Books & Literature explores stories, ideas, and voices shaping culture through writing. From novels and poetry to essays, publishing news, and literary conversations, we highlight authors, books, and the power of words from Africa and around the world.
For years, we carried the idea of building something that felt bigger than ourselves. Wazo Publishing Press, or simply WPP, was not just a business concept. It was the foundation of a friendship, a shared belief that stories still matter,…
Irish author Sally Rooney has said she believes she can no longer safely enter the United Kingdom without risking arrest. She made the statement after the UK government designated the activist group Palestine Action as a banned organisation under its…
My journey to becoming a professional writer with several titles under my name wasn’t a piece of cake. I had to learn, try, fail, learn again, try harder, fail, learn more, work smart, and finally, I made it. No one…
