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In this electrifying debut poetry collection—written with the ferocity of Rita Dove’s groundbreaking Thomas and Beulah—a critically acclaimed award-winning talent explores a wide range of emotions, from anxiety to ecstasy reflecting the moon's phases, from Waning Gibbous to Full. Both...

Beautiful Minds is empathetically filled with emotions we can all identify with. It is a collection of poems that take us on a sequential journey and our personalised interpretations lead us to arrive at individualised destinations. If you desire to sojourn within pages of multiculturalism and poetic beauty then Beautiful Minds is where you must begin.

Biracial Woman Says Aren’t I a Black Woman Too details a biracial woman contemplating her identity regarding issues of race and society.

Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad is a collection of twelve short stories featuring characters with unique voices and stories that represent the diverse class, gender and ethnic melting pot that is Lagos. Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad underscores with wit, humour, wisdom and sensitivity, the perils of trying to find lasting love and companionship in Africa's most notorious city.

Nnu Ego, filha de um grande líder africano, é enviada como esposa para um homem na capital da Nigéria. Determinada a realizar o sonho de ser mãe e, assim, tornar-se uma "mulher completa", submete-se a condições de vida precárias e enfrenta praticamente sozinha a tarefa de educar e sustentar os filhos. Entre a lavoura e a cidade, entre as tradições dos igbos e a influência dos colonizadores, ela luta pela integridade da família e pela manutenção dos valores de seu povo.

Cocaine Lion is a story about a gangsta with a Lion's head and his rise to becoming one of the biggest drug lords in Diamond City, SC. This is a story of action, drugs and love, join us for Cocaine Lion.

A literary masterpiece that beautifully captures the vibrant colors of love, hope, and faith. Stephanie Zion’s "Reflections of a Woman of Faith" takes listeners on a spiritual journey filled with hope, healing, and solace. Stephanie’s words are a testament to the strength and beauty of the human spirit. With each poem, she delves deep into the depths of her own experiences, offering readers a glimpse into her soul.

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Eine Road-Novel über die Phantome der Vergangenheit, über Scham und über Wut und darüber, was es bedeutet, bei sich zu sein. Adikous Herkunft ist verschwommen, die Spuren ihrer Familiengeschichte sind verwischt, sie weiß nicht einmal, wie man ihren Namen richtig ausspricht. Dann, in einem drückend heißen Sommer, hält sie es in Paris nicht mehr aus. Adikou fliegt nach Lomé, Togo, dem Herkunftsort ihres Vaters, den sie nicht kennt.

I hear the stillness of streams. What can be purer and pinker than the sincere sight and splash of our Mother Nature, the wildlife? What can be lovelier than its love? My heart and hands are happy and healed by graceful gardens that restore, reign, and rave in my soul, on the horizon, in the landscape of wonder!

Black Woman Your Body Belongs to You describes the pressure a Black woman experiences from men to have children at the height of her career.

Its events revolve around an orphan from Upper Egypt who is involved in the crime of excavating and selling Pharaonic antiquities, which leads to a bloody conflict. The novel explores in detail the process of excavating graves and the Egyptian culture’s reliance on the jinn (spirits) to fight the jinn, the guardian of the treasure. The story takes place in an atmosphere of suspense and excitement as different characters become involved in the crime, leading to a violent and destructive conflict that claims the lives of many people.

“Tramaine Suubi is a visionary love poet, and stages makes a singular life feel vaster than the life cycle of a star. In this poetry of dissolution and re-making, of multiplications and expansion, embodied tenderness is a force capable of moving us “beyond the binary.” As it journeys from...

À la mort de sa mère, Youssef, un professeur marocain exilé en France depuis un quart de siècle, revient à Salé, sa ville natale, à la demande de ses sœurs, pour liquider l'héritage familial. À travers lui, les voix du passé résonnent et l'interpellent, dont celle de Najib, son ami et amant de jeunesse au destin tragique, happé par le trafic de drogue et la corruption d'un colonel de l'armée du roi Hassan II.

In her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, “The January Children are the generation born in Sudan under British occupation, where children were assigned birth years by height, all given the birth date January 1.” What follows is a deeply personal collection of poems that describe the experience of navigating the postcolonial world as a stranger in one’s own land. The January Children depicts displacement and longing while also questioning accepted truths about geography, history, nationhood, and home.

