ethiopian literature

Book Reviews • Features

Songs We Learn From Trees is the First Anthology of Amharic Poetry in English

by Brittle Paper

Features• News April 06, 2020

Watch Maaza Mengiste Talk Writing Ethiopia on PBS

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News February 20, 2020

Namwali Serpell, Maaza Mengiste & Marlon James Are Finalists for Los Angeles Times Book Prizes

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Features• News February 03, 2020

These Books Helped Maaza Mengiste Write Her Ethiopian Warrior Women Novel, The Shadow King

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Features October 27, 2019

Maaza Mengiste’s The Shadow King Optioned for Film by Wonder Woman Producers

by Brittle Paper

Features• News October 11, 2019

Befeqadu Hailu, Ethiopian Writer-Activist & Co-founder of Zone 9 Blog, Named 2019 International Writer of Courage

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News August 19, 2019

Dinaw Mengestu’s Novel Picked by Barrack Obama for His Summer 2019 Reading List

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News July 07, 2019

Maaza Mengiste’s Forthcoming Novel, The Shadow King, Set During the Italian Invasion of 1935, Centers the Ethiopian Women Who Have Been Ignored in Historical Records

by Otosirieze Obi-Young