At London Book Fair 14-16 March 2017
At London Book Fair 14-16 March 2017 At London Book Fair 14-16 March 2017
The London Book Fair : 12-14 April 2016
A World Event in a World City Dates: 12-14 April 2016 Home – The London Book Fair The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. In 2016 the fair will take place at…
Man Booker Prize 2015: Marlon James
Man Booker Prize 2015: Marlon James wins for A Brief History of Seven Killings – first Jamaican author to win this prize ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34511049
London Book Fair 2015
Now in its 44th year, The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation, sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. For 2015 it returns to Olympia, West London for a Fair covering all aspects of the industry. https://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/visiting/
RIP Maya Angelou… 04/04/1928 – 28/05/2014
RIP Maya Angelou… I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) Gather Together in My Name (1974) Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas (1976) The Heart of a Woman (1981) All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986) A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002 Mom & Me &…
Tribute to Tajudeen-Truth to Power – Pan-African Postcards by Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem(ISBN-13 9781906387853)
Pambazaku Press has published Speaking Truth to Power – Pan-African Postcards by Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem,(ISBN-13 9781906387853) to mark the anniversary of his death on Africa Day 2009. This selection of Dr Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem’s weekly Pan-African Postcards demonstrates his steadfast commitment to Pan-Africanism and his determination to speak truth to power. He…
Port Harcourt named 2014 World Book Capital
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has selected Port Harcourt in Nigeria as the 2014 World Book Capital. According to the agency, its selection committee chose Port Harcourt for the quality of the programme it presented. It focused on youth and the impact it will have on…
Africa’s Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent, by L’once Ndikumana and James K. Boyce. Zed Books. London. £60 hardback; £12.99 paperback.
Debt rip-off While Western governments are trying to recoup money from foreign tax havens, African countries are being forced to pay loans that have already made their way into illicit external accounts. Desmond Davies reviews a book that throws light on a disturbing situation When President Olusegun Obasanjo came to…