Category: Podcast News
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Episode 35: Recapping August, Interviewing Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
For the Writing Africa Podcast Episode 35, we say goodbye to Trinidad and Tobago author Michael Anthony, talk about the NBO LitFest, as well as the awards that were given in August. We also have an exclusive interview with debut novelist Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu. Remember that you can support the work we do archiving African and…
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Writing Africa Podcast Episode 34: Kenya Writes with Goethe Institut
We chat about festivals with a focus on Soma Nami’s African Book Fair, award news, and an interview with Chief Nyamweya. Remember that you can support the work we do archiving African and Black literature via PayPal, Mobile Money, or Patreon starting at $3 a month. For more information please click here. Listen to the…
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Writing Africa Podcast Episode 33:
We chat about say goodbye to Kenyan academic, poet, and playwright Micere Mugo, Nigerian academic and author Kole Omotoso and talk about festivals and awards. Remember that you can support the work we do archiving African and Black literature via PayPal, Mobile Money, or Patreon starting at $3 a month. For more information please click…
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Episode 27: Kenya Writes with Goethe Institut Khadija Abdalla Bajaber.
The Kenya Writes guest for today is Mombasa-born and bred Khadija Abdalla Bajaber. She won the Graywolf Africa Prize in 2018 and went on to publish The House of Rust. The House of Rust comes with the following blurb; The House of Rust is an enchanting novel about a Hadhrami girl in Mombasa. When her…
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James Murua Literary Podcast Episode 26: Munashe Kaseke
Zimbabwe-born, USA-based Munashe Kaseke is the writer of the short story collection Send Her Back and Other Stories and the founder of Mukana Press. Check out the podcast by clicking here. Here is a blurb of the book that launched recently; In “Send Her Back and Other Stories,” Munashe Kaseke offers an awfully intimate, fresh…
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Episode 25: Kenya Writes with Goethe Institut Patrick Ochieng.
The Kenya Writes guest for today is Kisumu-based lawyer and author Patrick Ochieng who was shortlisted for the 2010 Golden Baobab Prize and the NALIF Writing Competition in 2017. He has been published in Kikwetu, Munyori, Brittle Paper, and other literary publications. Tune in by clicking here. The debut book for children is Playing a…
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Panashe Chigumadzi anchors InterKontinental’s “New Daughters of Africa” podcast.
The New Daughters of Africa podcast, a project of InterKontinental, will be anchored by journalist, columnist, and award-winning novelist Panashe Chigumadzi. InterKontinental, founded by Karla Kutzner and Stefanie Hirsbrunner, is not a new name to many who follow the African diaspora literary scene in Germany. Their most famous contribution to the culture has to be the…
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PEN SA’s podcast “The Empty Chair” Season 2 kicks off on December 9.
The second season of PEN South Africa’s podcast “The Empty Chair” is available for your listening pleasure from Thursday, December 9, 2021. PEN South Africa, founded in 1927, is the South African branch of Pen International which promotes friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. In June, they introduced “The Empty Chair by PEN SA”…
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Open Book Festival announces return of podcast series starting November 8.
The Open Book Festival has announced the 2021 edition of their podcast series featuring some of the best writers in South Africa running from November 8-24, 2021. The Open Book Festival is a literary festival with a focus on South African literature in an international context held in Cape Town, South Africa since 2011. For…
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Patreons: Mariette Tchamda Mbunpi, Ondjaki and Philipp Khabo Koepsell
Hello Patreons. I want to say that you for the support that you have been giving to the work that I am doing. This week I have the following; 1) Literary Livestream: Mariette Tchamda Mbunpi and Annette Michael. The Livestream allows readers to engage with their favourite personalities in the literary ecosystem. Here is a…
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Dorothy Koomson joins UK Society of Author’s board, sets up podcast.
Dorothy Koomson who recently joined the UK Society of Author’s board is a newly minted podcaster with The Happy Author. Dorothy Koomson described as “Britain’s biggest selling black author of adult fiction” is the writer of sixteen books. The full list of her books published to date are The Cupid Effect (2003), The Chocolate Run…
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Podcasts: Things Fall Together, Books & Rhymes, The WISER Podcast.
We bring you news from the podcasts Things Fall Together, Books & Rhymes: The Podcast, and the WISER Podcast. In recent times, podcasts have grown in importance as more people tune in and African and Black literature has not been left behind as content creators fill an important niche. These audio products analyse writers work,…
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Podcasts that offer content with African and Black Literature.
Where we look at podcasts featuring African and Black Literature. A podcast is an episodic series of spoken word digital audio files that a user can download to a personal device for easy listening. Streaming applications and podcasting services provide a convenient, integrated way to manage a personal consumption queue across many podcast sources and…
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African Literary Podcast Episode 16: Chimeka Garricks.
The African Literary Podcast interviews Chimeka Garricks as part of our Afrolit Sans Frontières series. Chimeka Garricks is a lawyer, editor, and ghost copywriter. His fiction includes the acclaimed novel, Tomorrow Died Yesterday, and the collection of short stories, A Broken People’s Playlist. The collection which he wrote with the aid of music while trying…
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African Literary Podcast Episode 15: Joe Khamisi (with Prestige Books).
The African Literary Podcast, sponsored by Nairobi-based Prestige Books, interviews Kenyan writer Joe Khamisi. Joe Khamisi has had a long history of public service in Kenya. For many years he worked as a journalist before transitioning into civil service and then parliament. When his legislative career ended, he wrote the nonfiction titles The Politics of…