The first book-length study of digital literature in Africa has attracted a lot of academic attention. African Literature in the Digital Age: Class and Sexual Politics in New Writing from Kenya and ...

The writer Rashidah Ismaili honors a storied literary tradition by hosting Salon d’Afrique, a creative gathering for ...

African book publishing is in a rare moment of transformation, according to a new report. It’s an industry that has historically survived at the mercy of multinational publishing houses and donor ...

The East African Education Publishers (E.A.E.P.) and Kenyan literary icon professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o have underscored the importance of upcoming literature writers authoring their work in African ...

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region. By Abdi Latif Dahir Abdi Latif Dahir reported ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Speculative fiction is booming and several African authors are staking a claim in the market. Donald Iain Smith/Getty Images Jedza ...

East African Educational Publishers staff display books Authored by he late Proffesor Ngugi Wa Thiongo at the taifa hall , University of Nairobi on 20th June 2025 [David Gichuru, Standard] Sometime ...

The partnership with the African American Literature Book Club brings real sales data and editorial power together to celebrate Black ...

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks during the Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates on November 10, 2025. [Caroline Chebet, Standard] One of the major accusations ...

Dynamic weapons of soft power, the cultural and creative industries have the wind in their sails on the African continent. Even politicians and business leaders are sitting up and taking notice, as it ...

The 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing has been won by South African writer Lidudumalingani for his beautiful story ‘Memories we Lost’. The 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing has been won by South ...

In 1968, the Malian novelist Yambo Ouologuem won France’s prestigious Prix Renaudot for a bloody satire about a fictional African country called “Bound to Violence.” Opening in mock epic style with ...