I have known Su’eddie for over five years now and I am so delighted to be speaking to him after my long hiatus from The Afro Reader. In this interview, he talks to us about his life as a writer and the gratitude he feels on being shortlisted for the NLNG Prize for Literature, 2022! Enjoy!
I wrote part of this last year. I never got around to sharing it. Today felt like the perfect day to do so! Enjoy! * My family had a fortnightly ritual. On Saturdays of each fortnight, my mother would take…
Nothing prepared me for the deeply personal essay written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It was published in The New Yorker on the 10th of September, 2020 and I remember taking breaks to stop myself from breaking down. Reading it felt like…
Prior to reading The Mechanics of Yenagoa, I had never read any work by Michael Afenfia. However, in 2018, I bought one of his books – Don’t Die On Wednesday – for a friend on his birthday. I was mainly…
I first heard of Olaoluwa Oni four years ago. She took part in Brittle Paper’s I LOVE AFRICAN LITERATURE WRITING CONTEST and won! Prior to reading The yNBA, I had never read any Nigerian legal fiction. I dare say, The yNBA by…
Chimamanda Adichie first mentioned this fall when she wrote about her father’s death on her social media pages. In this essay, she fully explores the fall, the concussion, the hospital staff and the anxiety following the fall. Reading it got…
I like to think of myself as a Chimamandian. So imagine the sadness that overwhelmed me when I heard that her father had passed on. It felt so personal. Chimamanda has always talked about her father with a fondness that…
Today marks the 6th year since Dora Akunyili passed. We remember her today and all her outstanding achievements. Dora Akunyili was an internationally renowned pharmacist, pharmacologist, scholar, seasoned administrator and a visionary leader. Prior to her appointment as the minister…
When Paperworth publishers sent me a copy of Piece&Pieces, I didn’t know what to expect from the book as I had never read any work written by the author. Reading this book was quite an experience. I enjoyed reading it….
From her bedroom in Onitsha, Ada Chioma Ezeano sends out an email of questions to Chimee Adioha, who has written a children’s book called AMARA. She asks about his venture into writing, about the feminist undertones in the book, about…
