Fiction, Poetry, Books & Literature

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Jan 30, 2025

This is the Fiction, Poetry, Books & Literature category of the A-List. This space is for lovers of literature. You will find newsletters that publish short fiction, poetry, book reviews and have bookish conversations.

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· The Kulturalist by Kristen Harding (South African)

The Kulturalist

A virtual commune with culture. Documenting everyday encounters with film, literature, and the arts.

By Kristen Harding

· Somsom’s Corner by Emmanuella Chisom James (Nigerian)

Books/ Reviews/ Poetry

SomSom's Corner

Join this Young Adult as she attempts life for the very first time.

By Emmanuella Chisom James

· Salient Wisdom by Harun Kewa (Nigerian)

Poetry

Instantly recognisable wisdom that can be easily applied to your life.

· Midnight Musings by Janoma Omena (Nigerian)

Queer fiction/ sad poetry

Midnight Musings

Navigating Adulting with You.

By Janoma Omena

· Nostalgia Trip (The Reading Nook) by Fatima Mohammed (Nigerian)

Chaotic runs down memory lane, chasing my curiosities & talking about books

By Fatima Mohammed

· Words Unsaid by Adedoyin (Nigerian)

Poetry

things i never say out loud, and an adventure on finding my voice

· Stories That Touch by Mindful Musings (Nigerian)

Stories That Touch

Different lives of Nigerians told creatively

By Mindful Musings

· Kizungu Mingi by Jehia Munene (Kenyan)

By Jehia Munene

· Starry Nights With Moyosoreoluwa by MOYOSOREOLUWA PETER-AYEYE (Nigerian)

Poetry/ Fiction

Starry Nights With MoyosoreOluwa

My personal Substack

By MOYOSOREOLUWA PETER-AYEYE

· ashmia's by ashmia apuwatt (Kenyan)

Poetry

I am constantly in my head and have a limited amount of talking in me, it all has to come out some way. Books, movies, music and any other thought that presents itself at odd hours of the night.

By ashmia apuwatt

· Lasewrites by Toluwalase Amuni (Nigerian)

Fiction/Poetry

Making you see the world through my eyes.

By Toluwalase Amuni

· Through the allegory by bongi nkosi (South African)

Poetry

through the allegory

· Chaos & Kismet by Kaothar Kadir Kadir (Nigerian)

Poetry/Fiction

the underbelly of poetry

By Kaothar Kadir

· ThandoTalks by ThandoTalks (South African)

Poetry

ThandoTalks’s Substack

Hello beloved! Please journey with me as I pour out my heart into these pages, hoping to find expression, hoping to build a community, hoping to share my self and my thoughts with you. ✨✨✨✨❤️

· Thoughts and Feelings by Halal SZ (Ethopian)

Fiction/ Poetry

Thoughts and Feelings

You’ll read feelings, thoughts, and stories—true and dramatic, or just dramatic. I hope to make you smile (or at least nod). I feel best when I get to do that with a dark humor—what can I say, it matches my skin tone.

· Bisii's Newsletter by Bisii (Nigerian)

Fiction

Bisii’s Newsletter

To tell simple stories elegantly. That is my work here.

· CHICHITCHAT by Chioma (Nigerian)

Reviews, recommendations, and reflections: connecting the dots between the media I consume and the life I'm living.

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