Tares Oburumu, James Ugwu Eze, and Ogaga Ifowodo are on the shortlist for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026, announced in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

The story of a man’s impotence and how it manifests itself with disastrous consequences — from Otis Marowa

In his book A Swim in the Pond in the Rain, writer and professor George Saunders states, “At the beginning of the first class of the semester I always ask my

Some good old-fashioned literary drama is just the thing for late summer. Pairs well with mint juleps and malaise, I think. This week, those of this opinion were darkly pleased to learn that Rachel…

Salim Hussein Ng'anzi and Ali Hilal Ali topped this year's Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, announced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Friday, July 24, 2026.

Dinaw Mengestu resigned as president of PEN America on Thursday, July 9, 2026, just seven months after being elected.

New writing from Nixon Mateulah

A multidisciplinary event, featuring a performance lecture by Jason Allen-Paisant and a roundtable conversation on who creates knowledge.

Figure is more than five times the widely used 600,000 figure widely cited in apologies by king and politicians At least 3.3 million people were enslaved in the Netherlands during the transatlantic slave trade, research claims – more than five times the 600,000 figure widely used in history books and cited in apologies by the king and politicians. King Willem-Alexander referred to the more than 600,000 people who were brought from Africa on Dutch ships to be sold as enslaved people when he apologised three years ago for the role of the Netherlands in the transatlantic slave trade. Continue reading...

An essay that delves into the complexities of married life as told by a married woman — from Valerie Tendai Chatindo

We’re thrilled to announce a series of four creative…

Curated book lists sorted by genre for reading for pleasure and cross-curricular teaching. Ideal for children in primary and secondary schools.

Wambua Wa Kawive unveiled three of his titles at a colourful event at the Kenya Cultural Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Tessa McWatt won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2026 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

CBFS: Scholars investigate and discuss the relationship between race and mobility in America. This is an online event program.

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May 2026's book club features titles by Darren Chetty, Zoey Allen, Jordan Ifueko, Nathanael Lessore, Ravena Guron & Sarah Beth Durst.

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Wasafiri is open for creative submissions in fiction and non-fiction until 1 May 2026. We seek innovative creative writing that in form, focus…

Ekow Eshun won in his category at the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes on Friday, April 17, 2026.

Tade Thompson and Eugen Bacon were among the winners at the British Science Fiction Association Awards 2025, presented in Birmingham, England, on Monday, April 6, 2026.

After Khalil was apparently targeted by Israel, a commentator asserting a connection with the military said journalists "affiliated with Hezbollah" are "destined for death."

Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Philisiwe Twijnstra, Tobiloba Afolayan, Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Salawu Olajide, and Jessica Carmichael.

Addie E. Citchens and Marcia Hutchinson are among the shortlisted authors for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026, announced on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

Part two of Nixon Mateulah’s personal essay about his love of books

Read an extract from Imani Perry's Black in Blues: How a Colour Tells the Story of My People (Allen Lane, 2026).

Gbenga Adesina, Aracelis Girmay, and Kevin Young are on the shortlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize 2026, announced in Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

A hopeful tale of a fight against hopeless odds You know the failure modes that democracy can fall into: the formation of cliques that don’t...

One for the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Collection Afrori Books proudly presents a curated collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Black authors. Step into dystopian futures set in Nigeria, travel back in time to the era of slavery, and meet Black heroes and villains in tales that challenge conventions and ignite the imagi