Blogs in August 2024

Oromay 8th August 2024

Ethiopia, 1982: After a decade of conflict, the government is determined to quash the Eritrean insurgency once and for all. As head of propaganda, it’s Tsegaye’s job to keep the people onside. When the Red Star Campaign lands him...

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Within These Wicked Walls 30th December 2022

This is set in an alternate ETHIOPIA What the heart desires, the house destroys… Andromeda is a debtera – an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her mentor hadn’t...

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Addis Ababa Noir 25th June 2021

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Addis Ababa (simply “Addis”...

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Out of Thin Air 28th April 2021

‘Ethiopia is a place where I have been told that energy is controlled by angels and demons and where witchdoctors can help you to acquire another runner’s power. It is a place where an anonymous runner in the forest...

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Confluence 14th March 2021

A gripping story of adventure, friendship, and romance in Africa. Five people from different worlds are brought together by extraordinary circumstances on this beautiful but unforgiving continent and challenged by unexpected events brought on by economic hardships, political corruption,...

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