Sat down to answer 10 Questions for Masobe Books. Watch!

#Africa and #Somaliland speak about their heritage and how to preserve it and protect for the coming generations at @HaregysaCC.
Jay Suguleh of National Museum of Somaliland, Ayanle Abdirahman of Ministry of Trade and Tourism, and Guleid from Visit Horn Africa, moderated by AbdiFatah-Quraishi.
@HIBF #Africa nWorldHeritageDay

Two years ago Hargeysa experienced a devastating loss due to the Waaheen fire market. The Hargeysa Cultural Centre collected pieces of the materials for a remembrance and exhibited during the #hibf2022 here is a second exhibition and a conversation on what improved join us Wednesday 4:30PM

#Somaliland joins the rest of Africa tonight in discussing the protection of culture and heritage for African World Heritage Day. Let's celebrate our rich history and commit to preserving our shared legacy #AfricanHeritageDay Jay SUGULEH Dr. Jama Musse Jama

“If I were talking to a young writer, I would recommend the cultivation of extreme indifference to both praise and blame because praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.” — John Berryman buff.ly/4ckqxS7

A few bright spots & interesting details from the RH Books x OPEN COUNTRY MAG Nigerian bestseller list:

1) Beautiful to see that developments in culture can directly affect book sales. Like the #GuinnessWorldRecord mania.

It’s encouraging for our reading culture.

🚨 #OlumidePopoola , author of, #WhenWeSpeakofNothing , returns with #LikeWaterLikeSea ! Years after her sister's passing, Nia navigates grief and complex relationships, shadowed by her mother's battle with bipolar disorder. Dive into her journey of self-discovery and resilience!

A little emotional saying goodbye after a wonderful few days @kabafest . Fun, conversation, books and art with old and new friends. Kaduna was truly a delight. Thank you for having me, can’t wait to be back❤️✨

Six Poems | Lorraine Henrie Lins iselemagazine.com/2022/04/30/six…

the community of book lovers steadily growing in kisumu around Lolwe Books KE makes me so happy. to be so far away and yet see my hometown embrace african literature in this way is all i ever needed to see. ❤️

Featured in the Semafor News in Kenya today talking about The City is Mine and SA lit landscape in general.

I am happy to share that my full collection, The Naming, has been accepted by African Poetry Book Funds for its Poetry Series and will be published under Nebraska Press in the fall of 2025.

I am always grateful to Prof. Kwame Dawes, who saw the weight and beauty of this work.

👏 The exhilarating #Kabafest24 weekend is over and what a time it was! Desk duty with 🇳🇬 coffee in my festival mug. Why'd it have to end? Huge thanks to Lọlá Shónẹ́yìn, Book Buzz Foundation, & Kaduna State Government for making it happen! More strength. Cc TigrayCoffee #NigerianLiterature #Kaduna

Have you visited the #Kabafest bookstore?? If you haven’t, ensure you do. There are lots of amazing titles for you

#Kabafest 24

Now available at your nearest bookstore

“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron
#Amazon #Book #Publishers #Generalbook

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Day 2 KABAFEST ✨
Had an amazing session discussing We Were Girls Once and my creative process with Fried Plantain
Thank you Toke for such a great conversation, and the audience for being so engaging ❤️

Looking forward to Day 3! ✨