August 01

• Over 1000 Titles At "Nossa Senhora Do Monte" Fair

  ANGOP

  A total of 3,900 child books by local and foreign writers will be on display at the arts fair that will be held under the 27th edition of the "Nossa Senhora do Monte" celebrations... Read more »

• ZIBF Deferred to September

  The Herald

  The Zimbabwe International Book Fair which was slated for July 29 to August 3, has been deferred to September 30-October 5 to forestall collision with the harmonised elections... Read more »

July 30

• Segun Odegbami Launches Book in Abuja

  Premium Times

  Former Super Eagles player and 1980 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, winner, Segun Odegbami, launched his book 'Me, Football and more' on Tuesday in Abuja. Read more »

July 29

• Context-Aware Computing (CAC) Market 2013 Report

  PR Newswire

  Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7b9g4j/contextaware) has announced the addition of the "Context-Aware Computing (CAC) Market - Global... Read more »

• Municipality of Pozuelo Donates 2.500 Books to Bir Lehlou Library

  SPS

  The Municipality of Pozuelo has donated a total of 2.500 books to the library of Bir Lahlou Municipality, Saharawi refugee camps, to encourage reading and expand the knowledge of... Read more »

• Katikkiro Launches Bukedde Book On Buganda

  New Vision

  BUGANDA Kingdom's Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has launched a book entitled 'Ekitiibwa kya Buganda' in commemoration of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi's 20th coronation... Read more »

• Mbuvi to Publish Lessons Learnt in Life

  The Star

  Victor Mbuvi is getting into book publishing. The book, which is set for release in two months is titled When Greatness Calls: A Life's Journal. Read more »

July 27

• Kingsley Moghalu's 'Emerging Africa'

  Daily Trust

  The title of Kingsley Moghalu's new book, Emerging Africa (Bookcraft Ltd., 2013) is puzzling. Rather than being an affirmation of its title, Moghalu's book begs the question: "Is... Read more »

July 25

• Meet the Master of Kenya's Young Adult Fiction

  The Star

  Emmanuel Kariuki can easily pass for any other man in the streets. His demeanour is almost self effacing. But he has accomplished the feat of penning 17 titles! Read more »

July 23

• Soldiers of Fortune - Nigerian Politics From Buhari to Babangida (1983-1993) [book review]

  ThinkAfricaPress

  From the stern Buhari to the cunning Babangida, Max Siollun's account of coups and politics in late-80s/early-90s Nigeria is clear, compelling and committed to truth. Read more »

July 22

• Kigali Public Library - Creating a Culture of Reading

  Focus

  Rwanda's Public Library is working hard to get people reading. With an ambitious vision for library services within the country, the executive director of Rwanda Library Services,... Read more »

• Group Launches Book On Saro-Wiwa

  Vanguard

  THE Niger Delta Youth Movement, NDYM, Middle Belt Youth League, MBYL and Ogoni Solidarity Forum, OSF in collaboration with the Ogoni Economic Forum, OEF, said, yesterday, it was... Read more »

July 21

• Tablets Now Replacing Printed Bibles During Sunday Services

  Daily News

  DIGITAL tablets are not only taking over from desktops and laptops as the ultimate computing gadgets, but the slates are also slowly replacing Bibles in Arusha churches. Read more »

• The Soured and the Scorned

  This Day

  AYODEJI ROTINWA reports on a rare literary spat that caused small ripples among the literati of the African continent and has revered author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in the eye of... Read more »

• Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Wins Kwani Manuscript Prize

  Daily Trust

  Uganda's Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has won the Kwani Manuscript Project, a new literary prize for unpublished fiction by African writers, for her novel The Kintu Saga carting away... Read more »

July 19

• 'Textbooks Supply to Schools Remains a Challenge'

  Concord

  A survey report by a local non-governmental organization, Every Child Matters-Sierra Leone, has revealed that textbooks supplied to schools are inadequate. Read more »

July 18

• Archbishop Emeritus Peter Kwasi Sarpong Launches Book On Ghanaian Culture and Traditions [press release]

  Ghana Govt.

  The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mad Abla Dzifa Gomashie has called for the thorough study and appreciation of the history, culture and institutions,... Read more »

July 17

• Shakespeare Inspired Robben Island Inmates, Including Mandela

  VOA

  A copy of William Shakespeare's works that is on display in the United States for the first time has a backstory as compelling as the plays it contains. This volume tells a chapter... Read more »

• Poet Releases Book On 27 July in Luanda

  ANGOP

  The poet António Miguel de Oliveira e Costa, (S. Miguel), will sell on 27 July in Luanda, his most recent book titled "Diálogo com o Cosmo". Read more »

July 16

• Performance Poetry Takes Cape Town By Storm

  GroundUp

  There is a movement of art sweeping South Africa--spoken word and performance poetry. Though a relatively modern artform, most agree that South African performance poetry is rooted... Read more »

• Writers Union to Debate Waldemar Bastos' Career On Wednesday

  ANGOP

  The more than 20-year music career of the Angolan singer and composer Waldemar Bastos will be debated in a space dubbed "Meeting with Waldemar Bastos", to be held on Wednesday at... Read more »

July 15

• The Hard Road to Reform: the Politics of the Global Political Agreement [analysis]

  African Arguments

  Brian Raftopoulos (editor), The Hard Road to Reform: the Politics of Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement (Harare: Weaver Press in association with Solidarity Peace Trust, 2013) Read more »

July 14

• Africa As a Mystical Ring

  Daily Trust

  The spectrum of modem African literary writing has attained an enviable height and a wider dimension in terms of thematic coverage. It is not a part of African life that is said to... Read more »

July 13

• A True Mystical Ring

  Daily Trust

  The spectrum of modem African literary writing has attained an enviable height and a wider dimension than eve in terms of thematic coverage. Read more »

July 12

• Bringing African Voices to Children's Literature [interview]

  allAfrica

  The market for children's books in Africa is dominated by literature from outside the continent, much of which does not relate to the realities of African readers. This has... Read more »