Booker Prize winning author Bernardine Evaristo was recently featured in Sky TV’s Portrait Artist of the Week program, which was launched during the global lockdown. The program goes like this: each Sunday, Sky TV broadcasts live via their Facebook page a celebrity posing at home for four hours. The celebrity sitter is painted by an […]
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Bernardine Evaristo’s Novels Get a Makeover
If you are looking to change-up the color scheme of your #bookshelfie or jump in on the latest Twitter trend, #BooksAsOutfits, then Bernardine Evaristo’s novels are just the ticket. The author announced on her Facebook page that Penguin Books has reissued her novels with new chic and vibrant cover designs by artist and illustrator, Karan […]
Bernardine Evaristo’s Latest Short Story, Her 12th Published, Is a Juicy Satire on Gender, Race, & Academia
She might have eight books published, seven of which are novels, but Bernardine Evaristo is not so much of a devotee to the short fiction form, with only around 12 published over her four-decade creative career. She had one in the March issue of British Vogue; titled “Star of the Season,” it is set in […]
#TBT | Cuteness Overload: Pictures of African Authors as Kids | #newdaughtersofafricaedition
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re sharing with you some pictures we found on the world wide web of contemporary African women authors as kids. All these authors are also contributors to the monumental anthology New Daughters of Africa (2019), edited by Margaret Busby. Enjoy this walk back through time! (P.S. Head over to […]
COVID-19: How Some African Authors Are Reacting to the Pandemic
Like everyone else across the world, our favorite authors are confronted with the threat of COVID-19. Here, we document some of their reactions on social media to the pandemic. These range from providing uplifting advice and offering practical measures to tackling the crisis with a touch of humor. We take all of them as ways […]
Major British Production Company Acquires Film Rights for Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other
It’s been hard keeping up with Bernardine Evaristo ever since winning the Book Prize launched her into the global literary limelight. The latest addition to this heartwarming strings of achievements is the acquisition of the screen rights to Girl, Woman, Other by Potboiler Television. The British production company is run by BAFTA Award-winning producer Andrea […]
Bernardine Evaristo’s 2020 North American Book Tour: Dates and Locations | Canceled
British-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo will embark on a book tour across North America from mid-March until early April 2020. North American fans, here’s your chance to catch the Booker Prize-winning writer in person and maybe snag an autograph or selfie! We’ve listed the dates and venue below. If it turns out she’s coming to a […]
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