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In Nothing Like a Dame, theater journalist Eddie Shapiro opens a jewelry box full of glittering surprises, through in-depth conversations with twenty leading women of Broadway. He carefully selected Tony Award-winning stars who have spent the majority of their careers in theater, leaving aside those who have moved on or occasionally drop back in. The women he interviewed spent endless hours with him, discussing their careers, offering insights into the iconic shows, changes on Broadway over the last century, and the art (and thrill) of taking the stage night after night.  

In Time and Songs of the River Men, Chinaka philosophises existence with an almost unflinching enthusiasm that transcends wandering, for although he describes himself as a "wanderer," it's obvious that the wealth of experience and philosophical insights engrafted in the poems surpass wandering, especially the metaphysical poems about 'life,' 'death,' and 'time'-the very essence of being. Chinaka puts on the gift of garb of an existentialist here.

The Journey Back is the blistering sequel to The Journey. Kalu is a doctor, who escaped an extremist revolution in Nigeria. He tried to get his family across the Sahara to look for passage to the safety of Europe but they were duped by ruthless people traffickers and his wife and two daughters were lost at sea. Fast forward twenty-years and his daughter, Kissie is in Ukraine when Russian tanks cross the border and his family are in terrible danger again.

En 1994, alors que l'Algérie s'enfonce dans la violence, ses parents choisissent de retourner s'y installer avec leurs enfants. Le lendemain de leur arrivée, la voiture familiale tombe sur un faux barrage tenu par le GIA, le Groupe islamique armé, premier événement d'une série de tragédies liées à la décennie noire. Pourquoi ses parents ont-ils voulu rentrer alors que tous ceux qui le peuvent fuient le pays ? Comment se construire lorsque le passé hante et dévore vos nuits ?

Blossoms of the Savannah follows the lives of two young sisters on the verge of womanhood. Taiyo and Resian both become aware of the conflict between their personal dreams and their duty to the Nasila tradition and culture. H. R. Ole Kulet addresses the elusive concerns of female genital mutilation and early marriages among the Maa community of the Massai and captures the listener's imagination as he traces the girls' excruciatingly painful steps to victory.

On a mission to follow her soul’s journey, she risks it all! "Why are you here," they wonder. "How is it there?" They ask. Lioness trod from the islands of her birth to the mainland of her soul. “Will they save me,” Lioness wonders. Did she ever find her path? Her divine purpose? Who knows. What does Lioness think?

Immerse your spirit in a world of darkened, narrative poetry, blended with insightful and twisted humor. An hourglass is tilted; but, but, death is nothing, compared to possessing of a hunted soul and spirit.

This short love book is my guide to love and romance. I believe in love, and there is no greater love than God's love. Love is everything around us and must be shown daily.

À la fin du XIXe siècle, Bilal Seck achève un pèlerinage à La Mecque et s'apprête à rentrer à Saint-Louis du Sénégal. Une épidémie de choléra décime alors la région, mais Bilal en réchappe, sous le regard incrédule d'un médecin français qui cherche à percer les secrets de son immunité. Ce chemin, Bilal l'emprunte à son tour, vers son pays natal, en passant par Djenné, la cité rouge, où vint buter un temps le voyage d'Ounifer et de son peuple.

Press both feet to the ground. Place your hand on your heart. You are brave and capable. It will always be your time. An empowering and uplifting collection of poems from groundbreaking and award-winning poet Koleka Putuma, about figuring out who you are and embracing it. With words to affirm...

Echoes of Military Souls is a power-packed package of art that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. It is a roller coaster stream of emotion. The poems forcefully remind us that soldiers lay down their lives for fellow humans. But do we really value this singular sacrifice? The theatrical ambience of the poems imprints indelible vistas of hope for the indefatigable human spirit!

In the Early settler days, the British did more than go to war. Many found the local folklore and beliefs fascinating, and collected them together. This is one of the first explorations of South African folk tales.

In these eclectic mix of riveting short stories, Sade Adeniran the award-winning author of Imagine This, explores a selection of shorts that range from love at first sight in Tube Ride, to a chilling encounter with a painting, in The Painting. Some of the stories are steeped in sorrow, others put a smile on your face.

Amana hopes his dark secrets will never catch up with him. But when nearby villagers discover a mauled body near him, the residents assume the traveling monk is to blame. Amana suspects the grisly handiwork of a bloodthirsty, mythological creature. Determined to clear his name and catch the culprit, Amana follows the trail of bloody clues. When shadows from his own past tie in with the demonic attack, he's torn between his vow of pacifism and his duty to protect the defenseless.

Seen as the rebel Essien, Tony has always felt like an outsider. With a daredevil lifestyle, he's more at home in leathers than in a suit, and more likely to be seen gracing the red carpets at a movie premiere with a starlet draped on his arms than in a boardroom. Still, he's determined to prove himself to his family and build a successful movie business. Spotting Rita Dike at an event, he sees the potential star of his new movie and his next pleasure conquest.

Breaking the Rod of the Sadist: Gyinaye (The Survivor) is prose and poetic piece written to invoke a compelling note of pleasure, trials, tears, and joys of a successful end to a total “life’s journey’’....

Three friends. Three challenges. Are they willing to risk everything for love? Life is good for ex-soldier turned entrepreneur Michael Ede. Or so he thinks. When his friends set him a challenge to exorcise the memory of a woman from his past, he expects it to be a walk in the park.

Shining a light on the remarkable, untold stories of reconciliation in Rwanda since the genocide in 1994, Kill the Devil is a love story between a survivor and a perpetrator of genocide in a lesson for our times and for all time.

