topic: coronavirus

Once Upon a Night
May 27, 2020
I miss the night. I long for its nocturnal freedom. The cover of the twinkle and sparkle of the stellar blanket. Before you think that I...
Opinion
No, I won't write about corona
April 28, 2020
“A novel is a mirror walking down a long road.” --Stendhal, The Red and the Black As we writers know, we have a great habit of being locked...
Reviews
Makena Maganjo chronicles 1990s Nairobi
April 2, 2020
I got my copy of Makena Maganjo’s South B's Finest a few days prior to Kenya's first Covid-19 case. Reading it now, a few days into this...
blog
Open Call: The Corona Notebooks
April 1, 2020
We find ourselves in a truly challenging moment as this coronavirus pandemic becomes a long and difficult daily reality. Not only are our...
Opinion
Reading Wole Soyinka’s "Madmen and Specialists" in a Time of Pandemic
March 25, 2020
Can African literature offer a sense of guidance through the current pandemic of COVID-19? Articles have circulated online about “ pandemic...