Feastful Lagos International Poetry Festival LIPFEST18
The 4th edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival held just a week ago, 31st October through 4th November. The festival concert, Wide Awake, held at the MUSON Centre on…More
Author: Opeyemi Rasak-Oyadiran
Book Review: Tomorrow I’ll Be Twenty by Alain Mabanckou
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Book Review: Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
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Book Review: Blackass by Igoni Barrett
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Book Review: The Teacher, The Pianist and The Seamstress by Ogenna Ojukwu
Book: The Teacher, The Pianist and The Seamstress Author: Ogenna Ojukwu With his debut novel, Ogenna Ojukwu leads the reader through the complicated life of Onyeka; teacher and vice-principal hopeful,…More
Book Review: Tomorrow Died Yesterday by Chimeka Garrick
Book: Tomorrow Died Yesterday Author: Chimeka Garrick There is always that one book sitting on the bookshelf and gathering dust and all sorts of disrespect by being passed over for…More
Book Review: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
With an original take on speculative, dystopian, fantastical, magical realism and any other term that stands for ‘knocks the breath out of you’, Lesley Nneka Arimah has spun a collection of short stories in such a spectacular and intelligent manner that will stay with us for a very long time.
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Book Review: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Book: Homegoing Author: Yaa Gyasi With her heart wrenching and ambitious debut, Yaa Gyasi has written a story that unfolds into six generations of the consequences of the actions of…More
The Thing by Rasak-Oyadiran Opeyemi
The Thing My mother had a baby, The world is in trouble, too. – Ayoola Oyeniyi She stares at this strange creature in the cot With its mottled skin…More
STAY WITH ME by Ayobami Adebayo: A REVIEW
Book: Stay With Me Author: Ayobami Adebayo Ayobami Adebayo’s debut novel Stay With Me revolves around Yejide and Akin, a young married couple who have remained childless after 4…More