After almost 10 years in its original Kenyan setting, Muthoni Garland’s Storymoja Festival opens as an event in Accra, Ghana, newly relocated and pan-African in outlook.
Where’s the African Chick-Lit?
Several African publishers are looking to plug a gap in the much-in-demand market for chick lit among African readers.
Hay Festival Hosts Events in the Maldives, Kenya, Kerala
By Edward Nawotka The Hay Festival folks have been busy this month, hosting festivals in both the Maldives and Kenya, with yet another planned for Kerala in November. The Maldives has been a multi-party democracy for only two years and the country’s president has set his country a target of becoming carbon neutral within ten years. Accordingly, the event in …