Mental health, religion and the immigrant experience take center stage in Yaa Gyasi’s new novel, Transcendent Kingdom.
Reviews
The Girl With the Louding Voice is a delightful novel that follows the trials and triumphs of Adunni, a fourteen-year-old domestic worker in Nigeria.
Bernadine Evaristo’s new novel Girl, Woman, Other is a tender, thought-provoking, and gleefully original novel that follows twelve characters as they chart a meaningful existence in Britain.
African Writers stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement by issuing an open letter calling for racial equality.
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Katasi E. Kironde is the founder of Elevate 256, a diaspora based organization that promotes Ugandan culture and history. In this interview, Katasi discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Ugandans. Also, she looks at the act of social distancing and how it has affected family health and grieving rituals. Lastly, we discuss the ingenuity and flexibility Elevate 256 has found in using its digital platform to keep people connected.
This reflection is by Esther Nangobi Mirembe, the managing editor of Writivism, a literary initiative based in Uganda. Esther’s beautiful non-fiction piece is about the disruption brought by the Covid -19 pandemic as well as the tranquility they have found in literature.
A book that echoes Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man
We’re very happy to have our review of The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste featured in The Times Literary Supplement April 2020 issue. The Times Literary Supplement is one of the oldest review journals dating back to the early 1900. Its rich history of discussing literature...
On Friday 7 February, 2020 St. Johns Wood Library in London was filled to capacity for an event to celebrate black history month. Our objective was to discuss the contributions hip hop artists have made to American culture and society; and really also their...
Manchester Happened is a bold and candid collection of short stories written by acclaimed author Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. The book follows several Ugandan immigrants who have settled in Manchester and some who have returned home. Makumbi uses the two settings to discuss the opportunities...
