Happy birthday Niq Mhlongo! Born June 10, 1973, Niq Mhlongo was born in Soweto. He has a BA from the University of the Witwatersrand, with majors in African Literature and Political Studies. His first novel, Dog Eat Dog, was published by Kwela in 2004 and was translated into Spanish under the title Perro Come Perro in 2006. This Spanish edition was awarded the La Mar de Letras prize.
I confess I have not read any of his books but I am interested in reading one of his novels.
Blessed heavenly birthday Mariama Ba! Born April 17, 1929, Mariama Ba was a Senegalese author and feminist. She is known for her two novels: So Long a Letter and Scarlet Song. She passed away in 1981.
Born March 23, 1942, Ama Ata Aidoo was a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright, and professor who advocated for African women, African literature, and free education and literacy. She passed away in 2023. Some of her famous works:
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
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