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Clarence A. Haynes knows books. Which is to say that he doesn’t just write them, but actively cultivates them.

One of Africa’s most celebrated authors Ngugi wa Thiong’o has passed away. The Kenyan writer and academic was 87 years old.

She started to cry. I decided that would not be my portion. I would be strong. Me, who cries watching fiction, was there dry-eyed, although my heart was heavy. We moved on to the museum. Going through ...

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