Two book festivals – Pa Gya! and Aké Arts and Book Festival – will both take place soon. Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra, organised by the Writers Project of Ghana and hosted by the Goethe-Institut happens from 19th to 21st October 2018. According to WPG, there will be “over sixty writers, publishers, and literary […]| Kinna Reads
I’m not quite feeling my current format of titling these grouped review posts. The previous one is “Short Reviews of a Kang, a Clemmons and a Manyika“. On one hand, a generic “Review of Three Books” is not helpful – I generally like to indicate the writer and title of the book under review. On […]| Kinna Reads
The Six Degrees of Separation meme is hosted by Book Are My Favourite Things. The idea is to connect a book selected by the host to another book of your choice through six criteria of your choosing. It is a First Saturday of the Month event (of course I’m late!). I would like to use […]| Kinna Reads
I have read a ton of books in previous years but I’ve neglected to comment about them on this blog (not a surprise). There are several I want to rescue from the silent abyss and will do so in grouped reviews of much shorter lengths. The Vegetarian by Han Kang I confirm all the wonderful […]| Kinna Reads
The Six Degrees of Separation meme is hosted by Book Are My Favourite Things. The idea is to connect a book selected by the host to another book of your choice through six criteria of your choosing. It is a First Saturday of the Month event (of course I’m late!). I would like to use […]| Kinna Reads
I set myself a modest target of reading 50 books this year and already the Goodreads challenge-0-meter tells me I’m 5 books behind schedule. My reading slowed considerably in the first three months of the year but as I recover from illnesses, I’ve picked up the pace. Plus, the April Readathon has helped my stats. […]| Kinna Reads
It’s 7:46am in Accra; and since it’s also Saturday April 28, I’m up for Dewey’s 24-hour Readathon, Planning: how I will do this year’s Readathon. The twice yearly reading event was started by the late blogger Dewey in 2007 and it’s been kept going by a dedicated community of book bloggers and readers. I think […]| Kinna Reads
Some Ghanaian folks who dial the wrong number have the most infuriating manners. Here is a poet’s response. Enjoy! WRONG NUMBER NUMBER TWO No, There’s no “Mr. Coleman” here. And no, no. You mustn’t stay to chat me up. To warn you historical ancient, every ominous note intended, Please stranger, do not tarry. The path […]| Kinna Reads
Wana Udobang (MissWanaWana) is a journalist, poet and filmmaker. She lives in Lagos. Her spoken word album, In Memory of Forgetting, is available on iTunes. Also do check out her documentaries. (Wana’s Website). Wana is extraordinary, a woman so special, a performer. Her voice in this piece, mehn. Enjoy!| Kinna Reads
June Jordan was a Caribbean-American poet and essayist, born to Jamaican immigrants in Harlem in 1936, and raised in Bed-Stuy, New York. She was a highly acclaimed poet and essayist. She was probab…| Kinna Reads
