The book is an almost-living thing, asking the reader to meet it halfway
The steppe’s scarred body makes history legible
“What if this was my big story to tell, what if this was about me?”
I think the right to privacy is something that we have very blindly jettisoned in recent years. We are not at all aware of the damage it is doing to us, to have our privacy so invaded and marketed and sold.
Despite its often brutal themes, Nerkagi’s prose sings
Nymph is less about assassins or a cyberpunk future than about the long half-life of family
Censoring Power: Nollywood, Politics, and the Price of Creative Freedom
What appears local in Nigeria such as insurgent violence, political corruption, and institutional critique is, in this light, part of a familiar pattern: states using censorship or regulatory pressure to guide narratives, control moral perception, and shape collective memory.
Baby in the Night – Kevin Sampsell
Dad is so close, especially on the clear nights, that he seems touchable
I kept circling around questions about how people actually experience the pleasure (or discomfort!) of reading translation multiples. Is it boring, difficult, or too demanding of our attention? Does it provoke a sense of loss, chaos, or anxiety?
The Home the Drowned – Elin Anna Labba
Since their words weren’t enough, the people of the village set up a protest camp