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The Courage to Stand Alone in a World That Tried to Erase You

The Courage to Stand Alone in a World That Tried to Erase...

Book reviews 4 months ago
A woman alone by Bessie head
She Wasn’t Sorry When Her Brother Died — And I Couldn’t Look Away

She Wasn’t Sorry When Her Brother Died — And I Couldn’t...

Book reviews 4 months ago
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga, A Review
When the Moon Refuses to Appear, and Death Knocks Instead

When the Moon Refuses to Appear, and Death Knocks Instead...

Book reviews 4 months ago
Neighbours: The Story of a Murder by Lília Momplé
The Novel That Broke a Bishop’s Patience and a Writer’s Career

The Novel That Broke a Bishop’s Patience and a Writer’s...

Book reviews 4 months ago
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
When Poetry Refuses to Be Silent: A Voice from Mikuyu Prison

When Poetry Refuses to Be Silent: A Voice from Mikuyu Prison...

Book reviews 4 months ago
The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison by Jack Mapanje, A Review
This Book Didn’t Let Me Look Away

This Book Didn’t Let Me Look Away

Book reviews 4 months ago
The Shadow of Imana: Travels in the Heart of Rwanda by Veronique Tadjo, A Review
A Book That Watches You Suffer Quietly

A Book That Watches You Suffer Quietly

Book reviews 4 months ago
Alifa Rifaat’s Distant View of a Minaret
The Sand Daughter: A Story Written in Dust, Blood, and Betrayal

The Sand Daughter: A Story Written in Dust, Blood, and Betrayal...

Book reviews 4 months ago
Sand Daughter by Sarah Bryant
When Cities Rot from the Inside

When Cities Rot from the Inside

Book reviews 4 months ago
The Return of the Water Spirit by Pepetela
Exploding Cows, Talking Ravens, and Permission to Be Alive

Exploding Cows, Talking Ravens, and Permission to Be Alive...

Book reviews 4 months ago
Voices Made Night by Mia Couto
A Man Who Refused to Be Silent

A Man Who Refused to Be Silent

Book reviews 4 months ago
Rebel without a gun by Clive lewis
Twenty Stories. One Continent. A Whole Emotional Earthquake.

Twenty Stories. One Continent. A Whole Emotional Earthquake....

Book reviews 4 months ago
Contemporary African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe & C.L. Innes