Weekly African Book Review #21

Week 21: Upile Chisala @BeingUpile (Malawi) πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ό – ‘Soft Magic’. What a great find! Bite-sized poetry to empower and celebrate Black women πŸ–€ Thank you! Rating: πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™

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Weekly African Book Review #17, 18,19 & 20

Obsessed with @Nnedi Okorafor!! Rating: πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™Simply put, the Shuri series is wicked cool!! PS: Shuri #8 came out this year!Encouraging more African authored comic πŸ“š’s- don’t

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Winner: Youth Writing Competition 2019 – Laura Mokoena

The Next 25 Years of South Africa’s Democracy In the next 25 years I will be 43I will be telling my children stories about those before meThose that are Heroes

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Weekly African Book Review #16

‘Binti’ (2015)- by Nnedi Okorafor ( πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬/ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ). Incredible African science fiction writer found! Binti is a ‘harmonizer’ from a remote people whose bravery and curiosity are infectious. We follow

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Weekly African Book Review #15 POETRY

‘Teaching my mother how to give birth’ (2011) by Warsan Shire. A provocative peek into womanhood – you will feel understood and deeply moved. Notes: On 2014 she was named

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Weekly African Book Review #12, 13 & 14 TRILOGY

Chinua Achebe 1930-2013 (Nigeria). Things Fall Apart-1958, No Longer at Ease-1960, Arrow of God-1964). Unparalleled storytelling on the impact of colonization through generations. First, an insight into pre-colonial Nigeria &

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Weekly African Book Review #11

Week 11: ‘The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela’ (2018) by Sisonke Msimang (South Africa). The first thoughts that popped into my head was: ‘she lived an unapologetic life’. A well balanced

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Weekly African Book Review #10

Week 10: ‘Unbowed’ (2006) by Wangari Maathai (Kenya πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ) . Inspiring book as told by the founder of the Green Belt Movement, & Nobel Prize Laureate (2004). A memoir of

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Weekly African Book Review #9

Week 9: ‘Purple Hibiscus’ (2003) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬). Her first novel – I must reveal I never read it until now! – it is the tale of domestic

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Weekly African Book Review #8

Week 8: ‘This Mournable Body’ (2018) by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡Ό) . A women fights to be successful; fighting racism, sexism and herself. A real account of her ups and

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