You will receive a lot of entreaties today, all of them worthy. I just want to bring your attention to Hope for Haiti, which does amazing work. My dad is on the board and one of the best things about HfH is that in the ground it is run by Haitians hopeforhaiti.com/givingtuesday/

#Read in #October & #November 1. THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN by Marjan Kamali. A story of friendship, immigration, social class, and how women navigate cultural and political hurdles. A deeply moving novel. Thanks for recommending it, @tryphenayeboah

Our latest issue is now available for purchase! Featuring work by @bcar.bsky.social, @lenakt.bsky.social, @ninacpelaez.bsky.social, @pagestar.bsky.social, @preetivangani.bsky.social, @michaelimossan.bsky.social, and more. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/fall-2...

What l #read in #July #BookSky

It’s July 11 — my birthday. Happy to announce that my poems are published in Lolwe Issue 11 alongside Loic Ekinga (DR Congo), Frank Njugi (Kenya), Susan Goffe (Jamaica), David Emeka (Nigeria) & Amanda Nechesa (Kenya). Many thanks to editor Nadia Bongo (Gabon) for her guidance. bit.ly/KidneyTree

Brunel University of London is hosting a series of writing workshops and publishing webinars for aspiring writers. Sign up for the free online workshops here: bit.ly/4evXE6M

"A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger" King of Ashes is on sale now!! 🔥 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b...

What l #read in #May ON EARTH WE’RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS by Ocean Vuong. Started reading his new novel but put it aside to try this one and Gosh was l moved! I’ve never read a book with such beautiful language. “Sometimes being offered tenderness feels like the very proof that you’ve been ruined.”

One of the books l read as a child was by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. He was among the authors who stirred my love for writing. I’m sad to hear of his passing today. What a loss to the world and to literature. May God receive him with mercy. Photo: UCI Podcast

What l #read in #April 1/6: CARELESS PEOPLE by Sarah Wynn-Williams. Unbelievable read. The revelations about the toxic, misogynistic workplace culture at Facebook, its role in influencing world politics, surveillance, algorithm manipulation and more, makes this a must read.

Tulips @ the #TulipFestival at Nelson Produce Farm

Preorder your copy of WE LIVE HERE NOW by @sarahpinborough.bsky.social and sign up to receive this exclusive art print of Larkin Lodge by Travis DeMello! read.macmillan.com/fib/welivehe...

Hello Spring!

1/2 Read in Jan, Feb, March

Like @coloradotravis.bsky.social I consumed this over the weekend, and I highly encourage everyone to read it. The coverage is treating the book as an expose of Meta culture and execs and while it is that, I think the more interesting parts are in between and focus on global power dynamics 1/

I had a chat with Sarah Yanni about writing and more. Check it out… 2035africa.org/conversation...

Follow the new Sudan Solidarity Collective account and help them increase their followers! Get updates on upcoming Workshops4Sudan events and information about how you can support mutual aid on the ground. → @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social → @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social → @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social

Our annual book prize in poetry and fiction is closing soon! Send us your manuscripts by March 15 for a chance to win $3000 and publication by @univnebpress.bsky.social. For full guidelines, visit prairieschooner.unl.edu/book-prize-g...

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One more week for our BIPOC-only short story collection call! We haven't received many submissions yet, and we'd love to read yours. If you've been going back and forth about submitting because you're not sure your book will be a good fit, send it in anyway: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

This Friday!

We're launching our very first influencer program—FLATIRON FIRST LOOK! Apply now: read.macmillan.com/fib/flatiron...

“Chuka” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Just saying l’m looking forward to Dream Count 💁🏿‍♀️ www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

it should be illegal to ask "so when is your next book" when less than six months have elapsed since your last book was published

I got spotlighted by my uni 🙏🏿 and…l used to sing newsroom.unl.edu/announce/gra...

I’m grateful to the editors of The Shallow Tales Review for featuring my work in their latest issue. Special thanks to the poetry editor Rasaq Malik You can listen, read and share at the link. #poetry #booksky theshallowtalesreview.com.ng/three-poems-...

OUT today! Keep your orders coming!

Happy pub day to these amazing books! ⁣ 🩷 Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old by @thebrookeshields.bsky.social 📄 Beautiful Ugly by @alicefeeney.com 📰 The JFK Conspiracy by @bradmeltzer.bsky.social and @joshmensch.bsky.social 🍁 The Longest Autumn by @averyamesauthor.bsky.social

People love to blather on about how we have to abandon CA when something climate-related happens as if anywhere in the world is safe. Climate disasters now happen absolutely everywhere and there is no escaping it. So.

Grateful. Adding two titles to your bookshelf in 2025. Two poetic offerings: African Urban Echoes & Contraband Bodies.

Sunset at 5pm #Omaha #NE

#NewFiction I’m grateful to Transition magazine for publishing my short fiction, “An Impossible Case” — the story of a Ugandan grandma refusal to break despite frustrations from our healthcare system. Congrats to the writers featured in this issue. transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu/an-impossibl...

The world's most ignored conflict. www.ft.com/content/7a61...

#NowReading… Enjoying this quite a bit

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read African books! @brittlepaper.bsky.social's 100 notable books of 2024 is a good place to start. brittlepaper.com/100-notable-...

🕊️ Luckily, your words are alive. Rest in power, Nikki Giovanni.

@thecontinent.org is such a great paper. And it’s free. Subscribe and learn more about Africa and world news that matter to the continent

#Wicked is such a great movie. The singing was one of my favorite thing about it.

#NowReading… Migrations. A novel about a complex subject like climate change handled so artfully & movingly. Here, you’ll dive into the world of birds, fish & fisherfolk, the ocean & its allure, mothers & daughters, husbands and wives — all linked around one thing, our earth & its current state.

German musician Theresia Philipp composed a song based on my poem “l Died Alive” Listen (00 to 9:24 mins). So grateful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrkr...

Thanks Ber, and congratulations on your acquisition! Super proud of your work!!

New poetry anthology cover reveal! Congratulations to all the authors and editors Rasaq Malik Gbolahan and Jide Salawu for the great work! Thank you for featuring my poetry in this monumental book! Excited for the Winter release. #PoetryfromAfricancities #WritingCommunity @jidesalawu.bsky.social

…now reading. The humor in this is everything! #Booksky #WritingCommunity

Now reading… #Booksky #WritingCommunity

My loss is a loss with doors. It opens. — Gbenga Adesina in “The Lovers of Modena”

Educated by Tara Westover is one of the most gripping, masterful, heartbreaking and important memoirs l’ve read (yet). #BookSky #WritingCommunity