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Free Download of the New Blood Beats Anthology: Something in the Water
Download Something in the Water: New Short Fiction from Africa here for FREE. Something in the Water edited by Anathi Jongilanga and Moso Sematlane is the second short story anthology ...
Ukamaka Olisakwe’s Fantasy Novel Titled Don’t Answer When They Call Your Name Set For 2023
Nigerian author Ukama Olisakwe is releasing her new young adult debut novel in 2023. The book is called Don’t Answer When They Call Your Name and will be published by Masobe ...
Fool | Obinna Udenwe | Fiction
It has been going on for months. Two months you think. That is how long you have been sleeping with the woman next door. Her husband lives in Tunisia. He ...
My Mother Tongue | Neema Komba | Poetry
My grandmother speaks in tongues She splatters all the stories that birthed her on the floor She drains her memories into a fountain I cannot drink from She opens her ...
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Aké Dairies; Day 2
AKE DIARIES: DAY 2 Day 2 (for me) of AkéFest18 started with the Guests going for schools visit. The previous night, Alex, the Administrative Manager of the festival had asked the ...
Chimamanda Adichie Receives Humanitarian Award
The iconic Nigerian feminist, literary critic and award winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who won the 2018 PEN Pinter Prize, and the Everett M. Rogers award (which she will receive in 2019) ...
AKE DAIRIES: DAY 1
My friends/people who knew about my volunteering with this year’s edition of Aké Arts and Book Festival themed Fantastical futures think it is all glitz and glam. Well, I assure ...
Happening Today: Day 3 of LIPFest 2018
The much anticipated Lagos International Poetry Festival 2018 (LIPFest), kicked off on the 31st of October with a workshop by Yomi Sode and the opening ceremony/cocktail. In case you missed ...
Bambooks Introduces Mobile App
With the launch of Bambooks Mobile App, you can now read on your Android and iPhone. Click here. Bambooks is a digital library where you can access, discover and read books ...
20k Up for Grabs in a Mini Poetry Slam
Are you a slam poet? Then news about poetry slam will definitely excite you. Come Saturday 10th Of November 2018 at wordaholics open mic in Somolu(TeamSwag), the best performer will ...
Literally What’s Hot in Lagos This November
Year in year out, there are some events in Nigeria (Lagos in particular) that are just too HOT to miss for literature and art enthusiasts out there. Looks like things ...
Spoiler Free Review: The Secret Lives Of Baba Segi’s Wives
@Tifedada and @msdianarenae (also known as ABookishPair) are back on their Youtube channel to review The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives. Watch the video below: A Bookish Pair ('Tife ...