Desert quiet, diamond boom, and Bessie Head's exiled genius still setting the standard.

Just a list tracking all of the book media I have consumed to keep track of, specifically this list is for books with Queer main or supporting characters

havent read them yet, but im most excited about them. future myself, have a pick.

From Agualusa's dream-realism to Pepetela's epics — Luanda's literature outruns its war

Lusophone Africa's most inventive voices — Mia Couto's grammar of miracles and ruins.

The warm heart writes: prison poetry, lake myths, and Jack Mapanje's stubborn verbs.

Copper-belt modernism and a new generation writing the nation into its own hands.

Two Nobel laureates, eleven languages, and the continent's most industrial-strength book culture.

A shelf of sorrows and astonishing wit — from Dangarembga's nervous conditions to NoViolet's blaze.

Books I will continuously return to, think about, and gab about when talking about lit.

what is taking up the parts of my brain that should know where my keys are

Welcome to the ✨️ dumb decisions club ✨️ where characters keep making dumb decisions to further the plot.

Books mentioned and cited in Alex Espinoza’s work, Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime

Broadcast, radio and blogger for the end of the world, or horror with broadcast/blog features.

Brain eaters in all their splendor (and genres)

Romance + Fantasy Recs

books representing daughters, with unkind/ narcissistic/ controlling/ emotionally unavailable /ab*sive mothers, living with the anxiety, fear of identity and so... Adding the books I have already read/ have on tbr, open to any suggestions, I'm glad to read more on this topic. [Complex Mother - daughter relationship]

If actions speak louder than words, then personality & character tell all - no matter the vessel 😏

Monster Romances with MMCs that will have you rethinking your rankings of best book boyfriends. A little bit of everything as far as vibes go - mostly cozy, fantasy, sci-fi, & dystopian. Spice guaranteed! 🌶️🌶️+ Meant to be an ever-growing list 😊