Tales from the Eastern Cape, gathered in 1886.

In the Early settler days, the British did more than go to war. Many found the local folklore and beliefs fascinating, and collected them together. This is one of the first explorations of South African folk tales.

Laurel Sibanda is a Zimbabwean-British writer and poet currently living in Southeast England. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with American Literature. This is her first poetry collection, exploring identity, mental health, generational trauma, and her relationship with poetry.

A Swirl of Dust in Bulawayo by Ndaba Sibanda is a poignant collection of poems that captures the essence of life in Zimbabwe. Through vivid imagery and powerful language, Sibanda explores themes of love, loss, resilience, and hope, all set against the backdrop of Bulawayo. This striking work offers an intimate glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of a nation, making it a compelling listen for those seeking to understand the heart of Zimbabwe.

This audiobook explores what it means to love after the rush, in the quiet space where staying becomes the most romantic act of all.

The Teeth of GiantsIn the most savage wilderness on the planet, the Chinese crime cartels hunted the elephants for their ivory. And nobody dared to cross them... Could one man help to put an end to this horrific trade? He was an old friend. His death was suspicious. At the least, ex-special forces soldier Jason Green had to return to Africa to pay his respects. He never intended to get caught up in the murky world of the illegal ivory trade. And falling for a hot-blooded television reporter wasn't part of the plan either.

Behind bars, time moves differently. Every moment stretches, every memory lingers, and every word carries the weight of survival. 21 Bars: Poetry from the Inside is an unapologetic, rhythmic journey through incarceration, self-reflection, and redemption. If you appreciate the unfiltered storytelling of Tupac Shakur, Langston Hughes, or Maya Angelou, this book will resonate deeply. These poems strip away pretense and dive headfirst into the realities of confinement—the regrets, the revelations, the hope that refuses to die.

Urban Poetry & Truth: The Echo of the Streets Raw. Real. Resilient. The streets have a voice—do you hear it? Urban Poetry & Truth: The Echo of the Streets is a lyrical journey through the grit, soul, and unbreakable spirit of city life. Through powerful storytelling, rhythmic flow, and hard-hitting truth, this collection captures the voices of those who live, love, fight, and survive in the urban landscape. Divided into Three Powerful Sections: The Streets & The Struggle – Survival, injustice, and the fight to make it through another day.

Of Poor Billionaires and Rich Paupers is a startlingly funny and fresh fusion of poetry, speeches, musings, warnings and pleadings couched in words that are memorable and well thought-out.

Whispers of the Heart and Life is more than a poetry collection—it’s part of a series designed to give you a toolkit to solve emotional and mental problems through art. It’s innovative and transformative. It’s a companion for anyone walking through the raw, quiet moments of life and love.

Quand l'ambition et la tradition tuent l'amour... Boussoura et Seini forment un couple moderne qui vit à Yaoundé. Il est médecin, elle est professeure de littérature. Une famille épanouie jusqu'au jour où tout bascule quand Seini est rattrapé par son passé. Fils de roi, il est appelé à prendre la succession. Malgré les réserves de son épouse, l'attrait du pouvoir est le plus fort. Devenu lamido, commandeur des croyants et garant des traditions et de la religion, il se transforme en roi tout-puissant.

A respected Nigerian psychologist travels to a remote southern border town to uncover the truth about the murder of three university students. When Dr. Philip Taiwo is called on by a powerful Nigerian politician to investigate the public torture and murder of three university students in Port...

Mentre per le strade dell'Addis Abeba del 1974 si rovescia la rabbia verso le politiche dell'impero, Hailu estrae un proiettile dalla schiena di un ragazzo ferito a un corteo. Muove il bisturi con le mani autorevoli di chi è abituato a curare. La medicina gli impone efficienza, rigore, distacco. Eppure in quella sala operatoria Hailu pensa a suo figlio Dawit, forse coetaneo del paziente a cui cerca di salvare la vita. Forse anche lui tra i dimostranti furiosi che sfidano la milizia di Hailé Selassié impegnata a sedare i disordini.

