Can penguins read in their tuxedos, or just look really literate?

"People come to us because of quirky things that they won’t find elsewhere" Read our interview with Amanda Truman, owner of @TrumanBooks. 👇 ebx.sh/XMbyda

"The doctrine you desire, absolute, perfect dogma that alone provides wisdom, does not exist. Nor should you long for a perfect doctrine, my friend. Rather, you should long for the perfection of yourself. The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught." Herman Hesse, "The Glass Bead Game" 1943

“I have been waiting my entire career to publish full on fantasy.” Akwaeke Emezi’s ECLIPSE & THE WOLF arrives February 2, 2027 from Harper Voyager. Prepare for a dark epic fantasy of rival clans, devastating betrayals, and brutal power struggles 🥀🌒 brittlepaper.com/2026/06/new…

Our June newsletter is out now! This issue features @JamaMusse ’s article, “The African Border Paradox – A Necessary Curse or a Missed Benediction?”, alongside the full issue of Dhaxalreeb where the article first appeared. Read the newsletter here: bit.ly/AJIJune_2026

Afreximbank (@afreximbank) has announced the third edition of the CANEX Prize for Publishing, an arm of the CANEX Book Factory. Narrative Landscape Press Limited (@NarrativeLscape) is proud to support this initiative as a resource partner. The CANEX Prize for Publishing was inaugurated by Afreximbank in November 2023 and aims to promote and celebrate excellence in African and Caribbean publishing. Beginning this year, the Prize now reaches beyond the African continent into the wider African diaspora via the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its environs (Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and Panama). Delivered as part of CANEX Book Factory 2026, the Prize contributes to long-term intellectual property development, intra-African cultural trade, and the sustainability of Africa-Caribbean’s creative economy. The Prize is for trade books first published by African and Caribbean publishers on the continents in the preceding year. Thus, for this third edition, books published in 2025 are eligible. Submissions will be judged on the quality of writing, editing and production. A USD20,000 prize will be awarded to the publisher of the best trade book in 2025. Additionally, four finalists will each receive USD2,000 in prize money. The winner will be awarded during the CANEX WKND to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, between 5-8 November, 2026. CANEX invites publishers in Africa to submit published trade books for the inaugural CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa. To submit your entry, please visit bookfactory2026.evalato.com/. For enquiries, please email pubprize@narrativelandscape.com. #opportunity #ocm #CANEX

A word to my fellow journalists and book reviewers to warn them about irresponsibly calling out suspected AI usage. Because it just might not be AI at all. And then we will have maligned the reputation of writers and their publishers. mikenicol.substack.com/p/i-w…

◾Presenters • Prof. Reginald Oduor (University of Nairobi) • Prof. Toby Green (King's College London) • Prof. Olutayo Adesina [University of Ìbàdàn (UI)] ◾Discussants • Prof. Adesina Afolayan (UI) • Dr. Ifedola Faramade (Osun State University) • Dr. Tolulope Osayomi (UI)

Hosted by the Department of History, University of Ìbàdàn, in collaboration with the Pan-African Epidemic and Pandemic Working Group (PEPWG) (@Africahealth24) it promises to be a fantastic event. 📍 Zoom  🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/8915817584… 🔗 Meeting chat link us06web.zoom.us/launch/jc/89…

🔊 Join us for the Virtual Book Launch of Malthouse's latest title: 📘 The Covid Consensus: The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor - A Critique from the Left by Professor Toby Green (@toby00green) and Mr Thomas Fazi (@battleforeurope) 🗓️ 25/06/26 ⏰ 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm WAT

Literary Magazines: Efiko, Callaloo, Ubwali, Isele #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction @Efikomag @CallalooFoundtn @UbwaliLitMag @IseleMagazine writingafrica.com/literary-m…

The 8th African Book Festival Berlin wrapped this weekend after three days of panels, screenings, book clubs, and poetry at tak Kreuzberg. This year’s programme was shaped by open calls and public voting, a festival built by its own community 📖🎤 brittlepaper.com/2026/06/pic…

“People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” -- Aldous Huxley

Here are the 5 most-read books set in South Korea, according to data from the Read Around The World Challenge website. Which ones have you read? #readaroundtheworldchallenge #books #southkorea #booklists #bookssetinsouthkorea Join the challenge here: readaroundtheworldchallenge.…

We spoke with Colleen Higgs, author of my mother, my madness and publisher at Modjaji Books. Catalyst recently partnered with Modjaji Books to bring Higgs’s memoir and other titles to U.S. readers through Catalyst Collective. Read the full article here: catalystpress.org/blog-posts…

Starting a new book feels like moving into a tiny, magical apartment.

To truly reach every child, we need to recognise that there is more than one way to engage with words and stories and provide practical support for neurodivergent readers, writes Greg Stobbs. 👇 ebx.sh/iienNW