Author: Kinna
I'm a bibliophile who reads and reviews international, contemporary and classic literary fiction. I'm partial to the works of African women writers.
On Andrés Barba’s Such Small Hands and José Saramago’s Cain
“Song of Winnie” by Gwendolyn Brooks #PoetryMonth
From “Winnie” by Gwendolyn Brooks as we begin April is #PoetryMonth
12 Short Story Collections to Read in 2018
“Black Joy” by Koleka Putuma
March 31st Deadline for 2018 Writivism Prizes and The 2018 Golden Baobab Prize
(Cover Reveal) She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, seven others awarded 2018 Windham-Campbell Prizes
2018 Africa Reading Challenge
Currently: I’m up too early
“II ii – I have to think about what it means to be here…” by Dionne Brand
“Self Portrait With No Flag” by Safia Elhillo
“There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women” by Audre Lorde
“In Time of War” by Eli Tetteh
2017 Africa Reading Challenge
For #InternationalWomensDay: “On Reading Jackie Kay” by Ama Ata Aidoo
Currently: Eagerly Anticipating #Akefest16 in Abeokuta
African Writers and Storytellers Resident in Ghana: Apply for the Nana Kofi Addo and the Abena Korantemaa Prizes