Summer Plunge: Reading African Women🌻
This summer, we’ll plunge into three fabulous, recent novels by African women writers. Join us for the full immersion with this three-for-one book clubs deal. Fill your calendar with beach reads and meet a trio of literary stars!
There has been an explosion of new writing by African women and it has completely altered our literary landscapes. We had a wide array of titles to choose from but we’ve chosen a story about a young girl from Mombasa who sets off on magical boat in search of her father, a timely tale of survival during the Ebola pandemic set in West Africa and a quirky satire about the miseducation of Harry in an unbearably white small town in Pennsylvania.
Schedule
July 01, Friday: The House of Rust by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber
12pm New York | 7pm Mombasa | 5pm London
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July 23, Saturday: In the Company of Men by Véronique Tadjo.
12pm New York | 4pm Abidjan | 6pm Paris
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Aug 20, Saturday: Harry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo Okparanta.
12pm New York | 7pm Mombasa | 5pm London
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Remember to:
a. Get yourself a copy of the books!
b. Read the books before the meeting! (No one is checking if you've finished the book, but you will get the most out of the club and the chat with the author if you read ahead.)
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