Sefi Atta, author of EVERYTHING GOOD WILL COME recently announced the release of her new book on her Facebook Page. She wrote: Here she is, Drama Queen, 8/18/18! It is January 1976, and 12-year-old Timi is about to turn 13….
One of our favourite African Literature is THE SECRET LIVES OF BABA SEGI’S WIVES BY LOLA SHONEYIN. The humour is refreshing; but what is even more refreshing is the candid approach to infidelity. Lola Shoneyin once wrote in The Guardian: The…
Titilope Sonuga is a poet after our hearts. Her words are soothing – healing balms. I am interested in how her poems connect to our shared humanity – one of constant loss, grief, heartache. It is as though she knows…
The Google Doodle for today is dedicated to the GREAT CHINUA ACHEBE. Google created a google doodle marking what would have been Chinua Achebe’s 87th birthday. Chinualumogu Albert Achebe was born on the 16th day of November 1930. He was…
If you are a fan of what people have come to term “new-age” poetry then you must know Yrsa Daley-Ward. You should know her. Alongside the African-American poet Nayyirah Waheed, Zimbabwean bard Tapiwa Mugabe and Nigerian writer Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Yrsa Daley-Ward, who is of…
Hadiza Isma, First Lady of Kaduna State is set to release her debut novel – AN ABUNDANCE OF SCORPIONS. It will be launched at the 2017 Ake Festival!!! About The Book: Following a harrowing family tragedy, Tambaya decides to leave Kano…
Words can’t describe how excited I was to see Olaudah Equaino’s picture up as the Google Doodle for today, 16th October 2017. I remember coming across a beautiful book; EQUIANO’S TRAVELS while I was in my final year at the…
The Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2017 was announced today. It was awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro!!! This is a very deserving award. In the words of the Academy, the award was given to Ishiguro “who, in novels of great…
The Single Story Foundation has launched its inaugural issuue. The Single Story Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides storytelling opportunities for Africans at home and in diaspora. The contributors include writers from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, Somali and…
In the spirit of throwback Thursday, we will be looking at the Programme from the memorial for CHINUA ACHEBE. Chinualumogu Albert Achebe was born on the 16th day of November 1930. He was a novelist, poet, professor, and critic. Things…
