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Little Rot - Akwaeke Emezi - Afrocritik
Akwaeke Emezi’s Latest Novel, “Little Rot” Set to Hit Shelves in 2024

Little Rot is being published by Riverhead Books and will be released on June 18,…

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Noor Naga’s “If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English” Wins 2022 Centre for Fiction First Novel Prize

Naga goes home with the $15,000 cash prize. By Editor American-born writer, Noor Naga, has…

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Emezi, Shire, and Elhillo Nominated for 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards

The three African writers are nominated for their newest,  latest books. By Editor Goodreads has…

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Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s “The House of Rust” is a Story of Myths, Fantasies and Quests

The House of Rust is a novel of many seasons. Bajaber’s slippery narration is telling,…

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Futhi Ntshingila Wins 2022 Sharjah International Book Fair Prize

Ntshingila receives the cash prize of 50,000 AED. By Editor South African novelist, Futhi Ntshingila’s…

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Helen Oyeyemi Makes Shortlist for 2022 Goldsmith Prize

The annual prize which has a cash prize of £10,000 is awarded to a book…

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Sylva Nze Ifedigbo Wins 2022 Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature

Ifedigbo’s win follows Obinna Udenwe’s 2021 clinching of the prestigious award for his second novel,…

Jennifer Makumbi
Jennifer Makumbi’s “A Girl is a Body of Water” is a New Height for the African Coming-of-Age Novel

The lives of the characters are subject to the precolonial Ugandan history which foreshadows their…