Category: Podcast
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Episode 36: Recapping March, Interviewing Carol Boyce-Davis
For the Writing Africa Podcast Episode 36, we say goodbye to Kenyan publisher Henry Chakava as we speak about awards, books, and events around African letters. We also have an exclusive interview with legendary academic Carol Boyce Davies. Remember that you can support the work we do archiving African and Black literature via PayPal, Mobile…
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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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Writing Africa Podcast Episode 32: Litafrika: Artistic Encounters II
We chat about Litafrika: Artistic Encounters II, say goodbye to Egyptian Novelist Hamdy Abu Golayyel, as well as talk about festivals and awards. Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast platforms. You find it on Anchor by clicking here. Here are the discussion topics; Transition Egyptian Novelist Hamdy Abu Golayyel has passed away Egyptian…
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Writing Africa Podcast Episode 29
Welcome to episode 29 of the Writing Africa Podcast. It’s a blockbuster one as we say goodbye to author, poet, playwright, and academic Ama Ata Aidoo and South African writer, political analyst, journalist, and broadcaster Eusebius McKaiser. We will be chatting about the Kendeka Prize, Arablit Short Story Prize, and the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival…
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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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Kenya Writes With Goethe-Institut: Lorna Likiza
The Kenya Writes guest for today is Mombasa-based writer and festival organiser Lorna Likiza whose debut literary offering is the children’s book Oi Gets Lost. She tells us their journey to her first book, working with her Ukrainian illustrator, about her festival the Heroe Book Fair and about the writing scene in her adopted town…
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Kenya Writes with Goethe-Institut: Fatma Shafii.
On Monday, we announced a new initiative, Kenya Writes with Goethe-Institut Kenya, to showcase writers from Kenya. Today we kick off with our first writer Fatma Shafii who lives in Mombasa, Kenya. Fatma Shafii is a Swahili writer who likes to write about human behaviour and emerging issues affecting the continent based in Mombasa. Her…
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Kenya Writes: Showcasing Kenyan writing alongside Goethe-Institut Kenya.
Today we introduce, Kenya Writes, a new project to showcase writing from Kenya in partnership with Goethe-Institut Kenya. In 1964, Weep Not Child the first novel written in English by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and the first by a Kenyan was published. Since then, there have been a dazzling array of writers on a huge number…
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Patreons: Maaza Mengiste Podcast, Mariette Tchamda Livestream.
Hello Patreons. This week I have a podcast featuring Maaza Mengiste and Antje Rávik Strubel and a Livestream featuring Mariette Tchamda Mbunpi and Annette Michael. The livestream and podcast are productions by James Murua Literary in cooperation with Frankfurter Buchmesse with financial support from the German Federal Foreign Office. Podcast episode 20: Maaza Mengiste and…
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Patreons: Ondjaki, Philipp Khabo Koepsell Livestream, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Podcast
Hello Patreons. This week I have a podcast featuring Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and a Livestream featuring Ondjaki and Philipp Khabo Koepsell. Podcast episode 19: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Our first guest is Abubakar Adam Ibrahim who really should need no introduction if you follow African writing. The Abuja-based Nigerian has written the short story collection The…
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Patreons: Maaza Mengiste Livestream, Ayesha Haruna Attah Podcast
Hello Patreons. This week I have a podcast featuring Ayesha Harruna Attah and the Livestream that ran yesterday featuring Maaza Mengiste and Antje Rávik Strubel. Podcast episode 18: Ayesha Harruna Attah Ayesha Harruna Attah is a Ghanaian-born Senegal-based writer of the books Harmattan Rain (2008), Saturday’s Shadow (2015), and The Hundred Wells of Salaga (2018).…