Brown University is hosting an African Writers Festival in about two weeks. The event is titled “The New Global Africa: Confrontations and Connections” and explores the ways in which African writers are redefining what it means to be a public intellectual. Award winning Nigerian author Chika Unigwe, who is also professor at Brown University, is […]
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African Literary Event | #LongStorySHORT | All the Scoop + Photos | By Xiluva Maswangaye
#LongStorySHORT is a pop-up literary event hosted in Pretoria. Over the past few months, fans of African literature have been taking over spaces in selected community libraries to enjoy and celebrate African fiction. Local media personalities are invited to read an excerpt from a short story or novel. Videos of the readings are then posted on Youtube and […]
EVENT | Excuse Me London!
Book lovers in London are invited to a public reading by Victor Ehikhamenor and Nkem Ivara from their new offerings. On April 6th at the Africa Center on King’s Street, stop by to get a taste of Ehikhamenor’s Excuse Me! that was recently described by UK Guardian as “a book of wit and humor.” Excuse […]
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