Bookworms Carnival: A Great List of Africa Book Recommendations

Better late than never right?  Welcome to the Bookworms Carnival where today you will get a great list of recommendations of picture books, middle grade fiction, young adult and adult fiction and non-fiction books that are set in Africa or have an Africa theme.
I love to read literature set in Africa, so it’s  my hope [...]

Benny the Baffled Behemoth by Melissa Leembruggen, Illustrated by Trish McKinney

What in the world is a behemoth?  From Job 40:15 in the Bible, “Look at the land beast, Behemoth.  I created him as well as you . . . “  In addition to an animal being described in the Bible it also means something large in size or power.  It’s these two ideas that form [...]

Upcoming Bookworms Carnival on Books with a African Focus

Wanted to give you a heads up that I am hosting an upcoming Bookworms Carnival this coming Monday.  What is the Bookworms Carnival and why should you care? A blog carnival rotates among different hosts who gather links on a particular topic from a wide assortment of bloggers.  These links are presented on the hosts [...]

Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey

I was drawn to Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey for the cover alone.  I just love how African it feels. 
Wife of the Gods is a whodunit murder mystery and in full honesty if the book wasn’t set in Africa without its many African themes and traditions [...]

Giveaway – 14 Cows For America and Thomas Gonzalez Shares the Illustration Process for this Beautiful Picture Book

Yesterday I gushed about 14 Cows for America illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez and written by Carmen Agra Deedy in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah.  If you missed my gushing, go back and read my book review because I can honestly say that 14 Cows For America is one of the most beautiful picture books that [...]