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Harare Book Club is an in-person and online community of readers and writers of African literature.

02/04/2026

🇿🇼 Delighted to have the renowned chiShona linguist Dr Ignatius Mabasa pass by our community library!

📚 'Mapenzi' is a satirical novel about Hamundigoni, a man at an inflection point, reminiscing about his life and grappling with his sanity.

Have you read it yet? It was translated into chiShona in 2025!

08/03/2026

Hello March!! We're in Nigeria this month reading An Orchestra of Minorities, a finalist for the Booker Prize.

Set on the outskirts of Umuahia, Nigeria and narrated by a chi, or guardian spirit, An Orchestra of Minorities tells the story of Chinonso, a young poultry farmer whose soul is ignited when he sees a woman attempting to jump from a highway bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, Chinonso joins her on the roadside and hurls two of his prized chickens into the water below to express the severity of such a fall. The woman, Ndali, is stopped her in her tracks.

Read along with us!

04/02/2026

Harare Book Club's first Meet The Author session of 2026 is with Zimbabwe's own Tarisai Ngangura!

Tarisai Ngangura is a journalist and photographer. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, she finished her post-secondary education in Canada. She has been based in several countries, reporting from Brazil, Canada and the US. Her essays, interviews and photography have appeared in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Lapham’s Quarterly, Gusher Magazine, Oxford American and The Guardian, among other publications. Ngangura was formerly a writer and social manager at Vanity Fair. The Ones We Loved is her debut novel.

01/02/2026

Hello February! We are reading Zimbabwean author Tarisai Ngangura's debut novel- The Ones We Loved. We know we love discovering Zimbabwean and African authors and sharing them with the world! Read along with us!

26/01/2026

'Okoewo writes about her home with great care and nostalgiha, but resists the impulse towards romanticisation.'

✍🏾 Kupakwashe Mabulala

📚 Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama_ by Nigerian-American journalist Alexis Okeowo, proffers an exploration of the complexities of home, identity, reframing stereotypes and coming to terms with historical legacies.

Read the full review via our website :

https://www.hararebookclub.com/home/blessings-and-disasters

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08/01/2026

🎭 'Theatre remains one of the few spaces where audiences are invited to sit with discomfort, contradiction and recognition. Without the distraction of spectacle or easy resolution'

- Tinash Madamombe

🇿🇼 Founded by the amazing Danai Gurira, Almasi Collaborative Arts' African Voices Now Festival adds a much needed breath of fresh air to the local theatre scene!

🎭 Read Tinashe's review about the amazing plays showcased at the festival

07/12/2025

💫 A celebration of all things African !

📚 Contact us to grab bookish gifts for the festive season!

WhatsApp: (+263)733248459

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04/12/2025

🥳 KeDezemba is here!

📅 Get into the festive mood at Soké Harare this Saturday 6th December at the Zimbabwe German Society

🎁 The perfect opportunity to get your bookish presents!

Dress Code: A touch of Africa

Pre-sale tickets are available for $5.00

Online tickets available: ZimTickets

Physical Tickets: MedOrange Pharmacy, 3 Anchor House, Jason Moyo Avenue

WhatsApp: (+27)674508701

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01/12/2025

📍Harare International Literature Festival 2025

📚 This year’s theme was Lebeleka Takawilila - The Languages and Legacies of Art

🫶🏾We’re grateful for the opportunities to connec, celebrate local and regional literary arts and learn

📷 1 - 4: Book swap

📷 5: Silent Book Club

📷 6: Sitawa Namwalie & Muthoni Garland 🇰🇪

📷 7: Phodisi Modirwa 🇧🇼

📷 8: Vusumuzi Phakathi 🇿🇦

📷 9: Trevor Ncube 🇿🇼

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20/11/2025

👀 Are you ready for LitFest 2025?

📚 Harare Book Club will be hosting a book swap! The perfect opportunity to exchange those old reads that have been collecting dust on your book shelves.

📅 Saturday 29th November

🕐 12:00 - 14:00

📍 Alliance Française de Harare

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06/11/2025

🇿🇼 ZIMBABWE is undoubtedly a global literature powerhouse.

We’ve compiled a list of 9 contemporary Zimbabwean authors and their works that book lovers everywhere should read!

🎥 Full video via YouTube:
https://youtu.be/LtVXq5sdHGc?si=J0NptQV93fNNc-ad

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03/11/2025

‘My sisters, my daughters, my friends; find your voice.’

- President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

💫 It was great finally getting to meet the trailblazing artist, poet and publisher Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure

📚 Greatful for the amazing donation of Carnelian Heart books!

❤️ This is your friendly reminder that the work is always being done. Find and build community.
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📞 We have many Carnelian Heart titles available for purchase! Get in touch (+263)733248459

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