Today’s post comes to you from Kris Feller. Naa-Adei Kotey: The Author Bringing Pre-Colonial African Leaders to Middle Grade Shelves This September, the American International School of Lagos (AISL) welcomed Nigerian-Ghanaian author Naa-Adei Kotey to share her 2025 debut, Sumanguru: Sorcerer King of Sosso, with our students. Sumanguru Kanté was a thirteenth-century king of the … Continue reading #ReadingAfrica: Meet Naa-Adei Kotey
Today’s post comes to you from Judie Oron. Thirty-five years ago, I found myself huddling in the passenger seat of a run-down Ethiopian government taxi. We were parked beside a tiny kiosk in a dusty market town in the north of Ethiopia. I was negotiating payment for an Ethiopian child slave named Wuditu and I … Continue reading #WorldKidLit: Ethiopian Purchase
Today’s post comes to you from Maryaan Kimutai There is something interesting about growing up in Africa and reading about the rest of the world. Through books, we become familiar with places we have never visited, people we have never met and societies we have only encountered through the imagination of writers. We learn to … Continue reading #ReadingAfrica: Finding Africa in its Literature
Today’s post comes to you from Tayla Mocke Crossing Pages, Crossing Borders: An Exploration into the Movement of People, Stories, and Ideas #ReadingAfrica turns 10 this year! Catalyst Press launched the campaign back in 2017 because we wanted to celebrate just how vast and varied African literature really is. And every year since, more teachers, … Continue reading #ReadingAfricaWeek 2026 thanks to The Catalyst Press
Today’s post comes to you from Vashalice Kaaba Welcome, everyone, to Reading Africa Month at the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative! As Executive Director, I am delighted to welcome you to a month of discovery, conversation, and appreciation for African literature. Throughout November, we will celebrate the continent’s authors, publishers, and storytelling traditions, while also … Continue reading #ReadingAfrica: Stories That Remember: A Welcome to Reading Africa Week & Month
