Two book related events this past week: an Accra Book Club discussion and a visiting writer.
Accra Book Club was a rescheduled event, so there were only two of us – one of the other regulars having traveled! But we had a good talk about Anthony Doerr’s bestseller, All the light we cannot see, and other books and reading in general.
The visiting writer was Elnathan John, who recently 
published his first novel, Born on a Tuesday. The readings were organized by the Writers Project of Ghana, and took place at Vidya Book Store in Osu. About 40 or so people came and all seemed pretty engaged. Elnathan John read excerpts from his novel, which was available for sale, and at a reasonable price, and spoke about writing, especially in the context of Northern Nigeria. It was a very enjoyable way to spend a late Saturday afternoon!
I look forward to more of such events.
Accra books and things 