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Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo
If she were to listen to her stomach she’d have long ceased eating, but then this isn’t really an issue of the stomach at all. And it’s...
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read


Bantu Knots by Lebo Mazibuko
In her debut novel Lebo Mazibuko ushers us into the world of Naledi, Dineo and Norah (Mama). These three people are tied by blood ...
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Harare Streets by Tau Tawengwa
I enjoyed the fact that although the story is fictionalized it is based on actual research of the underground life on the streets of Harare.
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3 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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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5 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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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5 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.
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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!
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4 min read


Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing
The twenty short stories in this book make up a beautiful collection. The introduction by Ben Okri is befitting, enlightening, comforting
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2 min read


If You Keep Digging by Keletso Mopai
There are thirteen stories in this collection which focus on a wide array of topical themes. Mopai takes us into a South African experience
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5 min read


Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
This book had me reflecting on what it means to be human, to be ‘different,’ and labeled. Written in a free flowing style ...
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4 min read
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