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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🇿🇼 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.
Stay inspired
📞 We have many Carnelian Heart titles available for purchase! Get in touch (+263)733248459