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April 26, 2017April 26, 2017Kinna

“II ii – I have to think about what it means to be here…” by Dionne Brand

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017Kinna

“Self Portrait With No Flag” by Safia Elhillo

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017Kinna

“There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women” by Audre Lorde

April 11, 2017April 11, 2017Kinna

“In Time of War” by Eli Tetteh

March 25, 2017March 25, 2017Kinna

2017 Africa Reading Challenge

March 8, 2017March 9, 2017Kinna

For #InternationalWomensDay: “On Reading Jackie Kay” by Ama Ata Aidoo

November 13, 2016November 13, 2016Kinna

Currently: Eagerly Anticipating #Akefest16 in Abeokuta

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016Kinna

African Writers and Storytellers Resident in Ghana: Apply for the Nana Kofi Addo and the Abena Korantemaa Prizes

March 20, 2016March 20, 2016Kinna

Fiston Mwanza Mujilla and Tram 83 win 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature

February 26, 2016February 21, 2016Kinna

Short Story Day Africa announces 2016 theme and dates for submission

February 23, 2016February 22, 2016Kinna

2016 Writivism Short Story Prize opens for submssions

February 22, 2016February 22, 2016Kinna

TBR Book Tag!

February 14, 2016February 14, 2016Kinna

#LoveInLiteraryAfrica: A Reading List

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016Kinna

A Short Note Upon A First Reading of Kintu

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016Kinna

Jerome Reviews Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

January 10, 2016January 11, 2016Kinna

Currently: Harmattan in a New Year, Bookish Goals and Reading Challenges

January 6, 2016January 21, 2016Kinna

2016 Africa Reading Challenge

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015Kinna

The shortlist for 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature is announced and Tram 83 makes the cut

November 26, 2015November 26, 2015Kinna

Please, let’s stand with @BinyavangaW

November 26, 2015November 26, 2015Kinna

What’s up with the outdated language in description of Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing?

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Kinna

Lifelong reader. I read mostly fiction. I enjoy world literature. I’m partial to women writers, especially African women writers. Here, you'll find commentary on novels, short stories and poems. In Accra, Ghana. Contact me at kinnareads at gmail dot com. Host of Africa Reading Challenge.

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