kweiquarteyJun 84 minLET THE TRAVELS BEGIN (AGAIN)Now fully vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine, I am once again ready to travel, and this season will be a busy one. Of course, it was...
kweiquarteyMay 92 minIn Praise of Multitasking MothersMother's Day is a celebration of our mothers, motherhood, and the maternal bonds that form us from conception really. We have Anna Maria...
kweiquarteyMar 311 minYaa Asantewaa and the War of the Golden StoolMarch was International Women's History Month, so on this final day I'm just in time to scrape under the wire to introduce a remarkable...
kweiquarteyMar 234 minThe Food In My Novels: Part TwoIn my last post, we saw some Ghanaian dishes that show up in my novels. But wait, there's more! There was too much to include in one...
kweiquarteyMar 43 minFOOD, GLORIOUS FOODWhen I joined Soho Press and wrote my first draft for MURDER AT CAPE THREE POINTS, whenever I mentioned a particular meal indigenous to...
kweiquarteyFeb 175 minEdgar Allan PoeTHE MISSING AMERICAN (Book photo: Kwei Quartey; background, Enchanted Garden at Edgar Allan Poe by Alfred Wekelo/Shutterstock) On January...
kweiquarteyFeb 52 minINSIDE QUARTEY'S BRAINSoho Press published an interview with me on their website and I've posted it below: (If any questions come to your mind as you read,...
Kwei QuarteyNov 30, 20205 minWRITING AFRICAN FICTION FOR WESTERNERSChinua Achebe–trailblazer Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) at 70 (Photo: ABAYOMI ADESHIDA/AFP via Getty Images) Written in...
Kwei QuarteyOct 13, 20206 minCULTURE CLASH: Writing Fiction From Diverse Life ExperiencesCulture Clash: Writing Fiction From Diverse Life Experiences In an era when the American administration is doing its best to seal the...
Kwei QuarteySep 3, 20206 minVACCINES: HOW A MILLENNIA-OLD LIFESAVER WAS AND STILL IS CONTROVERSIAL–Part 2Surprise: Anti-vaxxers are nothing new Opposition to vaccination is not a 20th-21st century phenomenon. It has been prevalent for much...
Kwei QuarteyAug 18, 20205 minVACCINES: HOW A MILLENNIA-OLD LIFESAVER WAS, AND STILL IS, CONTROVERSIALIn the era of Covid-19, we’ve heard a lot about vaccines and the international race to produce one. However, even if a successful vaccine...
Kwei QuarteyJul 29, 20203 minPRESIDENT TRUMP IS GUILTY OF NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTERPresident Trump Is Guilty Of Negligent Manslaughter President Trump, guilty of negligent manslaughter, on a rant In the era of Covid-19,...
Kwei QuarteyJul 16, 20201 minGet Ready For Sleep Well, My Lady–Coming 2021Sleep Well, My Lady Sleep Well, My Lady (January 2021) In Sleep Well, My Lady, Emma Djan, Private Investigator, returns for another round...
Kwei QuarteyJun 13, 20203 minMY TOP TEN GHANA SCENESMy Top Ten Ghana Scenes I have thousands of photos from Ghana, many of them forming backdrops in my novels. Here are some top ten...
Kwei QuarteyApr 28, 20202 minCOVID CRIMESCovid Crimes Crime in the US during the COVID-19 has followed a not altogether clear path. The general headline has been that crime rates...
Kwei QuarteyApr 28, 20203 minWHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING A DNI COVID-19 BRACELETWHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING A DNI BRACELET As countries clamor for ventilators, these complex machines have been assigned a kind of...
