Today's guest post is written by Bridget Krone. Bridget Krone lives and works in a village called Hilton just outside Pietermaritzburg, in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa. Her office looks onto a field where cows graze in the winter and cranes (both crowned and blue) visit in the summer. She has … Continue reading The subversive power of love in South African picture books
The story of 20th century Ethiopia through The Wife’s Tale, a memoir by Aida Edemariam
Today's guest post is by Caroline Kurtz. Caroline Kurtz is the author of three memoirs: A Road Called Down on Both Sides: Growing Up in Ethiopia and America; Today is Tomorrow; and Walking the Tideline: Loss and Renewal on the Oregon Coast Trail. From the age of five, Caroline grew up in Ethiopia, the child of … Continue reading The story of 20th century Ethiopia through The Wife’s Tale, a memoir by Aida Edemariam
Death by Music: Zakes Mda and the Zama Zama
Today's blog post is a review of Wafarers' Hymns, a novel written by South African novelist Zakes Mda. Guest written by Bridget Pitt. Bridget Pitt is a South African author and environmental activist who has published poetry, short fiction, non-fiction and three novels (Unbroken Wing, Kwela, 1998; The Unseen Leopard, Human & Rousseau, 2010; Notes from the … Continue reading Death by Music: Zakes Mda and the Zama Zama
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 