Andile Cele
@andileceleh
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My novel Braids & Migraines out 17 April 2025 @HhouseBooks and SA via @KaravanPress ❤️ It was storytelling that helped me dream, and helps me dream still.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined October 2010
🎙️NEW EPSIODE🎙️ In the captivating 100th episode, we engaged in a profound conversation with @andileceleh , the author of the compelling debut novel Braids and Migraines. OUT NOW!
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Celebrating a decade of The Women’s Library: @WomanZoneCT at Artscape Festival 💖
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Discover how Woman Zone's The Women’s Library is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Artscape Women’s Humanity Festival, showcasing the voices of women through literature and community engagement.
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Childhood trauma. I believe what he gave was all he could give.
I really don't know what happened to him and how it all went wrong.
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Catch up on the Woman Zone Stories podcast episode, featuring Andile Cele, author of Braids & Migraines, available on all streaming platforms. 🎙️🤍 Click on the link below to listen: https://t.co/K8jCaozEb8
#authorinterview #bookrec
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Join @WomanZoneCT and myself this Saturday at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town for a cozy and heartfelt chat on all things books and my latest release The Village Indian - exploring the dynamics of a mixed race city slicker family in a small village in the Western Cape - where
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BOOK REVIEW: Who Looks Inside by Anna Stroud (Published by @KaravanPress) 📚 #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookrecs
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Thank you so much for having me @WomanZoneCT 💖 thank you for an amazing conversation @maryamadams_ ♥️ And to all mothers out there, you're doing great! And to my own Jabu Jay, ours is a story of old, love you Ma. And to every girl young and old Braids & Migraines is for Us. ✨
Q: WHO DID YOU WRITE YOUR BOOK FOR? @andileceleh is the author of ‘Braids & Migraines’, a book that started out as love letter to herself then morphed into something even bigger. You can find the Woman Zone Podcast on all steaming platforms. 🎙️💫💖📚 #authorinterview #stories
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Looking forward to interviewing @andileceleh about her book ‘Braids & Migraines’ on Saturday at the @WomanZoneCT Book Club. More details below and it would be great to see you there! ✨
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Look what I found in the post! My friend, former classmate @unisa Theory of Literature class & @TUTalumni Journalism, former colleague & writing partner @andileceleh’s released her debut novel #BraidsAndMigraines. I can’t wait to binge read! It’s going to be a great journey 📖 ❤️
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Join us for Book Club at the Woman Zone Library on Saturday 21 JUNE! Our book of the month is ‘Braids & Migraines’ by @andileceleh. Andile will be joining us for a conversation about her book and she will be interviewed @maryamadams_ . #BookClub #WomanZoneLibrary
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Thank you to everyone who takes time to listen to @CheekyNatives! Please continue to like, share and comment! And to the authors, thank you for allowing us the privilege to sit down with you!
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Happy Africa Day! 🌍🎉 Issue 4 of Ubwali Literary Magazine is here — featuring stories, poetry, essays, photos & more from Zambia, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda & Zimbabwe! 📖 Read now: https://t.co/oHfrAcepmO
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@CalebANelson @KekePalmer Book 10: Braids and Migraines by @andileceleh Nomandla stole my heart. Her story of battling poverty, racism at school, struggling with her mental health and working through her grief stayed with me long after I finished the book. Short but insightful.
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The @FranLitFest was incredible! I had the wonderful privilege of being in conversation with writers like @andileceleh, Jo Watson, Abi Daré, @SiyaTheWriter, @JJ_Stellies, @ellekeboehmer, @khumalo_busie, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Gavin Evans See you again, next year, FLF!
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A tender, surreal meditation on Black girlhood, beauty, and the body, BRAIDS & MIGRAINES by Andile Cele marks a stunning debut—out now from @HhouseBooks. Check out an excerpt & purchase a copy here 👇 https://t.co/fybRt8zahu
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The day I was expelled, Headmaster Webster called me a disruptor of peace and a violent thug. Nothing in his response surprised me. I left my brother in his study and went back to my room. While...
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One of my chapters for my MA is on The Yearning. A masterpiece ♥️
NINE YEARS ago on the 5th of May, I introduced my first born to the world.
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In Blood’s Inner Rhyme, Antjie Krog breaks the boundaries between genres & writes about the relationship that continues to fascinate and torment her. On Thursday 8 May we are launching Antjie’s new book. She will be in conversation with Hedley Twidle. RSVP: booklounge@gmail.com
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The Island Prize has announced its 2025 shortlist—expanded from 3 to 5 titles to reflect the richness of this year’s submissions. Congratulations to Azags Agandaa, Izzy Agu, Wame Molefhe, Kristien Potgieter, and @munyakitara! Winner announced May 19. https://t.co/TU3Y9wr7CG
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The Island Prize committee has announced the shortlist for the 2025 prize! In a press release, the judging committee expressed the difficulty of narrowing down the longlist of nine to a their typical...
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BRAIDS & MIGRAINES by @andileceleh is a powerful debut from @HhouseBooks about race, mental health, and identity in post-apartheid South Africa Centered on a Black girl at an elite school, it’s tender, unflinching, and unforgettable. Get your copy here 👇 https://t.co/mi2K3DelAY
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In Braids & Migraines, the newest publication from Holland House Books, South African writer Andile Cele delivers a striking and emotionally resonant debut that explores the intersecting struggles of...
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