• Akin Adeṣọkan

How might a longer view of African art-making affect our understanding of what counts as art, text, and authorship?

• Alex Dawson

Chika Unigwe’s novel, 'The Middle Daughter,' reimagines a Greek myth within a contemporary Nigerian context and develops it into a gripping family saga.

• Anne Gulick

Writer, filmmaker and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga entwines the troubled story of herself and her country Zimbabwe in the book of essays, 'Black and Female.'

• Khalid Albaih

The significance of ending the ongoing war in Sudan cannot be overstated, and represents more than just an end to violence. It provides a critical moment for the international community to follow the lead of the Sudanese people.

• Arpita Mandal

Leila Aboulela’s historical novel of nineteenth century Sudan tells the story of one of Africa’s first successful, anticolonial uprisings.

• Carmela Garritano

A book by writer Melissa Thackway and director Jean-Marie Teno highlights an ethical and politically engaged partnership between filmmaker and film critic.

• Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

Rwandan writer Scholastique Mukasonga chronicles life, death, return and grief in her story collection, 'Igifu.'

• Ari Gautier

A historical novel by Sudanese writer Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin narrates an unusual love story between a slave and a princess.

• M. Lynx Qualey

Libyan writer Ibrahim Al-Koni’s latest novel is a philosophical retelling of the story of Amazigh queen Al-Kahina.

• Grace A. Musila

An anthology brings together 27 international scholars to deepen our understanding of popular culture on the African continent.

• Bhakti Shringarpure

What happens when black and brown authors write about white people? Although novels by Chinelo Okparanta and Mohsin Hamid tread into this risky unknown, they do not go far enough.

• Rémy Ngamije

Rwandan-Namibian writer and founder of Doek! arts organization shares his sober routine and dramatic daydreams.

• Esther A. Armah

Existing models of racial healing center whiteness and demand the emotional labor of Black folk, fetishizing reconciliation but forsaking justice.

• Farah Bakaari

NoViolet Bulawayo’s novel 'Glory' forcefully evokes the Zimbabwean political landscape but struggles to stretch itself beyond the documentarian, vacillating between the journalistic and fictive.

• Chinelo Okparanta

The Nigerian-American author of the novel "Harry Sylvester Bird" talks to the Radical Books Collective ahead of her appearance at their book club.

• Farah Bakaari

The British-Somali poet Warsan Shire’s audacious yet uneven volume of poetry captures the quiet loneliness of African immigrant lives in the West.

• Radical Books Collective

The Radical Books Collective teams up with Africa Is a Country to bring you progressive conversations about books, literature, and publishing on this platform.

• Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

The author of 'The House of Rust' tells us all the little things (from foods to films) that get her imagination going.