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BOOK REVIEW - A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS
A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo (Out 9th February 2023) Format: Trade Paperback Publisher: Knopf (US) and Canongate (UK)...
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Jan 17, 20233 min read


BOOK REVIEW - TOMORROW I BECOME A WOMAN
Tomorrow I Become a Woman speaks broadly about the elusive state of ‘Womanhood’, where there seem to be societal constructed stumbling block
muthonimoerory
Aug 17, 20224 min read


BOOK REVIEW - IN EVERY MIRROR SHE'S BLACK
These three women occupy different social classes in Sweden and their lives take very different trajectories. They however all crave....
muthonimoerory
Aug 17, 20223 min read


11 Works of Historical Fiction by African Writers
There has been a prevalent assumption that literature from Africa is monolithic or a genre in and of itself, conveying a single political...

Muthoni Muiruri
Jul 29, 202210 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Format: Paperback Publisher: Virago Press Published: 2020 (First published 1937)...
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May 12, 20223 min read


BOOK REVIEW - WHEN WE WERE BIRDS
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwa Format: Trade Paperback Publisher: Double Day Books Published: 15 March 2022 Setting: Trinidad...
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May 9, 20224 min read


BOOK REVIEW - CAUL BABY
Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins Format: Hardback Publisher: Harper Collins Published: April 2021 Genre: Contemporary Fiction/ Magical realism...
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Feb 16, 20225 min read


BOOK REVIEW - FRYING PLANTAIN
Frying Plantain by Zalika Benta-Reid Format: Hardback Publisher: Dialogue Books Published: June 2019 Genre: Short Stories Setting:...
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Jan 19, 20223 min read


BOOK REVIEW - BUTTER, HONEY, PIG, BREAD
Butter, Honey, Pig, Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi Format: Trade Paperback Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Published: October 2020 Genre:...
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Jan 19, 20224 min read


BOOK REVIEW - MORNINGS IN JENIN
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa Format: Paperback Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 2011 Originally published as The Scar of David in...
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Jan 12, 20224 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE FIRST WOMAN
The First Woman/A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Format: Hardback Publisher: One World Publications Published:...
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Dec 14, 20204 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE HAVOC OF CHOICE
The Havoc of Choice by Wanjiru Koinange Format: Paperback Publisher: Bunk Books Published: 2019 Genre: Literary/Historical Fiction...
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Aug 14, 20203 min read


BOOK REVIEW - SEGU BY MARYSE CONDE
Segu by Maryse Conde Format: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Published: 1984 (first published) Genre: Historical Fiction Setting: Segu, Mali...
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Aug 13, 20204 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE RIVER AND THE SOURCE
The River and The Source by Margaret Ogola Format: Paperback Publisher: Focus Publishers Published: 1994 Genre: Literary / Feminist...
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Jul 10, 20203 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE MOTHERS BY BRIT BENNETT
The Mothers by Brit Bennett - A Review Format: Paperback Publisher: Riverhead Books Published: October 2016 Genre: Literary Fiction...
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Jun 17, 20204 min read


BOOK REVIEW - WHEN I HIT YOU BY MEENA KANDASAMY
When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy Format: Kindle (ebook) Publisher: Atlantic Books Published: March 2018 Genre: Autofiction Setting:...
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Jun 12, 20203 min read


Review from a Different Lens
This week I am currently reading outside of my comfort zone. For the last couple of years I have been solely focusing on African...
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May 21, 20204 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE SHADOW KING
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste Format: Hardback Publisher: W.W Norton & Company Published: September 2019 Genre: Historical Fiction...
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May 4, 20204 min read


BOOK REVIEW - PERIOD PAIN
Period Pain by Kopano Matlwa (Dr) #Africanliterature Format: Paperback Publisher: Jacana Media Published: 2017 Genre: Literary Fiction...
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Apr 1, 20202 min read


BOOK REVIEW - SILVER SPARROW
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Format: Paperback Publisher: Algonquin Books Published: 2011 Genre: Literary Fiction Setting: Atlanta, USA...
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Mar 30, 20202 min read
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