Ifueko, Namina Forna, and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki are Locus Awards Finalists

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Events• News May 17, 2022

EVENT | Attend a Virtual Exhibition on The Literary Life of Kwame Nkrumah

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

News May 16, 2022

PHOTOS | Here is What Went Down at Wana Udobang’s “Dirty Laundry” Exhibition in Lagos

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STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems May 23, 2022

Anti-Grieving | Saheed Sunday | Poetry

by Saheed Sunday

Stories and Poems May 20, 2022

First Time | Chukwunweike Okeke | Fiction

by Chukwunweike Okeke

Stories and Poems May 18, 2022

The Otherness of Boys like Me | Anikpe Chidera Solomon | Poetry

by Anikpe Chidera Solomon

Stories and Poems May 16, 2022

Winged Victory | Valentia Khumalo | Poetry

by Valentia Khumalo

Stories and Poems May 13, 2022

Old Mother | Ola Osaze | Fiction