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BOOK REVIEW - THE BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN
The Book of Night Women - Marlon James Format: Paperback Publisher: Riverhead Books, NY Published: 2009 Genre: Historical fiction...

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May 11, 20195 min read


BOOK REVIEW - MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Format: Hard Back Publisher: Doubleday, New York Release Date: Sept 2018 Genre: Crime...

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Apr 30, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany Format: Paperback Publisher: Fourth Estate (an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers) Release...

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Apr 9, 20193 min read


READING AFRICA
My African Reading List I’ve always prided myself in being African Literature savvy but that delusion was swiftly set straight when I...

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Apr 4, 201952 min read


BOOK REVIEW - EXIT WEST
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Format: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: 2017 Genre: Fiction Setting: Unnamed country (Middle...

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Mar 11, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Format: Paperback Publisher: Riverhead Books Release Date: 2014 Genre: Fiction Setting:...

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Feb 27, 20194 min read


BOOK REVIEW - SWEET MEDICINE
Sweet Medicine by Panashe Chigumadzi Format: Paperback Publisher: Blackbird Books Release Date: 2015 Genre: Fiction Setting: Zimbabwe My...

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Feb 25, 20192 min read


BOOK REVIEW - 491 DAYS
491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69 by Winnie Madikizela Mandela Format: Paperback Publisher: Picador Africa Release Date: 2013 Genre:...

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Feb 25, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - WOMAN AT POINT ZERO
Woman at Point Zero by Nawaal El Saadawi Format: Paperback Publisher: Zed Books, London Release Date: Arabic version 1975 (Translated to...

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Feb 25, 20192 min read


BOOK REVIEW - HISTORIES OF THE HANGED: BRITAIN'S DIRTY WAR IN KENYA AND THE END OF EMPIRE
Histories of the Hanged: Britain's Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire by David Anderson Format: Paperback Publisher: Phoenix...

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Jan 8, 20193 min read
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