Market FiftyFour

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[Market FiftyFour @MarketFiftyFour]

We love this! And great to see #TheStoryOfUs among these amazing titles

[Aziz Faarah @azizfaarah]

My growing collection of books written by (or featuring) Somali women.

[Hargeysa International Book Fair @hibf]

This is a sad day for all of us. Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame ''Hadraawi'', one of the greatest Somali poets, passed away today in Hargeisa. We're mourning for his loss and may Allah give him His Jannah. Amiin.

#Hadraawi.

[The Caine Prize for African Writing @CainePrize]

In Conversation with the AKO Caine Prize 2022 Shortlist - Wed 13 July 5PM BST

Our shortlisted writers will be in conversation with @SOAS's Dr Ida Hadjivayanis and will also read from their shortlisted stories.

Register here: https://t.co/6nv4QWRlgE

[Eyob Derillo @DerilloEyob]

The Amharic word Azmari composer/performer of folk songs & lyric poetry, derived from the Ge’ez word Zammara to sing. Azmaris were wandering minstrels or in the service of princes/nobility. They were known for their poems of criticism against rulers /nobilities. #ናዕት #Ethiopia

[Market FiftyFour @MarketFiftyFour]

@IsmailEinashe @lhammondsoas @REFHorn 💛💛

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

The human spirit is incredible. Regina Melanie (1932-2016) was an influential Seychellois writer and poet. Her education was cut short; she was told that because she was Black, she would be restricted to blue-collar labour, so there was no need for her to learn to read /1/

[Market FiftyFour @MarketFiftyFour]

Learn more about his extraordinary story by reading #Ethiopian book 'Muna&Abebe'...https://t.co/TwRkAC4CVK
Also available in #Amharic

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The New York Public Library waived late fees last October. This book, recently returned, was last checked out in 1965. https://t.co/myDCFAy6Iy

[Sarah Caldwell @sarahccaldwell]

I... am speechless.

[Feminist Press @FeministPress]

Happy Birthday to author, poet, playwright, and academic Ama Ata Aidoo ✨ If you haven't read her work before, we highly recommend CHANGES: A LOVE STORY and NO SWEETNESS HERE.

[Market FiftyFour @MarketFiftyFour]

Book lovers appreciate good storytelling. And what better place to enjoy different forms of storytelling than at the @RoyalOperaHouse?

Find out how to get a £20 ticket offer to see Verdi's La Traviata, this April.

More info:https://t.co/yVPHBML4QT

[gal-dem @galdemzine]

Nairobi’s formerly ‘white-only’ libraries are now the centre of Kenya’s literary renaissance https://t.co/DVpiInvaPN

[Hanna Ali @HannaAli]

My biggest flex is that my former teacher who wrote my recommendation letter for my PhD is now a Nobel Prize winner 😭😭😭

Prof Abdulrazak you deserve all the flowers 🥳

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2021 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”

[Ismail Einashe @IsmailEinashe]

My latest piece for @BBCAfrica is all about the hearty wonders of Somali cuisine as well as on the importance of food for those forced to flee their homes. I also have in there a recipe for "shigni," which is a tangy hot green chilli sauce.
https://t.co/Lo3TW7RQN2

[Amy Silverberg @AmySilverberg]

One time a writer friend of mine got too drunk and sobbed bc she said there were too many books in the world she wouldn’t have time to read, and this guy down the bar said, ladies—he isn’t worth it and my friend yelled IM CRYING ABOUT BOOKS and that shut the guy up

[Kayd Somali Week Festival @SomaliWeekFest]

🚨 We are looking for volunteers for Somali week 2021! 🚨

A great opportunity to attend events, learn more about your culture & heritage and give back to your community! Plus it looks great on your CV! Travel reimbursed.

Fill out a form here: https://t.co/8oKog49Rel

[Etan Comics - Home of African Superheroes! @etancomics]

#Ethiopia is the only African nation that was never colonized. Find out why in our epic Sci-Fi tale, #ZUFAN - a brand new comic book series retelling one of the greatest moments in #African history thru fiction! #ComingOctober2021

[Market FiftyFour @MarketFiftyFour]

Amazing list of 8 African women writers to read for #WITMonth 2021 (Including the wonderful @HannaAli 👇👇🏾👇🏿)

[The Conversation Africa @TC_Africa]

It’s been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, synonymous with Cape Town in South Africa, has never had a dictionary until now https://t.co/8ln8R4gz1p