Esy Casey and I worked on a much large project together that we decided to shorten into a small, one page strip. These two panels are excerpted from the story, which follows a young teenager struggling with his family in South Africa. Esy creates magic with her art and I look forward to showing you …
You may have noticed that ReturnoftheDeji.com has worked inconsistently over the past few weeks. I have been updating it and all kinds of weird issues have popped up. Thanks to the open source community, I think I’m pretty close to resolving the problem. Working with WordPress is somewhat like building an Ikea bed. You have …
I’m excited that my review of Mike Nicol’s crime thriller Payback will appear in the November/December issue of World Literature Today. Payback is set in South Africa and represents the first work of Nicol’s fascinating trilogy. I picked it up on a recent visit to Cape Town and the book instantly captivated me. The issue, …
In keeping with my effort to write more about soccer, I reviewed Joe Latakgomo’s amazing book about the history of South African soccer for ESPN Soccernet, the largest soccer publication in the world. CHECK OUT THE REVIEW HERE. –Deji Olukotun
& special thanks to @dejiridoo for showing us @Chimurenga_SA, a "Pan-African publication of culture, art and politics" http://t.co/8aRyY0zw Spent the afternoon at @PENamerican, talking pedagogy with @PENreadrswritrs & emerging writers in South Africa with @dejiridoo. Brilliant.
Northstar, Marvel’s first openly gay character, to marry beau in upcoming comic http://t.co/894nWCVn
