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Vickie Remoe is Releasing Another Children’s Book (& It’s Inspired By African Fashion)
Just five months after releasing her bestselling book, Adama Loves Akara, (which was inspired by her 5-year-old son), Remoe has written a second children’s book, A print for Ami with Pikin Books. ...Sierra Leone: New Book ‘The Girl Who Swallowed Fire’ by Iyatunde Cole
Sierra Leonean Author, Iyatunde Cole just released her long awaited book ‘The Girl Who Swallowed Fire’. This book is an autobiography about surviving sexual assault. Ms Cole says she wrote this book ...‘Radiance of tomorrow’ is first novel from Long Way Gone author Ishmeah Beah
Ishmael Beah the 33-year-old best selling Sierra Leonean author who made his writing debut with A Long Way Gone has a new novel. The Radiance of Tomorrow which will be out on ...Aminatta Forna’s latest novel The Hired Man in stores March 28
Aminatta Forna’s latest novel will be available on Amazon and in stores on March 28th. The Hired Man takes place in Croatia and deals with themes of longing, loss, war, and love. Synopsis: ...Bullying inspires ‘Sallymatu’s Soup’, new kid’s book for African immigrants in diaspora
Author Carol Sallymatu Bangura says the inspiration for her recently published children’s book came from year’s of being bullied for being a dark-skinned African child. “Sallymatu’s Soup” is a children’s book ...Precious Williams ‘Color Blind’: White Parents, Black Babies
Precious Williams: (c) TV4 Black nannies caring for white babies is a time old tradition as old as the days of slavery. And today many of the Black nannies pushing strollers with ...Aminatta Forna on the BBC (video)
Aminatta Forna talks about the characters from her Commonwealth Prize winning novel, Memory of Love. Like many Sierra Leoneans, I echo her sentiments on the lack of respect and naivete of many ...Aminatta Forna’s ‘Memory of Love’ wins Commonwealth Prize
Aminatta Forna When I finished reading ‘Memory of Love’ on Friday I was amazed at how accurately Aminatta Forna was able to capture the essence of Sierra Leone life and society in ...The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara, Sierra Leone Civil War Survivor
Olufemi Terry’s Booker prize win might have you looking for other sierra leonean writing talent.You may have heard of Mariatu Kamara’s Bite of the Mango published back in 2008 in Canada. The ...Sierra Leonean Writer wins 2010 Booker Prize – Olufemi Terry
READ STICKFIGHTING DAYS by OLUFEMI TERRY I like to think i stay informed but prior to this i never heard of the very good looking and talented Mr. Olufemi Terry who has ...
