🙌🏾🌍#TheWorldWasInOurHands by Chitra Nagarajan is receiving rave reviews from academics! These endorsements highlight the book’s essential contribution to understanding the realities of the Boko Haram conflict. Available this October! Pre-order➡️ bit.ly/theworldwasino…

The longlist for the CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa 2024 is officially live! Congratulations to the publishers whose outstanding books have made the list. Each title highlights the creativity and talent that define African trade publishing.

It will be a night of words and wonders with Jumoke Verissimo, one of the Longlisted Authors for The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2024 at The Nigeria Prize for Literature – CORA Book Party on Saturday August 17. We will be streaming the event live on our YouTube handles.

A fine tribute and celebration of the life and legacy of #TamFiofori, a true #NigerianArts renaissance man. His contributions, from managing Sun Ra to photography and journalism is one of a kind. Continue to rest in power, Tam Fiofori.

‼️ 1 DAY LEFT TO APPLY FOR THE LOATAD BLACK ATLANTIC RESIDENCY 2025! Theme: What is Africa to Us? African Solidarities ⏳: 18 August, 2024 👉🏿: loatad.org/solidarities Apply to our residency programme for Africa & Diaspora writers *PLEASE SHARE WIDELY* 🙏🏿 #loatadblackatlantic

What's it like growing up as an insider-outsider in an Algerian family in the South of France? Find out by reading Men Don't Cry by Faiza Guene Cassava Republic #WomenInTranslationMonth #BookBlastDiary review buff.ly/3ADrhDe buy buff.ly/3M5JZWK

🗣London! Join Olumide Popoola and aphra for an evening of conversation about queer resilience, storytelling, and her brilliant new novel, #LikeWaterLikeSea! 🗓17.09.24 ⏰6:30pm Get your tickets here⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-resili…

🌍#TheWorldWasInOurHands carries stories of survival, resilience, and the deep-seated challenges of living through conflict, told with vivid detail. Get a glimpse of what to expect from the important book. Coming this October! Pre-order now bit.ly/theworldwasino…

Mid-year reading check! Looking for books to add to your reading list? Check out The Republic's list which features Olumide Popoola's #LikeWaterLikeSea and Comrade Kay's #AndThenHeSangaLullaby! republic.com.ng/august-septemb…

The #AfricanWomensEditorialWorkshop is live in Johannesburg! 🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome 10 editors from across Africa. Led by Ellah Pedzisai Wakatama, they’ll refine their craft, and be featured in an anthology. Thanks to Open Society Foundations, African Women's Development Fund, Alitheia Capital & @jias_uj for making this possible!

🗞️Sarah Ladipo Manyika offers a personal reflection on Wole Soyinka's life and legacy in The Republic's latest issue. "The most vivid image that I carry of Soyinka comes from my well-thumbed copy of his prison memoir." Read more⬇️ republic.com.ng/august-septemb…

PRESS RELEASE📢 We are thrilled to announce that the Hausa International Book and Arts Festival #HIBAF24 will take place on the 19th-21st December 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria. Theme: Popular Culture #Hibaf24 #pressrelease #hausaa_fulanii #hausa #nigerianstyle #northernnigerian

🌳 Ready for more adventures with Ato, Dzifa, and Leslie? Elizabeth Irene-Baitie's #FlyingUptheMountain drops 26th Sept! Catch their first thrilling adventure in #CrossingtheStream where friendship, conservation, and family legacies unite. 🔗bit.ly/FlyingUpTheMou…

#CallingWriters | It's the last week to submit to Aesthetica Creative Writing Award In addition to £5,000 prize money, winners will hone their craft further through Arvon writing courses, Granta subscription & more. Submit by 8 September: tinyurl.com/5t2d3nnb

🗣Calling book lovers and bibliophiles in Joburg! Join us for an evening of bookish fun at our book swap and meet the Cassava Republic team! Register to attend here⬇️ bit.ly/joburgbookswap

Book lovers in Joburg! Register and join us for our book swap event!