Discover African literature with Catch a Vibe Book Club
At Catch a Vibe we like to read and we’ve reviewed the most exciting new voices in African literature: Lola Shoneyin, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Chika Unigwe, Marguerite Abouet, Brian Chikwava, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and many more who have achieved critical success on the international literary scene.
But they would not be where they are today without their elders, giants of African literature who have paved the way.
Catch a Vibe has teamed with Penguin Classics to launch a Book Club where members will be able to (re) discover works by these giants of African literature.
Each month, the 17 members forming the Catch a Vibe Book Club will meet to discuss one title from the African Writers Series. The schedule is as follows:
Girls at War by Chinua Achebe (Nigeria) | Book club meeting: 29 June 2010 | Read our review
Weep Not, Child by Ngugi Wa Thiong’O (Kenya) | Book Club meeting: 29 July 2010 | Read our review
Neighbours the Story of a Murder by Lilia Momple (Mozambique) | Read our review
As the Crow Flies by Veronique Tadjo (Ivory Coast) | Read our review
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (Nigeria) | Read our review
Black Sunlight by Dambudzo Marechera (Zimbabwe) | Read our review
The Book Club is now closed. It’s been a very rewarding and entertaining experience: I can hnestly say that I’m not sure I would have read these books were it not for the book club. I did enjoy some of the titles tremendously: Girls at War, Things Fall Apart and Neighbours, The Story of a Murder. I wholeheartedly recommend them!
Catch a Vibe Book Club in association with:
Members of the Book Club
Alice Gbelia – Editor & Founder of Catch a Vibe
Elizabeth Salmon – Books Editor for Catch a Vibe
Aminata Diaby – Book Club Coordinator
Angela Donor – Founder of Sister Circle, London
Donna Boner
Gabrielle Smith – Editor of iamthenublack.com
Minna Salami
Grace Adedipe
Joanne De Roche
Marie-Ange Nouroumby
Maureen Brown
Nadine Leighton
Ngozi Anuforo
Sarah Akrobettoe
Sasha Leacock
Sharon Jennings
Tope Bashorun
Check this link for Book Clubs
http://www.acglobalvoices.co.uk/page27.htm
lookin 4 a book club 2 join do u have any info on any African clubs
Of course we read, what a silly question
Great idea feature but where are all the guys?
Are Black men not reading??
No matter I’ll be there at least.