Everyone expects us to fail, and to succeed is to be the exception. The space between renders us unremarkable.
Essays
Finding Myself in Empress & Aniya
Having grown up in an area of relative poverty, Empress's life really struck a chord with me. I got her. I knew what it was like.
How this great Ugandan novel shows us other ways of knowing
Where most African literature must harness Western critical acclaim before being celebrated back home, Kintu marks an important first in African literary history.
How Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah’s The Sex Lives of African Women will set you free
The Sex Lives of African Women is a safe space: it is pure, unadulterated freedom, somehow magically distilled and transformed into a 304-page book.