<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>New titles ASC Leiden</title><description>ASC Leiden RSS feed</description><link>http://www.asclibrary.nl/rss/NewtitlesASCLeiden.xml</link><item><category>Book</category><link>https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/permalink/31UKB_LEU/s5ab2f/alma9940719967302711</link><title>Creature of air and still water / by Malaika Cheney-Coker.</title><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis, Minnesota : Flexible Press, 2025. Abstract: &#8220;Seth is cursed by recurring nightmares of a creature in a swamp, visions Seth&#8217;s psychiatrist has an easy answer for: Bipolar II. But Seth has doubts. Upending his successful life in Atlanta, he seeks to find peace in his native Sierra Leone. There he&#8217;s rejected by his distant mother, Evelyn. Evelyn is trying to cope with the death of her oldest, Sam, Seth&#8217;s brother. Seth&#8217;s return stirs painful memories for her, leading her to seek answers about his life from Sam&#8217;s widow and child in the U.S. But Atlanta is not Freetown, and Evelyn struggles to accept the strange ways and unsettling quiet of the new household. Meanwhile, Seth finds some relief from his malady through a non-medical cure. Refreshed and hopeful, he wants to make a difference in his home country by starting and educational summer camp. But in a society with limited career choices, is asking kids to dream and think for themselves a step too far? And is his cure temporary or permanent? In the end, no matte how fast or far Seth and Evelyn run, they cannot escape their own personal swamp.&#8221; &#8211;page [4] of cover  ASC Subject Headings: Sierra Leone. ; diasporas. ; novels (form) ; ]]></description><category>Sierra Leone.</category><category>diasporas.</category><category>novels (form)</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:15:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><category>Book</category><link>https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/permalink/31UKB_LEU/s5ab2f/alma9940719968502711</link><title>BackHomeAbroad and other stories / Pede Hollist.</title><description><![CDATA[Lagos ; Narrative Landscape Press, [2025] Abstract: "BackHomeAbroad presents fifteen stories of lives crossing continents, cultures and personal histories. Hollist explores how migration reshapes narratives that confront racism, patriarchy, memory and the unresolved weight of home. ... These compelling stories portray people between worlds, highlighting the tensions and possibilities of movement, memory and change. Hollist's voice is confident, incisive and quietly radical, marking this collection as an essential contribution to contemporary African literature."--Back cover  ASC Subject Headings: Sierra Leone. ; short stories (form) ; ]]></description><category>Sierra Leone.</category><category>short stories (form)</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:15:49 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>