African Literature

[close] An international reading club appreciating books by authors of African descent in the continent and in the diaspora.

[close] Ìtàn Kíkà in Yoruba means story reading or fiction reading. Through the Ìtàn Kíkà group the aim is to encourage reading of accomplished African fiction authors who are sporadically promoted or seldom discussed.

[close] Book list for discussion in the Pan Africanist book club. Significant works from our leading 20th century activists, fictional African literature to deepen our connection with Africa's non-colonial identity. This list resources you to more integrally support Pan Africanism.

[close] Welcome to the Goodreads group for Diaspora.Connected! “Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.” ― Chinua Achebe We've created a pan african reading challenge ( #ReadPanAfrica) to fan the flames for excitement and curiosity about the black experience expressed in literature across the African Diaspora - this includes authors from Sub-Saharan Africa (East, South, and West), the Caribbean, North and South America, Europe and refugees/migrants outside the continent.