Kenechi Uzor
@kenechiuzor.bsky.social
College prof, Publisher, Iskanchi Press for African Perspectives. Salt Lake City.
Words @catapultStory, @electriclit, @The_millions.
Tin House Scholar. MFA @uofu. Denver Pub Grad.
Words @catapultStory, @electriclit, @The_millions.
Tin House Scholar. MFA @uofu. Denver Pub Grad.
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✨ Our CEO @kenechiuzor.bsky.social is representing Iskanchi Press at the New York Black & African Literature Festival!
Intentional conversations with literary greats like Kwame Dawes are shaping the future of African storytelling in real time.
#NYBALF #AfricanLiterature #KwameDawes
Intentional conversations with literary greats like Kwame Dawes are shaping the future of African storytelling in real time.
#NYBALF #AfricanLiterature #KwameDawes
September 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
✨ Our CEO @kenechiuzor.bsky.social is representing Iskanchi Press at the New York Black & African Literature Festival!
Intentional conversations with literary greats like Kwame Dawes are shaping the future of African storytelling in real time.
#NYBALF #AfricanLiterature #KwameDawes
Intentional conversations with literary greats like Kwame Dawes are shaping the future of African storytelling in real time.
#NYBALF #AfricanLiterature #KwameDawes
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“In Charles Ferdinand Ramuz’s novels, mountains menace.” —Nathaniel Rich
Writing Like a Mountain | Nathaniel Rich
If forced to distill the modern environmental movement to a single credo, one would be hard-pressed to improve on “Think like a mountain.” The phrase, now
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May 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“In Charles Ferdinand Ramuz’s novels, mountains menace.” —Nathaniel Rich
Ideas ‘of pure genius’ – how astronomers have measured the Universe across history – aeon.co/videos/ideas... via @aeonmag
Ideas ‘of pure genius’ – how astronomers have measured the Universe across history | Aeon Videos
An awe-inspiring look at how scientific knowledge builds upon itself gradually – one ingenious measurement at a time
aeon.co
May 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ideas ‘of pure genius’ – how astronomers have measured the Universe across history – aeon.co/videos/ideas... via @aeonmag
Why my campaign to protest kidnapping in Nigeria failed – aeon.co/essays/why-m... via @aeonmag
Why my campaign to protest kidnapping in Nigeria failed | Aeon Essays
After a murderous kidnapping in Nigeria, I launched a campaign to put a stop to the abductions. Why did no one listen?
aeon.co
May 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Why my campaign to protest kidnapping in Nigeria failed – aeon.co/essays/why-m... via @aeonmag
Consider the Hare www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell · Consider the Hare
‘The cat of the wood,’ Heaney calls them. ‘The stag of the cabbages.’ If there is magic in this world, some part...
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April 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Consider the Hare www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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National Library Outreach Day is an opportunity for library advocates to make their support known through thanking library staff, writing a letter or e-mail to their libraries, or voicing their support to community leaders.
For resources and more: www.ala.org/conferencese...
For resources and more: www.ala.org/conferencese...
National Library Outreach Day
National Library Outreach Day (formally National Bookmobile Day) celebrates library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are.
www.ala.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
National Library Outreach Day is an opportunity for library advocates to make their support known through thanking library staff, writing a letter or e-mail to their libraries, or voicing their support to community leaders.
For resources and more: www.ala.org/conferencese...
For resources and more: www.ala.org/conferencese...
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⏳ Time is running out! ⏳
The Iskanchi Book Prize closes April 21, 2025! Got a bold, boundary-pushing African story? Fiction, nonfiction, poetry—we want it! Don’t miss your chance to get published.
Submit now: www.iskanchi.com/iskanchi-boo...
#IskanchiBookPrize #CallForSubmissions
The Iskanchi Book Prize closes April 21, 2025! Got a bold, boundary-pushing African story? Fiction, nonfiction, poetry—we want it! Don’t miss your chance to get published.
Submit now: www.iskanchi.com/iskanchi-boo...
#IskanchiBookPrize #CallForSubmissions
April 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
⏳ Time is running out! ⏳
The Iskanchi Book Prize closes April 21, 2025! Got a bold, boundary-pushing African story? Fiction, nonfiction, poetry—we want it! Don’t miss your chance to get published.
Submit now: www.iskanchi.com/iskanchi-boo...
#IskanchiBookPrize #CallForSubmissions
The Iskanchi Book Prize closes April 21, 2025! Got a bold, boundary-pushing African story? Fiction, nonfiction, poetry—we want it! Don’t miss your chance to get published.
Submit now: www.iskanchi.com/iskanchi-boo...
#IskanchiBookPrize #CallForSubmissions
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Some books entertain.
