Columbia Global Reports

Another Fine Mess, Helen C. Epstein "The author recalls an African myth in which a wily hare outwits powerful but dimwitted enemies and then likens Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni to the clever hare manipulating bumbling Americans.... A sizzling indictment of Uganda’s current strongman and of the American policy in Africa that supports his corrupt regime with generous foreign aid." Kirkus Reviews... more

Nollywood, Emily Witt "The book tells the story of a fascinating industry beyond the view of most Americans, a barely-two-decades old business built in a country with almost no movie theaters... Witt’s fascination with the business is contagious, and the view she provides into this fledgling market—punctuated with summaries of the overwrought plotlines of some popular movies—makes for an entertaining book." Publishers Weekly... more

The Global Novel, Adam Kirsch "Who has the authority to speak for the world? Are Western ideals central to global literature, or do speculative novels that unspool Western ideas to tragic ends (like Atwood’s Oryx and Crake and Houellebecq’s The Possibility of an Island) epitomize literary colonialism? Kirsch’s work is curious and illuminating." Heather Scott Partington, New York Times Book Review... more