I want you to know that I see you. I want you to know that even if no one else does, even if you are a ghost in this bookshop, or just the static floating across the screen of your computer, wherever you’re reading this, I see you. I see you in the dark and I see you in the grey. I see you as a story, as words I have spoken or may yet speak. Maybe only in a memory or a dream. I see your hands and your arms and your body and your legs and your face and I see what you have been and what you will be.

Kayo Chingonyi's remarkable second collection follows the course of a 'blood condition' as it finds its way to deeply personal grounds. From the banks of the Zambezi river to London and Leeds, these poems speak to how distance and time, nations and history can collapse within a body. With astonishing lyricism and musicality, this is a story of multiple inheritances—of grief and survival, renewal and the painful process of letting go—and a hymn to the people and places that run in our blood.

" À la maison la débâcle a commencé lorsque Jaja, mon frère, n'est pas allé communier et que Papa a lancé son gros missel en travers de la pièce et cassé les figurines des étagères en verre. " Kambili vit dans une famille nigériane aisée avec son frère aîné Jaja. Leur père est un catholique fondamentaliste, très respecté par la communauté d'Enugu. Mais lorsqu'un coup d'État contraint Kambili et Jaja à trouver refuge chez Tatie Ifeoma, ils découvrent un foyer bruyant et plein de vie et leurs illusions sur l'autorité religieuse et paternelle tombent. Commence alors un douloureux combat pour s'affranchir du passé.

"Where does all the grief go when it's not tugging at your wrist?" Enyegue's debut collection is an ode to girlhood, to Blackness, to generational trauma, sexual assault, and mental health. This collection does not aim to heal anyone who listens to it, but instead help them confront their own healing. Rather than sugar-coated bullets that enter you lightly, these poems are designed to hurt.

Sindiwe Magona's novel Mother to Mother explores the South African legacy of apartheid through the lens of a woman who remembers a life marked by oppression and injustice. Magona decided to write this novel when she discovered that Fulbright Scholar Amy Biehl, who had been killed while working...

What elevates teaching my mother how to give birth, what gives the poems their disturbing brilliance, is Warsan Shire's ability to give simple, beautiful eloquence to the veiled world where sensuality lives in the dominant narrative of Islam; reclaiming the more nuanced truths of earlier times -...

Past Chains is a chapbook made up of long and medium length poems that express beauty, cruelty, silliness and love of friends and family in a world full of converging complexities. I was on a path to find which way is up in a life turned upside. It is my hope that all those who read this book will be inspired, uplifted and set free from their past chains.

Biracial Woman Says Aren’t I a Black Woman Too details a biracial woman contemplating her identity regarding issues of race and society.

Its events revolve around an orphan from Upper Egypt who is involved in the crime of excavating and selling Pharaonic antiquities, which leads to a bloody conflict. The novel explores in detail the process of excavating graves and the Egyptian culture’s reliance on the jinn (spirits) to fight the jinn, the guardian of the treasure. The story takes place in an atmosphere of suspense and excitement as different characters become involved in the crime, leading to a violent and destructive conflict that claims the lives of many people.

From Addict to Advocate is a series of poems that dive into the mind and emotions of Abdirahman Warsame throughout his journey through recovery....

This book will make you laugh, cry, and feel all the emotions of times with your mom as you listen. A beautiful collection of 46 heartwarming and inspirational stories of mothers and motherhood. Brand new out of Africa. The book comes to celebrate moms across the globe!

The most novel collection of unknown insights about Africa's consumer markets.

Kenkey for Ewes and Other Very Short Stories is a collection of 50 stories that are considered to be some of the best published works on the Flash Fiction Ghana blog.

From beloved Malawian storyteller Upile Chisala comes the revised and expanded edition of her second collection of poetry. In nectar, Chisala guides listeners through a beautiful process of growth and renewal. These poems celebrate our always complex, sometimes troubled roots while encouraging us to grow through and beyond them toward a passionate self-love. Chisala’s hope is that her words will encourage listeners to sow seeds of change in their own lives and the lives of others.

Chameleon Aura presents a harmonious blend of experience and advice through a chaptered series of prose and poetry that focuses on shared experiences in love and loss. Chapata's touching narrative celebrates humanity for their biological resilience and undeniable worth. This collection leaves listeners warm with hope for growth, rebirth, and, most prominently, self-acceptance.

As Soft as Fire collects Upile Chisala’s three acclaimed poetry books—soft magic, nectar, and a fire like you—in audiobook form, complete with the author’s reflections on her inspiration and process. soft magic, Chisala’s debut collection, explores themes of survival and healing; nectar expands on the topics of growth and renewal despite hardship; and a fire like you, her most recent collection, celebrates self-love and desire.

In this never-before-published collection, poet Upile Chisala grapples with themes of love, loss, and desire. Throughout this third book, she explores her identity as a black Malawian woman, offering intimate reflections on her life and experiences, imparting a stirring, universal message of empowerment and self-love.

Persévère partage avec vous des pensées édifiantes sur l'amour, la solitude et les relations humaines. Vous serez inspirés. Vous vous sentirez moins seuls et vous serez encouragés à approcher la vie avec une rare confiance en soi.

Endless Seasons is a collection of poems about oil, the Niger Delta, and emotions. Oppression, pain, corruption, exploitation and injustice are themes that run through the poems. There is the recurrent theme of female subjugation, as well as the deep personal struggles of the African woman. In diverse ways, the poems poignantly portray the sufferings of the women, men, and children of Africa.

THE ORISHS WITHIN YOU: This Book Is About The Characteristics Of The Orisha's That Are Within You. This is Designed To Give Knowledge To The Infant Stage Beginners Who Are Wanting To Know The Characteristics Of The Orishas And How They're Connected To You. This Book Will Go Over 14 Orishas With Pictures That Fit Their Characters.