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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.
May 20, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

László Krasznahorkai wins the 2015 Man Booker International Prize

May 19, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

Winner of The Man Booker International Prize will be announced today. Four Africans are up for the award.

May 15, 2015May 25, 2015 Kinna

Online Magazines: May 2015 Issues

May 13, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

“Translations” by Adrienne Rich

May 10, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

Link Gems: Ghansah on Morrison; Akpabli on Fufu; Gachagua on Poetry and Grief; and more.

May 7, 2015May 25, 2015 Kinna

Call for Applications: AWDF’s “Writing for Social Change” Workshop for African Women

May 6, 2015May 26, 2015 Kinna

10 Poetry Books To Add To Your Reading List

April 29, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

“Unclaimed” by Clifton Gachagua

April 27, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

Yiyun Li wins The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award with ‘A Sheltered Woman’

April 26, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

From “You are in the dark, in the car…” by Claudia Rankine

April 26, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

Nana Malone and Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Will Read in Accra this Week

April 20, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

“Some of My Worst Wounds” by Lorna Goodison

April 15, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

“Since you” by Dionne Brand

April 13, 2015May 25, 2015 Kinna

“Dust to Dust” by Tsitsi Jaji

April 11, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

“here rests” by Lucille Clifton

April 9, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

“Tonight” by Ladan Osman

April 9, 2015September 26, 2015 Kinna

In Search of the New for (US) National Poetry Month

March 2, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

My Shadow Jalada Prize Longlist

February 19, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

“Freezing in Sunshine” by Ama Ata Aidoo

February 17, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

Jerome Reviews A. K. Awedoba’s An Ethnographic Study of Northern Ghanaian Conflicts: Towards a Sustainable Peace

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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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