Abdulrazak Gurnah erzählt klug, mit Wärme und Humor aus dem heutigen Leben junger tansanischer Weltbürger – gelesen von Richard Barenberg Tansania, heute. Drei junge Menschen wachsen hier auf: Karim, der nach seinem Studium mit Ehrgeiz und großen Ideen in seine verschlafene Heimatstadt Daressalam zurückkehrt. Fauzia, die in Karim nicht nur ihren geliebten Partner, sondern auch die Chance sieht, einer allzu behüteten Kindheit zu entkommen.

From City to Rusticity is a powerful and evocative collection of over 30 poems by a talented African author. With a captivating blend of urban vibrancy and rural tranquility, these poems explore the contrasts between the bustling cityscape and the serene countryside. Through vivid imagery and heartfelt emotions, the author captures the essence of life in both environments, weaving tales of love, resilience, tradition, and change. Each poem is a journey through time and space, reflecting on the beauty of nature, the complexities of human relationships, and the ever-evolving African experience.

Poem about the comparison of what it is to be a Modern man today. What it may have been yesterday, and what it was to compare it to our relatively recent ancestors from just a hundred thousand years or so - The Neanderthals.

Loss-iLahleko (A National Choreopoem): The Audio Experience invites you on a heartfelt journey of loss and return. This audio adaptation brings the choreopoem from the full-length book Loss-iLahleko (A National Choreopoem) to life, offering a deeply moving literary and sonic experience.

This is a minute-by-minute depiction of a typical night at a legendary monthly house party known as 'The Wickedest'. Here, we meet a vivid cast of characters, young and old, all surfing a revelry steeped in camaraderie, community, desire and a spirit of jubilant defiance. A modern epic, The Wickedest explores the institution of shoobs or house parties and their vital role within working-class communities. The poems range from classical English sonnets to experimental forms and are immersively interwoven with text messages and ephemera. 

أكثر ما أرهقني، في التصاق كولمبس وامرأته بي، هو أنني لم أعد أجد وقتًا لمحاولة تخمينك، وكلما جلست مطأطأ النوم، وواسع الأرق، لأحياك كما أريد، وأحيك دسائس الحب...

African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were accounts by people who had generally escaped from slavery, about their journeys to freedom and ways they claimed their lives.

The Journey Back is the blistering sequel to The Journey. Kalu is a doctor, who escaped an extremist revolution in Nigeria. He tried to get his family across the Sahara to look for passage to the safety of Europe but they were duped by ruthless people traffickers and his wife and two daughters were lost at sea. Fast forward twenty-years and his daughter, Kissie is in Ukraine when Russian tanks cross the border and his family are in terrible danger again.

In these eclectic mix of riveting short stories, Sade Adeniran the award-winning author of Imagine This, explores a selection of shorts that range from love at first sight in Tube Ride, to a chilling encounter with a painting, in The Painting. Some of the stories are steeped in sorrow, others put a smile on your face.

Kennedi Mason thinks she's the luckiest woman on earth. She loves her job, she has a wonderful best friend, and she's been married for ten years to her soul mate. There's nothing she can think of that could make her life any better. Then one fateful day Kennedi receives a piece of news that will turn her world upside down. She's excited about it, and she knows that her husband, Blake, will be over the moon. He has always dreamed of this one thing happening, and she can't wait until he comes home so she can tell him.

Brought to you by Penguin. An expansive new collection from one of the UK’s most daring and celebrated poets In The New Carthaginians, time – and with it the world – is out of joint. A hijacked plane lands at Entebbe International Airport in 1976, triggering the crisis that will lead to...

Shad-Dari has escaped her past, her dreams now in reach. An excavator of the valuable old sounds of Órino-Rin, she steals tiny, unheard fragments of the sacred songs to erase the painful echo of her home planet, Ekwukwe. In one rebellion too far, she sets off a chain of events that severs her from time itself, forcing her, without another way forward, to face her past.

Alcools (1913) est un recueil de poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire qui illustre la transition entre tradition et modernité. Riche et varié, le recueil mêle des formes classiques et des innovations audacieuses, telles que l'absence de ponctuation. Les thèmes abordés oscillent entre amour, mélancolie, souvenirs et quête d'un idéal.

From creation myths and foundation legends to fascinating stories of human relationships and animal tales, these stories provide a diverse look at the countries and cultures across the African continent. Noted folklorist Helen Nde provides context for history and colonial influences for the stories.