KWEI JONES QUARTEY | BLOG

Kwei Quartey, MD, blogs about African writing and literature, African mysteries, being a Ghanaian-American writer, travel to Africa and beyond, human rights, politics, popular culture, and medicine.

In 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...

Mar 23, 20214 min read

Chinua Achebe–trailblazer Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) at 70 (Photo: ABAYOMI ADESHIDA/AFP via Getty Images) Written in...

Nov 30, 20205 min read

Culture Clash: Writing Fiction From Diverse Life Experiences In an era when the American administration is doing its best to seal the...

Oct 13, 20206 min read

AFRICAN CRIME FICTION Magic and murder in African crime fiction African crime fiction can offer more than its counterpart from elsewhere...

Nov 12, 20196 min read