This one awakens.
An anthology of voices—raw, lyrical, unafraid.
It moves through light and dark, love and loss, beginnings and endings. If you read one book that challenges what writing can do—make it this.
#Books #BlueskyBooks #PoetryAndProse #IndieLit #WritersOfBluesky
This one awakens.
An anthology of voices—raw, lyrical, unafraid.
It moves through light and dark, love and loss, beginnings and endings. If you read one book that challenges what writing can do—make it this.
#Books #BlueskyBooks #PoetryAndProse #IndieLit #WritersOfBluesky
April 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Some books entertain.
This one awakens.
An anthology of voices—raw, lyrical, unafraid.
It moves through light and dark, love and loss, beginnings and endings. If you read one book that challenges what writing can do—make it this.
#Books #BlueskyBooks #PoetryAndProse #IndieLit #WritersOfBluesky
This one awakens.
An anthology of voices—raw, lyrical, unafraid.
It moves through light and dark, love and loss, beginnings and endings. If you read one book that challenges what writing can do—make it this.
#Books #BlueskyBooks #PoetryAndProse #IndieLit #WritersOfBluesky
Swagger for Survival www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Blake Morrison · Swagger for Survival: Abdulrazak Gurnah’s ‘Theft’
Beyond Gurnah’s postcolonial perspective is an understanding of the trauma all people suffer when they’re sundered...
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April 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Swagger for Survival www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Yay! My #translation of this award-winning book by Aminta Dupuis is now available for pre-order from @iskanchipress.bsky.social
It is a declaration of love for #Africa, celebrating the diverse human and unique spiritual treasures of this often misrepresented continent.
tinyurl.com/2x92un8x
It is a declaration of love for #Africa, celebrating the diverse human and unique spiritual treasures of this often misrepresented continent.
tinyurl.com/2x92un8x
March 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yay! My #translation of this award-winning book by Aminta Dupuis is now available for pre-order from @iskanchipress.bsky.social
It is a declaration of love for #Africa, celebrating the diverse human and unique spiritual treasures of this often misrepresented continent.
tinyurl.com/2x92un8x
It is a declaration of love for #Africa, celebrating the diverse human and unique spiritual treasures of this often misrepresented continent.
tinyurl.com/2x92un8x
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What if your consciousness never died—even after your body turned to dust?
Barzakh: The Land In Between is a mind-bending fusion of science fiction, mysticism, and Mauritanian culture.
#SciFi #TimeTravel #DystopianLit #Afrofuturism #iskanchi #Mauritania #MythAndScience #BookLovers #SciFiReads
Barzakh: The Land In Between is a mind-bending fusion of science fiction, mysticism, and Mauritanian culture.
#SciFi #TimeTravel #DystopianLit #Afrofuturism #iskanchi #Mauritania #MythAndScience #BookLovers #SciFiReads
March 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
What if your consciousness never died—even after your body turned to dust?
Barzakh: The Land In Between is a mind-bending fusion of science fiction, mysticism, and Mauritanian culture.
#SciFi #TimeTravel #DystopianLit #Afrofuturism #iskanchi #Mauritania #MythAndScience #BookLovers #SciFiReads
Barzakh: The Land In Between is a mind-bending fusion of science fiction, mysticism, and Mauritanian culture.
#SciFi #TimeTravel #DystopianLit #Afrofuturism #iskanchi #Mauritania #MythAndScience #BookLovers #SciFiReads
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"Children of Blood and Bone" meets "The Gods Are Not to Blame." ✨
The Civilization is a YA fantasy novel with an original blend of African-inspired mysticism and adventure. An absolutely riveting read.
📖 Get your copy now at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#FantasyReads #Mythology #ComingOfAge
The Civilization is a YA fantasy novel with an original blend of African-inspired mysticism and adventure. An absolutely riveting read.
📖 Get your copy now at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#FantasyReads #Mythology #ComingOfAge
March 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"Children of Blood and Bone" meets "The Gods Are Not to Blame." ✨
The Civilization is a YA fantasy novel with an original blend of African-inspired mysticism and adventure. An absolutely riveting read.
📖 Get your copy now at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#FantasyReads #Mythology #ComingOfAge
The Civilization is a YA fantasy novel with an original blend of African-inspired mysticism and adventure. An absolutely riveting read.
📖 Get your copy now at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#FantasyReads #Mythology #ComingOfAge
‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis? www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?
Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis? www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Bertrand Russell’s 10 Commandments for Living in a Healthy Democracy www.openculture.com/2024/11/bert...
December 1, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Bertrand Russell’s 10 Commandments for Living in a Healthy Democracy www.openculture.com/2024/11/bert...