A delight as always to feature translator @bethlehemattfield.bsky.social, here with Adam Reta's COUCH GRASS, a collection of stories that invites readers into #Ethiopia’s literary heartbeat, where everyday gestures carry philosophical weight and history lingers in intimate lives.

I am delighted to share that Couch Grass, my translation of Adam Reta's Etemete Lomi Shita will be published by Fedessa Publishing at the end of this month. To listen to the excerpt: youtu.be/ICQoewxKiCc @AdamReta_Quotes

South Africa celebrated Heritage Day last month. To fully appreciate what this signifies, I asked Prof. June Bam-Hutchison, founding director of the first San and Khoi Research Centre, some questions. globalsouth.org/2025/09/june...

Sharing my daughter Saba’s blog, which draws on her childhood experiences 🇳🇬 and advocates for environmental justice that thoughtfully considers the legal systems and human rights frameworks of the Global South. globalsouth.org/2025/08/the-...

The power of collectives! Sharing Global Souths Hub's piece, offering collective wisdom on the challenges and advantages of attending conferences and how to maximise their value. globalsouth.org/2025/07/how-...

This interview with Icelandic author Thórdís Helgadóttir www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/january... demonstrates the points I made in my article globalsouth.org/2025/01/tran.... I would like to stress again the urgent need for a concerted effort to build African language corpora @GlobalSouthsHub

My latest podcast episode is about the Hatata Inquiries, discussing 2 extraordinary texts of African philosophy, something many assume as non-existent. To get the book at 80% discount Use the code WPD80 (until November 30) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipH3...

Thanks for the invite to join Bsky Henningham Family Press. Hope to bump into more publishers, writers and translators.