Tag: Featured
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Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun
I love this short novel which is narrated by Dr. Morayo Da Silva. We witness her interactions with her neighbors and strangers in the streets of San-Francisco where she stayed alone. She has very interesting friends. Some you would not even expect.
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10 must-read African Romance Novels
I have recently read several african romance novels that I would like to share with you my beloved readers. I strongly recommend these novels that are very easily available on the web. Some of these books, I have read years back, while others I have completed quite recently. Romance is my choice of novel to…
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So long a letter by Mariama Ba
Mariama Ba’s novel touches on very profound issues that are still relevant to my generation of women. This is a very important read for all feminist.
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Thread of Gold Beads By Nike Campbell-Fatoki
First of all, I would like to thank the person who bought this book to my attention. May God Bless you and your children for several generations. I am being a bit dramatic here, but it’s only because I really love this book. The only two things I knew about Benin, before, was Cotonou and…
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2013 is a defining year in my “reading life”. Why is that? Because in 2013, plenty of books are about immigrants – first and second generation. I have been wondering for quite some time now, when we will get past writing about colonialism, neo-colonialism and write more about the daily lives of Diaspora’s people or…
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Infidel By Ayaan Hirsi Ali – The Somali woman who became atheist
Ms Ali is definitely one of the most controversial author I have ever encountered in my adult life. I did not read her first book The Caged Virgin, but I did read Infidel and Nomad. Nomad will be discussed in another post. The first time I saw Ms Ali was on CNN International, where she was…
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