Book Reviews

Sozaboy – A Review

The seed of Sozaboy appears to have been sown as far back as 1969 in an anthologised story called High Life with a very telling title “Africa in Prose”. The edi...

Americanah – A Review

The literary novelist who chooses to put a love story between a boy and a girl at the heart of his or her novel risks accusations of succumbing to the lightweig...

Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship

Anjan Sundaram’s new book tells the story of young journalists in Rwanda, under increasing pressure to toe the government line. Coming out of his time running a...

Love in Naija: Across the Class Divide

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and Chibundo Onuzo In Conversation Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is a Nigerian writer and journalist. His debut short story collection The Whispe...

A Cassava Republic Press Salon

Join Cassava Republic Press for an evening of author readings and discussion at Europe's biggest bookstore: Waterstones Piccadilly to celebrate the launch o...

An Evening with Sarah Ladipo Manyika

Join us to celebrate the success of one of Peckham's finest Sarah Ladipo Manyika. Sarah's writing includes essays, academic papers, reviews and short stories. H...

Imperial Exile: Lecture and Book Launch

This year is the 80th anniversary of the arrival in Bath of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Association of Students & Youth in the UK  (EASY...