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Chimamanda Adichie’s Essay on Trump is Actually a Lesson in Political Discourse
If you ever wondered what Chimamanda Adichie thought of the outcome of the recently concluded US election, you can stop guessing. In a recent essay published in The New Yorker, Adichie writes: “The...
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The Gerald Kraak Award Shortlist Announced
6 months ago, we announced the call for submissions for the inaugural edition of the Gerald Kraak Awards. In honor of South African activist, who devoted his life to fighting for LGBTI issues, writers...
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Wole Soyinka Calls Nigerian Internet Trolls “Nattering Nit-wits of Internet”
Wole Soyinka has been the target of vicious criticism in the wake of a series of statements he made about the US election. You might recall Soyinka telling a room of Oxford university students that he...
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The Night My Dead Girlfriend Called | Episode 5: The Question of Questions |...
When he came out of the committee room – feeling the coolness of the air conditioner in the absence of the bright lights on him when he faced the committee – he dialled Sade’s number and got a...
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Conversations with Red Shoe Man | By Ndung’u Kimani | An African Story
“REMEMBER to show all your workings and don’t forget to sign the exam attendance sheet,” Mr Amin is saying. We call him Idi Amin. He is our math teacher and he is savage. He also has an uncanny...
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Pisho | by Jesse Mpango | An African Story
For him war was the sound of vehicles. The ones so heavy they had to bounce as they moved to let the ground breathe between blows. They scuttled through the night, rattling mechanically. His mother...
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Lost in Transfusion | by Tolulope Popoola | Flash Fiction
A doctor came out of the operating theatre and a nurse walked over to him, said a few words and pointed at me. The doctor walked towards me and held out his hand as he smiled at me. “Congratulations,”...
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The 2016 Brittle Paper Literary Person of the Year
Last year, we inaugurated the African Literary Person of the Year Award. The idea was to celebrate an African writer who inspired us in our lives as readers, fans, and critics of African writing and...
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My Feminism | The Business of Beauty | by Ainehi Edoro
Chimamanda Adichie is endlessly inspiring. It is a beautiful thing that one of the most powerful figures of contemporary feminism is an African woman. It is history making, and it is empowering....
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Ngugi wa Thiongo Says Nobel Prize “Would Be Validating But Not Essential”
Each year, Ngugi wa Thiongo’s readers and fans await the announcement of the Nobel Prize for Literature with bated breath— hoping that their beloved literary icon would snag the coveted award. Even...
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The Winners of the 2017 Golden Baobab Prize for African Children’s Books
Kudos to the folks at Golden Baobab for all the light they are shining on African children’s books. The Golden Baobab Prize awarded to the best African children’s book is in its 7th edition, and we...
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My Favorite Books by African Writers in 2016 | by Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed
Call me biased, but 2016 was another great year for African literature. Cassava Republic Press launched in the UK with an aim to “change the way the world thinks about African writing.” Works written...
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The Night My Dead Girlfriend Called | Episode 6: This Thing Must End | by...
Badoo knew he would be a star in the eyes of the opponents of robot importation. He knew how closely the committee hearings would be followed by the rank and file. He was not thinking too highly of...
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Thank You!
2016 is just about done, so we are wrapping things up here at Brittle Paper. We enjoyed every minute we spent bringing you updates on the African literary scene, introducing you to new writers, and...
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Ibim Pt. 1 | by Sotonye Dan | Nigerian University Stories
I The first day Ibim walked into campus, he found a nice spot to chill in: a thatched shed in front of the Fine and Applied Arts block, built by Fine and Applied Arts students, who could have been...
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Poetry in the Republic of Love or A Goddamn Poem about Goddamn things &...
(Warning: this poem is full of shit) I love you like I love the diminishing sweet cries of the sparrow in my head […]
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Teju Cole on How John Berger Changed His Life
John Berger, the acclaimed author of Ways of Seeing died yesterday in Paris. He was 90 years old. Teju Cole was among the chorus of writers and fans who took to social media to pay tribute to the...
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How to Write About Northern Nigeria | by Pwaangulongii Dauod
Do not begin until you have a large map of Nigeria before you. You will need it: at least for inspiration (or direction), or for the sake of knowing how big the size of the North is. Note: Nigeria is...
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Book Excerpt | Binti Home | by Nnedi Okoafor
The long-awaited sequel to Binti comes out in a few weeks. Ahead of the official release, an excerpt of the story was published on io9.gizmodo.com. At the end of book one, Binti arrives at Oomza...
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“To a limitless 2017!”| Socrates Mbamalu’s Honest and Inspiring Message About...
The dream of becoming a writer is a beautiful dream. But the journey to achieving that dream can be long, lonely and exhausting. African writers often face the added difficulties of harsh economic...
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