BRITTLE PAPER Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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"There are still many women who are being similarly written out of history...Twala’s story reminds us to not forget those present-day women...we need to continue to hold repressive forces accountable, whatever shape and form they take." - Joel Cabrita https://t.co/g2V0exehXU

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KIBOGO is a must-read book for those readers who enjoy novels that weave history and myth together like Hemley Boum’s DAYS COME AND GO, Joanne Joseph’s CHILDREN OF SUGARCANE, as well as Mukasonga’s previous works! https://t.co/tY0prNbwIc

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In our interview with @LolaOgunyemi about her debut short story collection JOLLOF RICE AND OTHER REVOLUTIONS (published by @AmistadBooks), we talk about everything from the book’s structure to the pan-West African connection through jollof rice. https://t.co/2HyjxNcl6T

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"Even then, my mother had known that my cousin would grow up to break all that she touched, even the people who loved her. But I wouldn’t see this until Selasi and I were on the verge of calling ourselves women..." https://t.co/KIk6cBv07T

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A GOOD NAME by @YejideKilanko will be published on September 1 by @guernica_ed. Here is our review of the gorgeous novel. https://brittlepaper.com/2021/08/a-good-name-by-yejide-kilanko/

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SHE WHO KNOWS, the first of 3 books coming from Okorafor, is the prequel to her acclaimed novel WHO FEARS DEATH. While WHO FEARS DEATH follows the story of Onyesonwu, a girl born with powerful magic, SHE WHO KNOWS tells the story of her mother, Najeeba. https://t.co/PIHRql1q3e

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“I can’t wait to share The Changing Man with readers. I packed this story with everything I enjoy – strangeness, mystery, and heart. It is also an invitation into how I see the world.” - Tomi Oyemakinde https://t.co/Hi4zGCQ0iZ

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Siphiwo Mahala's latest book CAN THEMBA: THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF THE INTELLECTUAL TSOTSI was published this past March. Mahala joined the Sedibeng Book Club to discuss the biography on the South African journalist. https://t.co/gEeeUvzozk

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Reviewing Nigerian scholar and poet Nduka Otiono’s latest poetry collection, DISPLACE, Darlington Chibueze Anuonye explores Otiono’s mediations on home, history, identity, time, and place through his poetry. https://t.co/B5MJhiUBZQ

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After a VERY successful debut, British-Nigerian author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé announces book #2, titled WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE. What we know so far regarding plot details is that it involves a Nigerian girl named Sade, boarding school + a murder case. https://t.co/h5rsXEPm3O