A not-so-detailed review of Of Passion and Ink, edited by Dzekashu MacViban of Bakwa Books Cameroon. I walk through each of the ten short stories in the book, summarizing them and giving my thoughts. Here's one description of the book: "From Limbe, the seaside city, to Kolofata in the north of Cameroon, Of Passion and Ink moves from stories of star-crossed lovers, mental health, dark fantasy, displacement, speculative futures to radicalization. These stories subvert what is believed to be the Cameroonian short story and offer exciting new directions."

My recommendation? Read the book if you can. But you can still go ahead and listen to me talk about it for most of 45 minutes.

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