Harare Review of Books

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Unfortunately, the original post referring to this anthology seems to have died;

However, happily, the download link and a blurb still exist!

Love Stories from Africa | Edited by Nonso Anyanwu | Brittle Paper| Anthology

After editing 2016’s Gossamer: Valentine Stories, with an introduction by Toni Kan, the Kano-based writer Nonso Anyanwu stepped up his reach with Love Stories from Africa, this mega-dossier of love fiction from across the continent introduced by Helon Habila. Dedicated to the memories of Buchi Emecheta and Miebi Ifedigbo—wife of the poet Nze Sylva Ifedigbo—it features a spatter of remarkable voices: Newtown Literary prose editor and Lethe Press’ Best Gay Stories editor Joe Okonkwo whose debut novel Jazz Moon we covered in an interview last year; 2016 Miles Morland and Pushcart Prize nominee, Nyanza Literary Prize winner, and Enkare Review editor Troy Onyango; 2016 Writivism Short Story Prize winner Acan Innocent Immaculate; Enkare Review editor Carey Baraka; Praxis co-founder Jennifer Chinenye Emelife; Saraba Manuscript Prize for Fiction shortlistee Hajara Hussaini Ashara; Lunas Review editor Andanja Wobanda; Literature Africa Foundation founder Wairimu Mwangi; Dwartonline editor Chukwuebuka Ibeh; and M.V. Sematlane whose “Lesotho Is Like Stepping into a Frosty Fairytale” is one of the most-viewed stories on Brittle Paper.

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