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Antiguan-born, Marie Elena-John weaves together West Indian history, African culture, and American sensibilities in her debut novel, "Unburnable."

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IF he lived off his words, Justice James M. Ogoola would probably be rich, for this old wise man, who is also Uganda High court's principle judge, has a way with words. (AllAfrica)

ONE of the biggest problems facing Ugandan farmers is lack of technical information about their enterprises. They also lack access to extension services. (AllAfrica)

Written by: J. Rutaisire, G. Bwanika, P. Walekhwa and D. Kahwa (AllAfrica)

SEASONED Zimbabwean book publisher Irene Staunton of Weaver Press was recently shortlisted for the 2009 PEN/Studzinski Literary Award for her short story Pauline's Ghost. (AllAfrica)

Burundi has recently emerged from twelve years of devastating civil war. Its economy has been destroyed and hundreds and thousands of people have been killed. In this book, the voices of ordinary Burundians are heard for the first time. (AllAfrica)

Africa is poor. If we send it money it will be less poor. It seems perfectly logical, doesn't it? Millions of people in the rich world, moved by images on television and appalled by the miserable conditions endured by so many in other countries, have joined campaigns to persuade their governments to double aid to Africa and help put an end to such shameful inequality. (AllAfrica)

A traveler-historian in the tradition of Ibn Battuta, Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Jubayr, Leo was a man of many talents, occupations and adventures. He was, at various times, a diplomat, jurist, hospital administrator, geographer, teacher, political prisoner and international celebrity. (AllAfrica)

A project named Sopa de Letrinhas will be launched on Wednesday, in Luanda, by Brazil-Angola culture house, meant to promote reading for children, Angop has learnt. (AllAfrica)

One issue that cannot be flogged to death in Nigeria's literary cafÈ is the attitude of people to reading. The art of reading makes good leadership any day. A critic observed at a book launch that not until most Nigerian leaders devote quality time for reading, the success of the seven-point agenda and its likes may not see the light of day. (AllAfrica)

One of the biggest challenges our schools face especially in rural areas is creating a reading culture among students. Books are quite expensive and very few schools, if any, have well-stocked libraries. (AllAfrica)

The Nigerian movie industry, universally known as Nollywood, has a determined chronicler in Kema Akeh, a University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) trained historian, public administrator, industrial sociologist, journalist, lecturer, and management, marketing and public relations consultant. Kema Akeh has just published the 92-page book entitled The Movie Industry in Nigeria, which encompasses the history of filmmaking in Nigeria, the entry of Nollywood, the relationship of corporate bodies with Nollywood, the role of government, capped with an appendix on code of ethics and production for filmmakers in Nigeria. (AllAfrica)

There is a good number of sculptors who let their sculptures speak for themselves and one such artist is Lazarus Takawira. (AllAfrica)

Mombasa is known all over the world as a city of sun-kissed beaches and luxurious hotels packed with tourists having the time of their lives. (AllAfrica)

Top brass of the Nigeria Police, the business community, political class and captains of industry yesterday in Abuja graced the book launch authored by the retiring Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, which netted over N60 million as at the time of writing this report. (AllAfrica)

Bekai Malick Sosseh, a veteran telegraphist cum general engineer, aged 74 and a resident of Latrikunda German, recently published a book entitled "A Professional Career Guide in Engineering". (AllAfrica)

Dambisa Moyo's new book; Dead Aid , has sent ripples across the globe, particularly for those in the billion-dollar aid industry for whom this provocative book ought to make required reading. (AllAfrica)

The city of Lubango, southern Huíla province, will on Thursday host a children's book fair, in an initiative of the Provincial Department of Culture, in light of the International and African Children's Days, commemorated on June 01 and 16, respectively. (AllAfrica)

"From religion, history, and sociology, to culture and literature, this volume appeals to multiple disciplines as Sàngó is interrogated on several levels of complexity." ?Niyi Afolabi, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (AllAfrica)

Radical changes have taken place in Africa since 1990. What are the realities of these changes? What significant differences have emerged between African countries? What is the future for democracy in the continent? (AllAfrica)

Nigerian may in not too distance future have insight on a the intrigues and power play that characterized the annulment of June 12 election in 1993 by the despotic regime of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, as one of principal actor of the saga, Alhaji Bashir Tofa hinted of a plan to document his own account of the sad Nigerian history. (AllAfrica)

Brian H. Jones (2008) a.k.a Brian Harlech-Jones (AllAfrica)

PREPARATIONS for this year's edition of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair -- scheduled for July 27 -- have started , after last year's showcase failed to take place owing to financial constraints. (AllAfrica)

One of the best kept secrets on the African continent this year is the 2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival of Algiers, taking place in the north African country 40 years after it hosted the first one. (AllAfrica)

Angolan writer Pepetela on Thursday here presented and autographed his latest book entitled "O Planalto e a Estepe", Angop has learnt. (AllAfrica)

Looks at changing notions about men and masculinity in Ghana. (AllAfrica)

The Ministry of Culture will hold on 25 to 28 June an exhibition dubbed Jardim do Livro Infantil (Children's Book Garden), in Luanda's Independence Square. (AllAfrica)

Book: Slumdog Millionaire (First published as Q&A) (AllAfrica)

The gastronomist Júlio Lucas intends to release in September 2009, a book on Angolan typical food entitled "Kandimbanza-gastronomia angolana". (AllAfrica)

The writer Alexandra Fuller is best known in southern Africa for two books which portray with vivid and – for one who grew up in the same milieu – discomforting accuracy the sad, often sordid world of white Rhodesia. (AllAfrica)

At Home Abroad is a stunning autobiography of Nancy Henderson-James's youth in Africa. Heart-wrenching is her uprooting at age 15 when the war for independence began, from Angola, whose natural world, people, customs, languages she so loved. Nancy bravely and articulately recounts a true saga of personal loss and bereavement. But out of the crucible of conflicts between herself and her parents, the Africa she loved and the America from which she felt estranged, comes crystalline strength, confidence, humor, and self-knowledge. Her journey to wholeness, with its exquisite analysis and detail, enlightens us, so that we, too, see our own lives with new understanding and compassion and recognize better our place in the 21st century as citizens of the world. (AllAfrica)

THE Zimbabwe International Book Fair returns to the Harare Gardens at the end of July with Professor Hope Sadza, the Vice-Chancellor of Women's University in Africa, set to provide the keynote address. (AllAfrica)

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