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In all the books that Cassava is promoting, they can see that this is not ‘Africa

— Hawa Jande Golakai

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I can do something positive that can prompt people to say: ‘Oh, so this is a Liberian author

I’m trying to showcase that when people write from anywhere in the world they’re telling stories that they can relate to

Mysticism is a theme that is wedded to African culture, that people see things and perceive things in different ways

It never occurred to me in my mind as an African I could actually get published and be on the shelves like those people

A lot of people want to categorise you when you’re writing crime fiction [as an African] – ‘Which part of Africa are you writing about

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

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There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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