Born March 15, Nigerian-born Ben Okri is a poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer, anthologist, aphorist, and playwright. He has also written film scripts. His works have won numerous national and international prizes, including the Booker Prize for Fiction. Here are just a few of his published works.
Read more about this author’s pathway to writing and publishing here.
Read more about this author’s path to writing and publishing here.
Tsitsi Dangarembga, born February 4, is a Zimbabwe novelist. Her trilogy chronicles the life of a young Zimbabwe girl living in Zimbabwe before it gained its independence. More information about Tsitsi Dangarembga can be found here.
Cheikh Anta Diop was born December 29 in Senegal. He was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human race’s origins and pre-colonial African culture. His seminal and classic book:
The African Origin of Civilization
Tasteful Tuesday is about culinary books from African and Ethiopian/Swedish chefs.
Book 1: Sankofa A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging by Eric Adjepong
Book 2: My America Recipes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi
Book 3: The Rise by Marcus Samuelsson
I’m thrilled to welcome Oge Mora to the Brown Bookshelf, just weeks after her debut picture book, Thank You, Omu, was named a Caldecott Honor book, an Ezra Jack Keats Award winner, and — woohoo! — a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner! (Yes, I am definitely Kermit the Frog arm-flailing as I [ Read the full article… ]
Source: Day 27 : Oge Mora
* “My goal is to focus on crafting stories for global audiences inspired by my Ugandan heritage. Set primarily in East and Southern Africa, my stories aim to illuminate the everyday and diverse experiences of African children, while celebrating human universality.” says Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl on Mater Mea. And with its celebration of both the […]
April 25 Poet of the Day is Kwame Dawes. Born in Ghana, Kwame Dawes later moved to Jamaica and spent most of his childhood and early adult life there. In addition to poetry, Kwame also writes fiction, nonfiction and plays. Read about this multitalented artist here:
Additional resources about Kwame Dawes:
Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/2118, http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22007
Poetry Archive: http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=17247
Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/kwame-dawes
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/uwm/dawes.html, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/poet-kwame-dawes-remembers-uncle-kofi-awoonor-with-reading-of-the-weaver-bird/
Calabash Interview: http://www.nyu.edu/calabash/vol5no1/0501115.pdf
Kickstarts Fund for African Poetry: http://www.dailynebraskan.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_db86abbe-0b67-11e2-88e2-001a4bcf6878.html
YouTube Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puv51J7RBXo When Disaster Strikes (Haiti): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DsSpTUQuSg, Poetry reading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx5Vohf5rW0
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