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Great African Reads
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This is a place for people who love Africa and a way, therefore, of sharing great African reads...
To do this, we operate the Tour d'Afrique, which takes us across Africa in alphabetical order. We visit each country for a two months stopover where we discuss a book written by an author from that country or about the country (depending on what we can find). Feel free to join in or if you want to find out more on how the tour operates, che...more
This is a place for people who love Africa and a way, therefore, of sharing great African reads...
To do this, we operate the Tour d'Afrique, which takes us across Africa in alphabetical order. We visit each country for a two months stopover where we discuss a book written by an author from that country or about the country (depending on what we can find). Feel free to join in or if you want to find out more on how the tour operates, che...more
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Navigating Great African Reads
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 12 posts · 113 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 12 posts · 113 views
last updated Sep 03, 2012 05:07am
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Housekeeping (AKA Rules and guidelines)
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 3 posts · 156 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 3 posts · 156 views
last updated Apr 12, 2011 07:59pm
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Welcome to new members!!... and introduction... if you want
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 520 posts · 374 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 520 posts · 374 views
last updated Jun 07, 2013 08:50am
Not only about Africa but free download
By Nick · 1 post · 25 views
By Nick · 1 post · 25 views
last updated Apr 08, 2013 12:50am
The Future: 2013! Feedback
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 55 posts · 79 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 55 posts · 79 views
last updated Aug 12, 2012 11:11am
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Tour d'Afrique: Stopovers 2013 and beyond
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 9 posts · 38 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 9 posts · 38 views
last updated Mar 16, 2013 05:16pm
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Tour d'Afrique: Stopovers 2008-2012
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 9 posts · 175 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 9 posts · 175 views
last updated Jul 10, 2012 07:46am
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Tour d'Afrique: What is it?
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 5 posts · 221 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 5 posts · 221 views
last updated Apr 13, 2011 03:49pm
Stopping over in Mali (May/June 2013)
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 38 posts · 54 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 38 posts · 54 views
last updated Jun 18, 2013 05:36pm
Off to Mauritania (July/Aug 2013)
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 13 posts · 29 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 13 posts · 29 views
last updated May 19, 2013 06:51pm
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New Books in 2013
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 15 posts · 59 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 15 posts · 59 views
last updated Apr 10, 2013 11:54pm
Contemporary: Mystery & Thriller
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 18 posts · 47 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 18 posts · 47 views
last updated Jun 01, 2013 08:32am
Contemporary: Narrative Non-Fiction
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 28 posts · 47 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 28 posts · 47 views
last updated May 25, 2013 06:03pm
Contemporary: Speculative Fiction
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 27 posts · 73 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 27 posts · 73 views
last updated Apr 11, 2013 04:58am
Contemporary: Short Stories & Poetry & Plays
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 20 posts · 51 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 20 posts · 51 views
last updated Mar 02, 2013 09:10am
May/June: Monique and the Mango Rains
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 2 posts · 7 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 2 posts · 7 views
last updated 18 hours, 22 min ago
(Mar)/Apr: Malawi | "The boy who harnessed the wind"
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 40 posts · 35 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 40 posts · 35 views
last updated May 25, 2013 03:33pm
Jan/Feb: Madagascar | "Over the Lip of the World"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 16 posts · 37 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 16 posts · 37 views
last updated Feb 26, 2013 09:52am
June: Mystery/Thriller | Jaime Bunda, Secret Agent and Beautiful Place to Die
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 13 posts · 21 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 13 posts · 21 views
last updated Jun 14, 2013 01:16pm
May: Narrative Non-Fiction | "Looking for Transwonderland"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 18 posts · 27 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 18 posts · 27 views
last updated Jun 14, 2013 12:34am
April: Contemporary Fiction
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 24 posts · 43 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 24 posts · 43 views
last updated May 28, 2013 07:08am
March: Speculative Fiction | "Heart of Redness"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 27 posts · 31 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 27 posts · 31 views
last updated Apr 18, 2013 08:50am
February: Biography/Memoir | "One Day I Will Write about this Place"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 16 posts · 35 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 16 posts · 35 views
last updated Mar 09, 2013 06:29am
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What is this?
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 27 posts · 60 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 27 posts · 60 views
last updated Aug 05, 2012 02:28am
Suzanna Nelson
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 39 posts · 35 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 39 posts · 35 views
last updated Apr 30, 2013 06:12pm
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General Book Recommendations
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 147 posts · 184 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 147 posts · 184 views
last updated May 02, 2013 11:56pm
"Reading the Ceiling" by Dayo Forster
By Lynne · 5 posts · 44 views
By Lynne · 5 posts · 44 views
last updated Mar 16, 2013 07:11pm
Rhodesia/Zambia/Zimbabwe
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 47 posts · 70 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 47 posts · 70 views
last updated May 30, 2011 08:11am
10 Young Authors You Should Know
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 9 posts · 49 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 9 posts · 49 views
last updated May 06, 2013 10:45am
What other books are you reading?
