Essays, reviews, author profiles and serialised fiction about books published in Africa today.
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Book Reviews
The world that Empress Ciku explores so well in her book is one in which leaders of the underworld make the rules, prostitutes lure their clients to robbers, and law…
Featured
Mercy Kirui, eKitabu Senior Manager for Publishing and a Frankfurt Fellow at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024, speaks about her experience at the event.
Featured
The African publishing industry is brimming with untapped potential, and the sessions at the Sharjah Book Fair 2024 offered a roadmap to unlock it
Featured
Festivals on the continent are a chance “for Africa to embrace its identity and for writers and readers to connect to each other."
Book Reviews
Diana Mosoba joins the impressive and growing list of young writers who are giving book lovers good value for their money and who are making the visit to the bookstore a…
Podcasts
In this premier episode of Books in Africa podcast, James Murua chats with poet Scholastica Moraa about her path from scribbles to published pages. In 2024, Scholastica…
Book Reviews
For many, the idea that men can be victims of workplace harassment or domestic violence is far-fetched. Despite evidence proving otherwise, men often don’t report these…
Newsletter
More women are standing up to be counted through creative writing. Women are reclaiming the roles they played in pre-independent Africa, which have since been obscured…
Podcasts
Welcome to Books in Africa, the podcast that dives into the vibrant world of contemporary African literature! Here we explore the stories, the writers, and the unique…
Book Reviews
Judging from the excitement at the book fair, gone are the days when children with special needs were rejected and treated as outcasts.
Newsletter
History unflinchingly reminds us that those who rise against systemic oppression and injustice get silenced or intimidated.
Young Writers
From storytelling to reading books, drawing to painting, singing to dancing, and even puppet shows to learning how to drum, the kids could not contain their excitement.