West and Central African Book Reading in New York
The African Writer’s Evening, an evening dedicated to highlighting some of the best works of contemporary African writers, will be debuting in New York City this evening at the Bowery Club.
Mohammed Naseehu Ali
‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ to Be Made Into A Film
Chimamanda Adichie’s novel, Half of a Yellow Sun is soon to be introduced to audiences on the big screen. Speaking at a recent book signing in Australia, Chimamanda noted that she would not be involved in any aspect of the movie production. She did note that she expects that the storyline will remain true to the book as the production team that produced ‘The Last King of Scotland’ will be producing this film.
Chimamanda Adichie
M.H.A Menondji, Inspiring French-Beninese Author : “Beyond those Hills: An Officer and a Lady.”
M.H.A Menondji is a newly-published author, originally from Benin, who grew up in France. A passionate of Human Rights, she currently resides in Los Angeles.
Her other passion has been writing and her only ambition, in this regards (in her own words), is to “break the mold” and instill positive multiculturalism in the fount of creativity African writers have used for many years.
With her debut novel, ,“Beyond Those Hills: An Officer and a Lady”, which is deemed to be a showcase of accelerated linguistic and cultural assimilation, Menondji took on the challenge of writing in a language she learned as a third language while a full-time, self-supporting student. » Read more…
President Sirleaf to sign Book in Washington DC
President H.E. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia, will be in D.C. to promote her book, ‘This Child Will Be Great’, a memoir of her life. This exclusive event will take place at the Ronald Regan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Wash. DC 20004.
Ode to Lata – The South Asian Gay Experience
Ali is a banker by day and an active socialite by night. Although it sounds like a normal life, it is anything but that. He is a gay Asian male running away from a background that includes a Hindu mother in postcolonial Kenya who had him watching Hindi cinema; an emotionally abusive bisexual lover; and the haunting memories of the death of his fatherat the hands of his mistress. » Read more…
Well-Souled in South Africa by Mital Shah
Mital Shah and her team decided to document South Africa in a way that had not been done before. They wanted South Africa to lead the way and they would follow. The result is a beautiful 312 page book filled with fashion portraits, interviews, and local knowledge from South African style influencers as well as breathtaking landscape and historical imagery. The book is about the beauty, style, and soul of South Africa as Mital experienced them. » Read more…
What Is The What
Dave Eggers met Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee finally living in Atlanta after spending almost his entire childhood fleeing the civil war. Together they decided to tell the long story of Valentino’s life as a “Lost Boy of Sudan.” Eggers soon realized that fictionalizing the story would give it a full effect. » Read more…
Chris Abani – Song For Night
Song for Night is a first-person tale of lost identity, suffering, and displacement. My Luck became a solider at age 12 after witnessing the murders of his Islam-convert father and stoic mother. My Luck is now 15. He is small for his age and very smart. He was trained to detect and defuse land mines. To ensure that My Luck and his brave comrades, including Ijeoma, the girl My Luck loves, remain quiet no matter what happens, the troop leaders have cut their vocal chords. » Read more…
Half of a Yellow Sun
There was a time in the history of Nigeria when the Igbo people from the East segregated to form an independent nation called BIAFRA, this was in 1967. The outcome was a three year civil war which has been captured in this riveting novel by Adichie; a young Nigerian author whom some have called the Chinua Achebe incarnate. » Read more…
Infidel – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Infidel is an autobiographical book and New York Times bestseller by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The initial print of the book sold out in two days in the Netherlands. » Read more…
Benjamin Kwakye – The Sun By Night
Benjamin Kwakye has scored another winner with his second book, The Sun By Night. A prostitute has been found murdered and Manu, a wealthy, happily married businessman is the prime suspect. Secrets begin to unravel as the story unfolds, leaving Manu’s life exposed to the public. As the trial unfolds the attention turns to the issues that affect the trial, including the social standing, the stigmas attached to a prostitute, and the views on marriage and infidelity. As the drama unfolds, one is drawn into the contrasting worlds, and, just as soon as you think that you know how it is going to end, the story takes an unexpected turn. » Read more…
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