“Before anyone finds out how high they can climb, Nell picks up a seed,” begins the cumulative tale of Austinite Anne Wynter’s award-winning picture book, nell plants a tree. In Wynter’s story, Nell ...

The Austin African American Book Festival is back again for its 19th year this Saturday at the Carver Museum. Dr. Rosalind Oliphant, founder & director of the Festival, joined us, along with ...

Africans are remembering the work of acclaimed author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, following his death in the U.S. They recall Ngũgĩ’s criticism of an autocratic administration, leading to his ...

Tributes to acclaimed African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died at 87 Africans are remembering the work of acclaimed author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, following his death in the U.S.

The star-studded announcement for Charleston Literary Festival 2025 features literary giants Joyce Carol Oates, Colum McCann, ...

Celebrate the final weekend of Pride Month, enjoy music and activities on Capitol Hill’s pedestrianized streets, and tour ...

At the African Writers Conference, held in Uganda in 1962, he met one of the authors who had made his work possible, Nigeria’s Chinua Achebe, who, following the acclaim of his novel “Things ...

Across three decades of democracy, South Africa has – like many places undergoing complex and uneven social change – seen an outpouring of remarkable nonfiction. The Interpreters is a new book that ...

Toni Morrison was an editor for 12 years, even as she wrote her own masterpieces. I spoke to her authors about what it was ...

Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and several celebrations are scheduled to take place this weekend, including the Central ...

At the African Writers Conference, held in Uganda in 1962, he met one of the authors who had made his work possible, Nigeria’s Chinua Achebe, who, following the acclaim of his novel “Things ...