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 255 posts · 222 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 255 posts · 222 views
last updated Dec 08, 2012 06:28am
yummy. Chris Abani connects words and chocolate.
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 5 posts · 8 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 5 posts · 8 views
last updated Oct 14, 2011 02:32pm
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Blogs from and about Africa
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 34 posts · 95 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 34 posts · 95 views
last updated Apr 12, 2013 04:00pm
China in Africa and Africa in China
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 12 posts · 45 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 12 posts · 45 views
last updated Apr 08, 2013 02:18pm
Truly Anything on Africa--All Random Ramblings Welcome Here
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 79 posts · 81 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 79 posts · 81 views
last updated Jul 23, 2012 04:24am
Mozambican author Mia Couto has won the 2013 Camões Prize for Literature
By Beverly · 1 post · 6 views
By Beverly · 1 post · 6 views
last updated May 31, 2013 05:39am
Malla Nunn Nominated for a Edgar Award (Mystery Writers of America)
By Beverly · 4 posts · 18 views
By Beverly · 4 posts · 18 views
last updated Mar 15, 2013 04:35am
Ngugi wa Thiong'o is a Finalist for National Book Critics Award
By Beverly · 6 posts · 17 views
By Beverly · 6 posts · 17 views
last updated Jan 21, 2013 09:59am
Chika Unigwe Wins $100,000 LNG Literary Prize
By Beverly · 4 posts · 15 views
By Beverly · 4 posts · 15 views
last updated Nov 03, 2012 09:16am
December | "Nairobi Heat"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 39 posts · 30 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 39 posts · 30 views
last updated Apr 02, 2013 08:17am
November | "The Boy Next Door"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 61 posts · 32 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 61 posts · 32 views
last updated Mar 19, 2012 05:43pm
"Agaat" in January 2012!
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 13 posts · 21 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 13 posts · 21 views
last updated Sep 14, 2011 06:24pm
Sept/Oct: Liberia | "This Child will be Great"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 32 posts · 44 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 32 posts · 44 views
last updated Apr 01, 2013 12:50pm
Nov/Dec: Libya | "In the Country of Men"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 33 posts · 43 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 33 posts · 43 views
last updated Dec 27, 2012 11:47am
July/Aug: Lesotho | "Singing Away the Hunger"
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 39 posts · 35 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 39 posts · 35 views
last updated Oct 29, 2012 05:30am
May/June: Kenya | "Unbowed"
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 35 posts · 50 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 35 posts · 50 views
last updated Jul 02, 2012 01:45pm
Jan/Feb: Guinea-Bissau | Free-For-All
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 17 posts · 41 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 17 posts · 41 views
last updated May 09, 2012 03:36am
Sept/Oct: Central African Republic | "Batouala"
By Melanie · 34 posts · 76 views
By Melanie · 34 posts · 76 views
last updated Jun 09, 2013 06:28pm
July/Aug: Cape Verde | "The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo"
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 4 posts · 13 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 4 posts · 13 views
last updated Aug 21, 2009 06:45am
July/Aug: Cape Verde | "The Ring of the Slave Prince"
By LeAnne · 8 posts · 35 views
By LeAnne · 8 posts · 35 views
last updated Jul 28, 2009 07:41am
May/June: Cameroon | "Dog Days"
By deleted member · 11 posts · 48 views
By deleted member · 11 posts · 48 views
last updated Jul 22, 2009 06:57pm
April: Burundi | "This Voice in My Heart"
By Melanie · 16 posts · 49 views
By Melanie · 16 posts · 49 views
last updated Jun 15, 2009 11:25pm
"The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 36 posts · 57 views
By Muphyn , Book Tour Operator · 36 posts · 57 views
last updated Apr 30, 2013 07:18pm
"No One Sleeps in Alexandria" by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 32 posts · 36 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 32 posts · 36 views
last updated Oct 27, 2010 06:30am
"The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
By Manu · 5 posts · 27 views
By Manu · 5 posts · 27 views
last updated Nov 18, 2008 04:49am
What happened to the shared book idea?
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 9 posts · 66 views
By Marieke , Chief Chatterbox · 9 posts · 66 views
last updated Oct 28, 2008 12:47am
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