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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


Navigating Politics of Identity, Sex & Sexuality for African Women
In Conversation with Nana Darkoa-Sekyiamah, author of The Sex Lives of African Women. Despite discussion around intersectionality,...

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Jan 29, 20222 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


COLONIAL KENYA: THE MOULIN ROUGE OF AFRICA
Tales of the Happy Valley Set Second left, Jossln Hay. Centre, Lady Idina Sackville with Friends at their Wanjohi Valley home...

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Aug 21, 20208 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
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