Namwali Serpell's creative work plays fast and loose with genre, making her popular with readers piqued by the unexpected. SSDA teamster, Efemia Chela got a sneak peek of the Zambian…
Earlier this week we featured Nick Wood in conversation with Tade Thompson. Our #WeekendRead is an excerpt from his newest book - Rosewater where the main character, Kaaro, has a life…
We continue to be a fly on the wall, during Nick and Tade's riveting conversation. In this part, Tade speaks about his artistic side and the pair discuss potential futures…
"I have known Tade Thompson for some years now and we co-wrote ‘The Last Pantheon’ in AfroSF 2 (December 2015). Our collaboration on that novella was exciting and often surprising,…
This #WeekendRead comes from Masha du Toit's latest book, The Babylon Eye. It's a complex sci-fi thriller and we interviewed her about it earlier in the week. Now you get to…
Writer Cat Hellisen was riveted by Masha Du Toit's new novel. She sits down with the author to talk about her world-building process, dystopian futures in fiction and writing for…
The Last BirdThe arena becomes tense as the boy drinks the poison.The crystal ceilings shine red.Father speaks: “He stole, breaking one of the codes of order. This is justice, and…