The 2026 Voix d'Afriques (Voices from Africa) literature prize has been awarded to Pascal Boroto, a young writer from the Democratic Republic of Congo, for a novel inspired by his journalist mother.

By Henry Akubuiro Thirteen years after his death, legendary Nigerian writer, Professor Chinua Achebe, has continued to influence African writers. It is an affirmation of his genius, vision and nous of ...

Shteyngart’s article is the latest in The Atlantic’s series “The Writer’s Way,” in which journalists and novelists follow the ...

For Black women? That desire is significantly magnified. Since books are the gift that keeps on giving, here are 21 titles that unquestionably ...

Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 ...

Atlanta author Elene Catrakilis’ debut novel, Under an African Sky (Belvedere House, March 10) takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the end of apartheid, following two middle-aged women ...

Years of Black Life and Culture Festival explores 250 years of Black life, culture, and resistance through scholarship, literature, music, and community. The 2026 Africana Arts & Humanities ...

South African-born literary scholar Dennis Walder recently published an evocative life story called Amid the Alien Corn: A Son’s Memoir. In it, he tracks how, even as a child, he became aware that his ...

Shaffer examines how early 20th-century African American novels captured the promise and challenges faced by Blacks migrating from the rural South to Northern cities. Published this month by the ...

Saeed explains her unofficial process for getting into classic literature. In my senior year of high school, I took Mr. Graham’s literature class out of a lack of decisiveness; I frankly don’t know ...

Washington, D.C. (7News) — Cozy Girl book club is helping black women in the DMV make connections through literature. On Friday, Megan learned how the founder created a space with good energy and ...

Throughout March, WTOP is celebrating Women’s History Month. Join us on-air and online as we honor the achievements of women in the D.C. region. For Women’s History Month, Arlington Public Library ...