A Man who is Not a Man By Thando Mgqolozana
Blurb : In South Africa, the controversial topic of botched traditional circumcisions has been very much in the news of late. A Man Who Is…
AN ACT OF DEFIANCE By Irene Sabatini
An Act of Defiance reminds me of a quote I read a while ago. It goes:- There is the solitude of suffering when you go…
A Broken People’s Playlist by Chimeka Garricks
“We have to choose if we want to live or die. Whatever we choose, let’s do it with our chest.” I have been staring at…
OGADINMA OR EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
I first read the blurb of this book from a link on twitter. I was immediately drawn to its contemporary feminist vibe. Asides from that…
GIRL WOMAN OTHER
“Be a person with Knowledge not just opinions…..” An excerpt from Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo At first, I was a bit skeptical to…
WOMEN AT WAR: A Review of The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
“These aren’t the days to pretend you’re only a wife or a sister or a mother”, she says. We’re are more than this – Who…
MANCHESTER HAPPENED By Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi.
“Are their thoughts bullets? As long as their thoughts don’t take food off my plate or the roof off my house……. I don’t care what…
LOVE IS BLIND OR IS IT?
Blurb: A SMALL SILENCE BY JUMOKE VERISSIMO Imprisoned for ten years for his rage against society, activist and retired academic Prof resolves to live a…