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Mazi Nwonwu @mazinwonwu.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Really love how people are discovering this book and getting a handle on my intent. @brittlepaper.bsky.social, thanks for the honour!
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Dr Lizzy Attree @lizzyattree.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Great to see #ShortStoryDayAfrica's #Captive on this list from @brittlepaper.bsky.social published by #CatalystPress buy it here bookshop.org/p/books/inku...
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Captive: New Short Fiction from Africa a book by Sola Njoku, Moso Sematlane, Aba Amissah Asibon, et al.
Brittle Paper's "Anticipated African Books of 2024"From Short Story Day Africa, eleven writers from Africa and the African diaspora explore the identities that connect us, the obsessions that bewitch ...
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Yasmin Angoe @yasminangoe.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I am deeply honored that Not What She Seems, was selected as one of Brittle Paper’s 100 Notable African Books of 2024! This 🇬🇭 girl doesn’t know what say except, Thank you @brittlepaper.bsky.social 🥰 Link to see the entire list (and to get reading): brittlepaper.com/100-notable-...
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Katherine Hallemeier @undonealready.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
One of my most anticipated year end lists!
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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Great to see @dzifabenson.bsky.social's debut poetry collection #Monster featured as one of @brittlepaper.bsky.social's '100 Notable African Books of 2024'.
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Brittle Paper @brittlepaper.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Thank for sharing!
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Brittle Paper @brittlepaper.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Thanks for sharing!
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Brittle Paper @brittlepaper.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Thanks for sharing!
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Dennis Mugaa @dennismugaa.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
My book “Half Portraits Under Water” made this list!
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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Great to see @brittlepaper.bsky.social features both THE DJINN’S APPLE from @neemtreepress.bsky.social & I’LL SEE YOU IN IJEBU from #BarefootBooks on its 100 Notable African Books of 2024 list! brittlepaper.com/100-notable-...
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100 Notable African Books of 2024
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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"Algerian author Djamila Morani shines in this YA mystery, translated by Sawad Hussain. Set in Abbasid-era Baghdad, Nardeen seeks justice for her murdered family, uncovering magic, manuscripts & secrets along the way” @brittlepaper.bsky.social on THE DJINN'S APPLE from @neemtreepress.bsky.social
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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"Bunmi Emenanjo...invites readers to join a young Catholic girl as she visits her Muslim family in Ijebu for Eid al-Adha” says @brittlepaper.bsky.social With illustrations by Diana Ejaita the I'LL SEE YOU IN IJEBU "celebrates Nigerian culture, family bonds, and shared traditions"
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Brittle Paper @brittlepaper.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Thanks for sharing Ivor!
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Brittle Paper @brittlepaper.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Our 100 Notable African Books of 2024 is here! 🥳 A selection of standout fiction, poetry, and nonfiction published this year. 25 African countries represented 30% debut authors Diverse genres: speculative fiction, thrillers, memoirs & more. Full list here: brittlepaper.com/100-notable-...
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Brittle Paper @brittlepaper.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
"To write and publish only in Kiswahili and English for a Kenyan audience limits the experience of Kenyan readership because the Kenyan experience with language is not limited to these two languages." -- Munyao Kilolo brittlepaper.com/2024/11/itui...
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Ituĩka Multilingual Anthology of Stories in Kenyan Languages Available Spring 2025
The Ituĩka Multilingual Anthology of Stories in Kenyan Languages is set to be published in Spring 2025 by the The Ituĩka Literary Platform. The anthology features 14 Kenyan languages in two separate v...
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