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Bookshelf


The Abduction and Trial of Jestina Mukoko by Jestina Mukoko
Her story is one of persecution, resilience in the face of a storm and commitment to forge the way forward in the continued fight for ...
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Brilliance of Hope by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure
An anthology of stories that give the reader an understanding of the multi-layered and life altering nature of the Zimbabwean dispersion.
Rutendo Chichaya
6 min read


No Be From Hia by Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda
From Lusaka, to Lagos and to London there is just enough family drama to keep one flipping the pages.
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Happiness, Like Water by Chinelo Okparanta
I ran out of sticky flags while reading this collection of beautiful short stories by Chinelo Okparanta. There are ten stories ...
Rutendo Chichaya
6 min read


Everything is a Deathly Flower Poems by Maneo Mohale
Maneo Mohale invites the reader into their world through verses filled with pain, rage, longing, questions and in some way rays of hope.
Rutendo Chichaya
3 min read


Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi
This memoir by Akwaeke Emezi is raw and clear. Reading this memoir, I found myself taking breaks satisfied in a moment ...
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
‘Transcendent Kingdom’ is a beautiful and easy read that handles difficult issues with care. It’s a steady and slow paced read that’ll ...
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read


Painting A Mirage by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure
I have never read so much drama in one family, well of course the Mafus in Sue Nyathi’s A Family Affair come close.
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read


Hullo Bu-Bye Koko, Come In by Koleka Putuma
In this collection like the last, Koleka Putuma helps us to confront issues arising from race, identity, politics, existence, womanhood...
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Collected Short Stories by Charles Mungoshi
Twenty six short stories by Charles Mungoshi in one book, what a gift! This is a collection which bears truths that have stood the test ...
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read


The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
At the heart of this story are two women Nwabulu and Julie who meet under unusual circumstances, but it is this meet up that sparks ...
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read


Manchester Happened by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
This collection is made up of 12 stories which explore themes such as migration, family, love, belonging and community.
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read


Always Another Country by Sisonke Msimang
This memoir is sincere and gripping, a story about exile and home. I was not ready for the waves of emotions that I went through ...
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


No Calm Before the Storm in Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga
‘Our Lady of the Nile’ is a novel originally written in French by Scholastique Mukasonga and is translated into English by Melanie Mauthner.
Rutendo Chichaya
7 min read


The pursuit of a safer climate in Yejide Kilanko’s Chasing Butterflies
Chasing Butterflies is such a warm and promising title but that is where all the warmth ends because this is such a chilling read!
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read
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