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7th Hargeysa International Book Fair
hargeysabookfair.com Welcome to the 7th Hargeysa International Book Fair (HIBF) Staffed by a team of 50 volunteers from Somaliland and abroad. HIBF is the main cultural event in Somaliland and one of the largest public celebrations of books in East Africa.
"My drinking club has a major book problem." 😊
Bookpoint shuts down after family dispute
Some not-so-good news for book lovers:
businessdailyafrica.com Bookpoint, one of Nairobi’s oldest bookstores, shuts down after more than seven decades in operation.
Al Salwa Books
في هذه الأوقات الحزينة التي تمر بها شعوبنا العربية في أكثر من دولة نحي صمود أهلنا ونشارككم بهذه الصورة المعبرة التي تحكي عن شعب حي لا يموت.. فتاة تبحث عن كتبها بين أنقاض بيتها..
Even in chaos, we must read. A Palestinian girl collects her books from the rubble of a bombed house.
في هذه الأوقات الحزينة التي تمر بها شعوبنا العربية في أكثر من دولة نحي صمود أهلنا ونشارككم بهذه الصورة المعبرة التي تحكي عن شعب حي لا يموت.. فتاة تبحث عن كتبها بين أنقاض بيتها..
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This eBook is on sale next week...
"Feminist: A person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes."
--from WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
What does “feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-viewed TED-X talk of the same name—by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. With humor and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century—one rooted in inclusion and awareness. She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that marginalize women around the world, in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics. Throughout, she draws extensively on her own experiences—in the U.S., in her native Nigeria, and abroad—offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men, alike. Argued in the same observant, witty and clever prose that has made Adichie a bestselling novelist, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman today—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists. More here: http://ow.ly/zsHU8
God aren't we happy we have yet another Kenyan title!
Kenya’s Okwiri Oduor has won the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for her short story entitled ‘My Father's Head’ from Feast, Famine and Potluck (Short Story Day Africa, South Africa, 2013).
The Chair of Judges, Jackie May MBE, announced Okwiri Oduor as the winner of the £10,000 prize at a dinner held this evening (Monday, 14 July) at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
‘My Father’s Head’ explores the narrator’s difficulty in dealing with the loss of her father and looks at the themes of memory, loss and loneliness. The narrator works in an old people’s home and comes into contact with a priest, giving her the courage to recall her buried memories of her father.
Jackie Kay praised the story, saying, “Okwiri Oduor is a writer we are all really excited to have discovered. ‘My Father’s Head’ is an uplifting story about mourning – Joycean in its reach. She exercises an extraordinary amount of control and yet the story is subtle, tender and moving. It is a story you want to return to the minute you finish it.”
Okwiri Oduor directed the inaugural Writivism Literary Festival in Kampala, Uganda in August 2013. Her novella, The Dream Chasers was highly commended in the Commonwealth Book Prize, 2012. She is a 2014 MacDowell Colony fellow and is currently at work on her debut novel.
Source: www.caineprize.com
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Okwiri Oduor wins 2014 Caine Prize for African writing
CLAUDETTE OKWIRI ODUOR wins the 2014 Caine Prize. A big win for her, and an even bigger win for Kenya and its readers! *cue the ululations* http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/14/okwiri-oduor-wins-2014-caine-prize-african-writing
theguardian.com Described as "Joycean in its reach," Kenyan author's short story My Father's Head is named winner of £10,000 award
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Author Nadine Gordimer dies at 90
Sadly || http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28295542
bbc.com South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer dies in Johannesburg aged 90.
Bookshelf P**n
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Admin has been hunting for such a list for ages! Woohoo!
Last week, we asked for your favorite examples of excellent World War II fiction. Here's what you recommended: http://ow.ly/ySSw5
'Half Of A Yellow Sun' Finally Approved for Release in Nigeria by Government Censors Board
Oyayeh!
blogs.indiewire.com It was to open in Nigeria, where the film is set, on Friday, April 25, but that didn't happen, as its release date was postponed, and has since been delayed, due to "delays in getting certification from Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board."
50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read
Ladies, ya or nay? http://www.gatewayforafrica.org/blog/50-books-african-women-everyone-should-read
gatewayforafrica.org Monday, 30 June 2014Author: Dele Meiji Fatunla and Zahrah Nessbitt-AhmedJust ahead of Africa Writes - quite possibly the UK’s largest celebration of African books and literature, we teamed up with the Bookshy Blogger’s Zahrah Nessbit-Ahmed to compile a list of 50 books by African women writers that…
Kenyan Poets Lounge
Paa Ya Paa Arts Centre Presents A TRIBUTE TO Maya Angelou THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE AND POETRY on Saturday, July 5th, 2014, 3:30pm at the Paa Ya Paa Arts Centre Main Gallery.
Sylvia B. Bryant - Dancer- Teacher -Choreographer-Educator, presently an administrator in the Montclair Public Schools in Montclair, New Jersey as the District Parent/Family Coordinator, invites poetry and art lovers for this memorable occasion.
There shall be poetry readings from Maya Angelou's famous poems and we need ten voices, both male and female to read them. Kindly note that it is on a voluntary basis. You don't necessarily have to be a poet to be among the readers. You could be anyone.
If you are interested, kindly inbox us immediately you read this so that we could give you further direction. The names are needed by tomorrow morning.
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5 Brilliant Bookstore-Bars - BOOK RIOT
This would be totally awesome in Kenya, don't you think? Drinking nation misnomer and all... http://bookriot.com/2014/07/02/5-brilliant-bookstore-bars/
bookriot.com While we at the Riot are taking this lovely summer week off to rest (translation: read by the pool/ocean/on our couches), we’re re-running some of our favorite posts of 2014. Enjoy this Best Of, and we’ll be back to your … Continued
Authors dress up as their favourite characters
If this isn't brilliant, we don't know what is! http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27945483
bbc.com Photographer Cambridge Jones guides the BBC through his 26 Characters exhibition at the Story Museum.
Kenya needs one of these, don't you think?
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Fatuma's Voice
New Reality TV Series to be created from .
Fatuma's Voice is a weekly Arts, Music and Poetry forum where people talk about social issues and how to solve them.
This successful event which has been running for one year will soon be on your T.V. screens. A host to the New Reality TV Series is needed. If you are an excellent speaker who can relay information naturally, intelligently and credibly, you may just be the next host.
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Date: 5th July, 2014
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: PAWA 254
Entry: Free
New Wave of African Writers With an Internationalist Bent
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie isn't the only one. Even our own Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (her recent novel Dust is a must-read) get a mention! http://t.co/8SyA4VjgK0
nytimes.com Novelists with ties to Africa are gaining prominence in the publishing world as they become more cosmopolitan, and America does, too.
Morning Nairobi, what are you reading today?
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June 6, 2014 Archives - BOOK RIOT
Haha, be assured, these 10 Obnoxious Things People Say To Hard-Core Readers will definitely have you laughing. Which can you relate to? Or are any missing?