Books & LiteratureWhy East African Literature Deserves a Global Spotlight
From Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, East African writers have long produced world-class literature. It's time the world took notice.
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Kenyan literature, poetry, publishing and the storytelling tradition
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Books & LiteratureBooks & LiteratureWhy Kenyan Literature Needs Its Own Canon
The case for establishing a distinctly Kenyan literary tradition — one that centres our languages, our histories, and our ways of seeing the world.
Books & LiteratureInterview: Magunga Williams on Building Africa's Biggest Literary Blog
The founder of The Magunga Review talks about creating a platform for African stories, the state of literary criticism, and why African readers deserve better.