Category Archives: News

Last week, I was in Germany for its second biggest celebration of literature, the Leipzig Book Fair courtesy of the Goethe Institute’s Visitor’s programme.  It was an amazing 4-day experience meeting with other invitees from around the world and mingling … Continue reading →

As part of the Goethe Institut’s Visitors Program, Cassava Republic Press was able to visit this year’s 2012 Leipzig Book Fair. With over 50,000 visitors, 2,600 events and 2,700 participants, the fair which lasted from the 15th to the 18th … Continue reading →

There is the implication that women’s writing is somehow trivial (or perhaps there is a tendency to trivialize writing by female authors). Thus, a lot of female writers bristle at the label “woman writer.” However, I feel that literature written … Continue reading →

As a recent article from the New York review of Books points out, the idea of what it means to be a writer has changed over time. In ancient times, writers were much like other skilled artisans. But the romantic … Continue reading →

Virginia Dike is the author of Birds of Our Land, our upcoming children’s guide book to West African birds that will be available in March. The book, accompanied by beautiful paintings by illustrator Robin Gowen, explains the basic features of 25 birds … Continue reading →

Good write-up here on the state of African publishing, with a nod to our recent collaboration with Kwani and Chimurenga to produce the Chimurenga Chronicle. To get hold of your copy of the Chronicle, email info@cassavarepublic.biz

If you’re in Lagos this month, stop by our roaming stall at Cinnamon Café’s first seasonal bazaar. You can pick up copies of our books and get access to bargain goods and services from over 20 independent vendors just in … Continue reading →

There is no doubt the publishing industry is undergoing massive change. E-book readership has been growing steadily and many experts think that e-books will be the primary form for books in the digital future. In the digital present, massive corporate … Continue reading →

Doreen Baingana, award-winning Ugandan author of Tropical Fish: Stories from Entebbe, will be reading from her book at the next Infusion. Time: 6:30 pm Date: Thursday, 26 January 2012 Place: JB’s Bar and Grill, Maitama Amusement Park, Ibrahim Babangida Way … Continue reading →

We hope you had a lovely holiday season and that you spent many happy hours reading To all our writers and readers: we thank you again for your amazing support throughout 2011.  We also thank you for buying, reading, attending … Continue reading →