Abena Maryann
Read Ghanaian Challenge 2023
This year, the challenge has been divided into two parts; 12 reading prompts and a 7-day celebration on Social media.
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Abena Maryann
Jun 17, 20222 min read
Tsoo Boi: The Voices That Protest edited by Ama Asantewa Diaka
Tsoo Boi published by Tampered Press is an anthology highlighting conversations taking place in the real world, social media, and traditiona
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Abena Maryann
May 31, 20221 min read
Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu
Nadia Owusu’s mother abandoned her when she was 2 years old, she grew up in different places –, Rome, London, Dar-es-Salaam and Kampala.
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Abena Maryann
May 25, 20222 min read
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde
The Debut novel Vagabonds by Eloghosa Osunde follows the life of the Vagabonds - the queer, the poor, the displaced, the footloose and rogue
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Abena Maryann
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
16-year-old Bree enrols at a residential programme for bright high-schoolers after her mother dies in an accident to escape the past.
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Abena Maryann
Mar 28, 20222 min read
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The book follows the life of Hollywood actress Evelyn Hugo. Hugo is now ready to tell the truth about the glamorous and scandalous life
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Abena Maryann
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Ogadinma bu Ukamaka Olisakwe
At age 17 Ogadinma is raped which results in an unwanted pregnancy. She has an abortion to terminate the pregnancy.
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Abena Maryann
Mar 20, 20222 min read
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to bring a new African voice to the climate crisis by Vanessa Nakate
I first heard of Vanessa Nakate when news of the Associated Press (AP) cropping out her photo hit social media.
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Abena Maryann
Mar 1, 20222 min read
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies is a collection of short stories that explores raw and tender places where Black girls and women dare to
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Abena Maryann
Feb 18, 20222 min read
In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom
In Every Mirror She’s Black follows the lives of three Black women.
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Abena Maryann
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Accra Noir: The People and The Place
Accra Noir is a collection of short stories set in the capital city of Ghana – Accra.
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Abena Maryann
Sep 13, 20212 min read
The First Woman: Conversations about Mwenkanonkanon
The First Woman follows Kirabo on her journey to becoming a young woman and finding her place in the world.
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Abena Maryann
Sep 3, 20215 min read
Why African Book Influencers are left out
Western publishers deliberately leave African Book Influencers and Content Creator out of their marketing and promotion strategies.
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