Make a Difference this Christmas
Whereas in the USA we have the luxury of arguing futilely about whether to ban the masterful Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Beloved, by...
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Kwei Jones Quartey
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.
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Oct 28, 20214 min
Why there's no Halloween in Africa
Like many celebrations throughout the year, the meaning of Halloween has morphed over the centuries and lost its original meaning. As...
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Sep 28, 20215 min
A Tangled Web
My two months in West Africa--Nigeria, Niger, and Ghana--were spent researching for my next Emma Djan novel, LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ (LSIL)....
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Sep 14, 20219 min
Travels in Niger--Part 3
Getting oriented On July 13, 2021, I left Nigeria, where the chaos at Lagos Airport had me worried I wouldn't get on the plane,...
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Aug 28, 202111 min
Travels in Niger--Part Two
The French In Africa--It's Complicated France in Algeria The French connection to Africa dates back to at least the seventeenth century,...
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Aug 18, 20211 min
USA v GHANA
You remember those essay exams where they asked you to compare and contrast two different elements, states, circumstances, phenomena,...
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Aug 2, 20218 min
Travels in Niger: Part One
How the West continues to tarnish an African nation The basics The Republic of Niger is named after the Niger River. Bordered by Benin,...
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Jul 18, 20214 min
Travels in Nigeria--Part Two
I'm writing this blog in Niger, having left Nigeria. At the moment I'm in Agadez, some six hundred miles from Niamey, the capital, so...
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kweiquartey
Jul 10, 20213 min
Nigeria: The Good and the Bad--Part One
My next novel, LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ, scheduled for release in June 2022, tackles the very difficult and, quite frankly, heartbreaking...
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Jun 8, 20214 min
LET 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...
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May 8, 20212 min
In Praise of Multitasking Mothers
Mother's Day is a celebration of our mothers, motherhood, and the maternal bonds that form us from conception really. We have Anna Maria...
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Mar 31, 20211 min
Yaa Asantewaa and the War of the Golden Stool
March 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...
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kweiquartey
Mar 23, 20214 min
The Food In My Novels: Part Two
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...
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Mar 3, 20213 min
FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD
When I joined Soho Press and wrote my first draft for MURDER AT CAPE THREE POINTS, whenever I mentioned a particular meal indigenous to...
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Feb 16, 20215 min
Edgar Allan Poe
THE MISSING AMERICAN (Book photo: Kwei Quartey; background, Enchanted Garden at Edgar Allan Poe by Alfred Wekelo/Shutterstock) On January...
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Feb 4, 20212 min
INSIDE QUARTEY'S BRAIN
Soho 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,...
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Nov 30, 20205 min
WRITING AFRICAN FICTION FOR WESTERNERS
Chinua Achebe–trailblazer Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) at 70 (Photo:   ABAYOMI ADESHIDA/AFP via Getty Images) Written in...
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Oct 13, 20206 min
CULTURE CLASH: Writing Fiction From Diverse Life Experiences
Culture Clash: Writing Fiction From Diverse Life Experiences In an era when the American administration is doing its best to seal the...
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Sep 3, 20201 min
The Evolution of Vaccination: A Historical Perspective
Vaccination, a cornerstone of public health, has been a topic of debate for centuries. This article delves into the rich history of...
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Aug 18, 20205 min
VACCINES: HOW A MILLENNIA-OLD LIFESAVER WAS, AND STILL IS, CONTROVERSIAL
In 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...
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