You Can Now Preorder Jumoke Verissimo’s Debut Novel
Jumoke Verissimo has announced that her debut book A Small Silence is now available for preorder. the poet-turned-novelist made the announcement earlier today 21 January 2019 on her Facebook wall. She…
Katarina Frostenson Agrees to leave Swedish Academy
The Sweedish Academy, which is the body responsible for the Nobel Prize for Literature, recently reported that it had reached an agreement with the Katarina Frostenson. This suggests that the Academy …
We Need to Give Young People Reasons to Stay | Twitter Chat With Sylva Nze Ifedigbo
Welcome to the highly acclaimed show where African creatives are celebrated, SynCity Literary Lords and Ladies. This is the second episode of our second season. Last year, we had authors like Amaka Az…
Beloved Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Oliver Dies at 83
Today 17th January 2019 marked the death of beloved American poet Mary Oliver. She was 83 years old when she died. The American writer who drew her inspiration mostly from nature and from long walks i…
Book Review: In Here Comes the Sun, Paradise is a Paradox | by Ama Udofa
If you are the kind of person to judge books by their covers, then you might think you are in for a sun-filled fun-filled read in the land of always summer. But it only takes the first three pages fo…
Chimamanda Adichie Has Joined Twitter, warns Impostors
Our beloved Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has finally joined Twitter. The multiple award-winning and trend-setting writer who had previously taken personal control of her Facebook page in 2016 and joined I…
Writing Opportunity: Vanguard Literary Services is Accepting Submissions
Vanguard Literary Services (VLS) is currently accepting submissions for its Valentine’s Day anthology. This year’s theme is centered around romance and sexuality. The anthology will be released …
7 Life hacks to Help You Read More Books in 2019
Do you remember how much you read while growing up? I do. I read anything that caught my eye, from novels to product labels. I was a lonely only child. I stole all my dad’s novels, including the ones …
Narrative Landscape Book Readings for My Sister, The Serial Killer
Narrative landscape Press is delighted to announce two events that will be coming up in February for their newest book, My Sister, The Serial Killer written by Oyinkan Braithwaite in Abuja. The events…
Book Review: A Thousand Country Roads | Munukayumbwa Mwiya
In Robert James Waller’s The Bridges Of Madison County, Robert Kincaid dies before he and Francesca Johnson, who eventually also dies, can get a reunion. They die having spent no more than a couple of…
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