Great African Reads discussion

If you're new to Great African Reads, here's a snapshot of what's going on and how to find your way around...

We have several projects going, some are bi-monthly, others go quarterly or longer. We love for people to drop into all of them, some of them, whatever takes your fancy! :D

Check out the Tour d'Afrique, our longest running project that has seen us travel right across the African continent since 2008. Every two months, we visit a new country and read a book from or set in said country. Find our more in the Tour d'Afrique folder.

No.2 - for those who love delving into contemporary literature, we've got a whole tour just dedicated to discovering what's new and contemporary in Africa. Check out the 2014 Contemporary Lit tour where we explore literature based on genres.

Both projects have books selected based on polls, so get involved and vote! :) If you want to revisit past years, simply scroll down through the folders you see on our group's home page.

This year, we also have two special projects: one dealing with African authors - African issues, the other is a BIG reads project (and I mean BIG), looking at Africa: A Biography of the Continent. Check them out if you're interested...

If reading books together isn't your thing, you can always participate in the year-long challenges. Join the Diaspora Lit one or the Classics one - or do both if you're up for it!

In addition to these regular projects, we have folders for our member authors to engage readers, promote their work, and avoid spamming our threads.

Or if you want to just discuss any book to do with Africa, feel free to do that in the Great African Reads: Books section.

Please shout out for further clarification if you're not sure where to post stuff or how to find things! :)

Thanks so much for setting this up, Muphyn!

Marieke wrote: "Thanks so much for setting this up, Muphyn!"

My pleasure! ;)