Then and Now

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.


Representing the very best of African creative nonfiction, Safe House brings together works from Africa's contemporary literary greats. In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.


This collection of the first five singles from the Safe House anthology gathers work from the very best of contemporary African writers.

Includes:
The Life and Death of Rowan Du Preez by Simone Haysom
The Mission at Verona by Beatrice Lamwaka
The Search for Magical Mbuji by Neema Komba
Forgetting Lamido by Chike Frankie Edozien