With a goal of getting South African authors’ work to the country’s readers, the African Book Trust is working to donate bookjs to library collections.
Promising a Platform for Interaction, Nigeria International Book Fair Opens Monday
Regulatory issues, the state of reading, and distribution questions are to figure into discussions held during Nigeria’s fair next week in Lagos.
Kenya’s Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on the Politics of Translation
At Los Angeles Review of Books: ‘I have described translation as the common language of languages,’ Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o tells Nanda Dyssou.
Uganda’s and South Sudan’s Taban lo Liyong on Literature
‘Women writers are leaving men behind, says Taban lo Liyong in his interview for Uganda’s Daily Mirror. ‘There is need to set up workshops for both.’
Kenya Publishers and Copyright Board Complain of Textbook Piracy
From Standard Digital: ‘Piracy discourages authors who want to make a contribution to society,’ says Kenya Publishers Association chief David Waweru.
Report: Nigerian Publishing in Crisis of Mistrust, Economic Challenges
Publishers, distributors, booksellers, and authors find themselves pointing at each other in a reported ‘vicious circle’ for Nigeria’s market.
Jalada Africa’s Traveling Book Festival Is Ready to Roll
Twelve cities in East Africa will be visited in March by the Jalada Africa writers’ collective’s first multinational festival, a celebration of creativity.
Comments On the Work of the Late Nigerian Novelist Buchi Emecheta
Having died last week at 72 in London, the novelist focused much of her work on the experiences of black women in British and Nigerian cultures.
South Africa’s Exclusive Books Customers Move to Canada’s Kobo
In another deal that expands its international reach, Canada’s Kobo is taking on the ebook customers of South African bookseller Exclusive Books.
Books on the Go: What Keeps Addis Ababa Reading
Sidewalk retail: Bookselling is curbside in Ethiopia’s largest city, where roaming vendors on foot offer titles to passersby.