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Prof. Ato Quayson’s Literature Series on YouTube Returns with a Dive into Magical Realism

by Ainehi Edoro

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Book Lists November 12, 2024

Africa Through Wainaina’s Lens: 7 Essential Reads on Challenging Misconceptions About Africa

by Ainehi Edoro

News• Opportunities November 12, 2024

Brittle Paper Call for Submissions: Festive Anthology Vol. III | Deadline: Nov 15

by Tahzeeb Akram

Book Reviews November 12, 2024

Mental Health in Niq Mhlongo’s The City is Mine | Rolland Simpi Motaung | Review

by Rolland Simpi Motaung

News November 11, 2024

The Well-Read Black Girl Festival Was a Huge Success! Get the Scoop, the Photos, and Inspiring Moments

by Hannah Coroneos

Events• News November 11, 2024

Zoom Event | Imagine Lagos: Mapping History, Place, and Politics in a 19th Century African City

by Hannah Coroneos

Book Reviews November 11, 2024

In Defense of Madness: My Reflections on Uche Okonkwo’s A Kind of Madness | Review | Ainehi Edoro

by Submissions Editor

Stories and Poems November 11, 2024

My Mother’s Prayers Adorn My Neck like a Rosary | John Attah | Poetry

News November 08, 2024

Ghanaian American Novelist Shirlene Obuobi Shares a Challenging Personal Situation and Celebrates Moving Forward

by Brittle Paper

NEWS

News November 07, 2024

Scandals and The Love of Art | The Weganda Review’s Sixth Issue Now Available!

by Hannah Coroneos

News November 06, 2024

Remembering Biyi Bándélé: Five Things We Learned from The Guardian’s Profile on His Legacy

by Jagravi Dave

Book News• News November 06, 2024

The Long-Awaited TV Adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s Mr Loverman is Here!

by Jagravi Dave

Book News• News November 05, 2024

Akwaeke Emezi’s 9th Novel Somadina is a “Village Girl Fantasy”

by Brittle Paper

News November 05, 2024

Franco-Algerian Author Faïza Guène’s Men Don’t Cry Shortlisted for Inaugural Entente Littéraire YA Prize

by Brittle Paper

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems November 08, 2024

A Mother’s Legacy | Comfort Shie | Fiction

by Comfort Shie

Stories and Poems November 08, 2024

Blue Hair and Tequila Shots | Benjamin Cyril Arthur | Fiction

by Benjamin Cyril Arthur

Stories and Poems November 06, 2024

For Cassandra, the Night Manager at My Timeshare | Patricia Jabbeh Wesley | Poetry

by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley

Essays• Stories and Poems November 05, 2024

Questioning the Place of Moroccan Literature in the African Canon | Youssef Oubihi | Essay

by Youssef Oubihi

Stories and Poems November 04, 2024

Faith, They Say | Amadou S Jallow | Poetry

by Amadou S Jallow