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BOOK REVIEW - AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE
An American Marriage - Tayari Jones Format: Hardback Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Release Date: 2018 Genre: Fiction Setting:...
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Dec 3, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - DRUNK
Drunk - Jackson Biko Format: Paperback Publisher: Self Published Release Date: 2017 Genre: Fiction Setting: Kenya My Rating: 3.5 Stars...
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Dec 3, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot Format: Paperback Publisher: Broadway Books Release Date: 2010 Genre: Non Fiction...
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Dec 3, 20184 min read
BOOK REVIEW - ANATOMY OF A DISAPPEARANCE
Anatomy of a Disappearance - Hisham Matar Format: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: 2011 Genre: Autobiographical (I...
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Dec 3, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - SPEAK NO EVIL
Speak No Evil - Uzodinma Iweala Format: Hardback Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: 2018 Genre: Fiction Setting: Washington, DC, USA...
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Dec 3, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - KINTU
Kintu - Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Format: Paperback Publisher: Kwani? Release Date: 2014 Genre: Historical Fiction Setting: Uganda My...
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Dec 3, 20182 min read
BOOK REVIEW - A LONG WAY GONE
A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah Format: Paperback Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: 2007 Genre: Autobiography Setting: Sierra...
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Dec 3, 20182 min read
BOOK REVIEW - DANCE OF THE JAKARANDA
Dance of the Jakaranda by Peter Kimani Format: Paperback Publisher: Akashic Books Release Date: 2017 Genre: Historical Fiction Setting:...
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Dec 3, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - SING, UNBURIED, SING
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Format: Hardback Publisher: Scribner Release Date: 2017 Genre: Fiction / Magical Realism Setting: USA...
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Dec 1, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - FRESHWATER
Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi Format: Hardback Publisher: Grove Atlantic Release Date: February 2018 Genre: Spiritual Fiction Setting:...
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Nov 30, 20182 min read
BOOK REVIEW - BORN ON A TUESDAY
Born on a Tuesday - Elnathan John Format: Paperback Publisher: Cassava Republic Release Date: 2015 Genre: Fiction Setting: Nigeria My...
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Nov 29, 20182 min read
BOOK REVIEW - LIKE A MULE BRINGING ICE CREAM TO THE SUN
Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyika Format: Paperback Publisher: Cassava Republic Release Date: 2016 Genre:...
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Nov 27, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - A SEASON FOR MENDING
A Season for Mending by Margaret Muthee Format: eBook Publisher: Bahati Books Release Date: 2018 Genre: Short Stories Setting: Kenya My...
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Nov 26, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - DAUGHTERS WHO WALK THIS PATH
Daughters Who Walk This Path - Yejide Kilanko Format: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: 2012 Setting: Nigeria My Rating:...
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Nov 21, 20182 min read
BOOK REVIEW - THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF EGYPT
The Automobile Club of Egypt by Alaa Al Aswany Format: Paperback Publisher: Canongate Books Release Date: 2015 Genre: Historical /...
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Nov 15, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - WHAT IT MEANS WHEN A MAN FALLS FROM THE SKY
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky - Lesley Nneka Arimah Format: Hardback Publisher: Riverhead Books, NY Release Date: 2017...
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Nov 5, 20182 min read
BOOK REVIEW - WE NEED NEW NAMES
We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulawayo Format: Paperback and Kindle (Read this one twice) Publisher: Vintage Books 2014. First published...
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Oct 30, 20183 min read
BOOK REVIEW - HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Format: Paperback Publisher: Anchor Release Date: 2007 (First Published by Knopf in 2006)...
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Oct 28, 20183 min read
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