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...an ambitious horror novel that explores witchcraft, violence, and poverty in rural West Virginia in the early 1970s.

In today's #readingAfrica listicle, we turned to a couple of experts to ask for recommendations of non-fiction books about Africa that are accessible to non-academics, in addition to our own recommendations. Many people who live outside of the continent are unfamiliar with most of the history and culture of Africa. Hopefully, these books will help! The following recommendations were made by Wendy Urban-Mead, PhD, a professor of African history and education at Bard. David Olusoga, The World's Wa

Love Africa Press is a Africa publisher that celebrates all things African in genre fiction.We publish African books including romance novels.

This week we celebrate the start of Reading Africa Week with reviews from Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and Kenya. by Johanna McCalmont Young Adult The Djinn’s Apple Written by Djamila MoraniTranslate…

I subscribe to far too many newsletters. Most remain unopened. But for some reason, I decided to open one from David Byrne (probably because Mali was in the subject line, and it is #ReadingAfrica W…

A few children's books by African authors that are widely available and definitely worth investigating, for all ages.

by Johanna McCalmont This week we celebrate the start of Reading Africa Week with reviews from Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and Kenya. Young Adult The Djinn’s Apple Written by Djamila MoraniTranslate…

for the first listicle, we tackle our classic understanding of the Great African Novel, which almost always involves history.

Romance (however you define it) with an African flavor...

Join us for a #ReadingAfrica Week discussion on women’s literature. Featuring Ashti Jugath, Goretti Kyomuhendo, Karen Vermuelen, and moderated by Colleen Higgs of Modjaji Books

Booklist Online Book Review: Under the Light of Fireflies. <ParaStyle:ByStar>By Lee Sanders.Jan. 2025. 402p. Catalyst/Flare, paper, $19.95 (9781963511017); Catalyst/Flare, e-book, $12.95 (978196...