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Maillu Accuses Ngugi of Intellectual Prostitution
David Maillu, a Kenyan genre fiction writer, calls Ngugi wa Thiongo out for living and working in America. Ngugi was forced to flee Kenya following his release from prison in the late 70s. {click here...
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Teju Cole’s Non-fiction Book Is Titled Radio Lagos: Life, Death, And The...
Looks like fans of Teju Cole may have cause for celebrating. In addition to the US release of Everyday For The Thief, a non-fiction book about Lagos is well on the way. The title is grim,...
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Chimamanda on Eating Healthy, Shoes, And Her Obsession With Hair Blogs — Elle...
You have to read this! Last year, Chimamanda shared her philosophy on make up and cosmetics with the British-Zimbabwean actress Thandie Newton. If you missed it, read it {HERE}. This time, in a...
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Literary Celebrities, Cocktails, and Music — Get The Scoop on The Etisalat...
The first edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature is nearing its grand finale. The winner of the 15, 000-pound prize will be announced on the 23rd of this month. The event is scheduled to take...
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Lupita Nyongo Starring in Adichie’s Americanah Film? *Holding Breath*
In a recent interview, Adichie mentions a possible collaboration with Lupita N’yongo on something having to do with Americanah. I’m connecting the dots here and hoping that the Kenyan Oscar-winner is...
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Human And Animal Bodies Chopped And Sewn Together? It’s Called African Scifi
Last year, the South African science fiction writer, Lauren Beukes, challenged what we thought we knew about serial killers and crime fiction. But most of all, she challenged our assumptions about...
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What African Writers Did This Week
Teju Cole has been actively lending his voice to the #bringbackourgirls campaign/debates all this week. But a few days ago, he does something different. He writes a meditation on what life might be...
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Chicago Stands Up for Abducted Nigerian Girls | A Brittle Paper Photo Story
From Lagos to London to Paris, crowds are gathering in front of consulates and in city squares, chanting the same chorus: “bring back our girls now!” On April 14th, an insurgent group called Boko...
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Nnedi Okorafor’s Fantasy Novel Has A Breathtaking French Edition Cover
First of all, congrats to Nnedi Okorafor. The French translation of her novel, WHO FEARS DEATH (Qui a Peur de la Mort) makes the shortlist for the French Prize “The Prix Imaginales.” The prize is...
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Americanah Movie Update: Brad Pitt’s Production Company Teams Up With Lupita...
We are still reeling from the excitement of Lupita Nyongo optioning the rights for Chimamanda Adichie’s novel, Americanah. But that was only the first step towards getting Adichie’s novel on the...
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African Writing on Solitude | Saraba’s Latest Issue is Available for Download
The weekend is almost here and we know you’re looking for something to read. Saraba Magazine has a new collection of prose and poetry worth checking out. It’s fresh of the press, so feel free to...
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Warsan Shire’s Tenure as London’s Young Poet Laureate Comes to a Sweet End
A year ago, we reported the appointment of Warsan Shire as London’s first ever young poet laureate. Well, a whole year has now passed and her tenure has come to an end. According to BBC news, she had...
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My Camera, My Mirror! | Shrink by Wana Udobang | A Short Film
Nigerian blogger and On-Air personality, Wana Udobang, stars in this short film adaptation of a fictional confessional titled “Shrink.” The project began as a short story that was published here on...
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Congrats to the Authors Longlisted for The Etisalat Prize for Literature
Ten lucky authors have been longlisted for the second edition of the Etisalat Prize for literature. Speaking for the panel of judges, Sarah Ladipo Manyika has this to say in the press release: “We...
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Who Will Decide the 2015 Winner of the Caine Prize? | Meet the New Judges
Who will decide the 2015 winner of the Caine Prize? The announcement was made last week in Nigeria during the Ake Arts and Books Festival By April 2015, the group of five men and women appointed as...
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Exclusive: See All The Gorgeous Photos! | 2014 Ake Arts and Book Festival |...
Wole Soyinka and a young fan. If you are a lover of books and the arts, I guess it wouldn’t be news to you that Christmas came early this year for the universe of African Literature. The 2015 edition...
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African Writers Never Looked So Good! | See the Stunning Photo Shoot at Ake...
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Co-founder of Cassava Republic Press So when I heard African writers were convening at Ake, a small south-western town in Nigeria and home to Wole Soyinka, I thought I knew what to...
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African Literature in Chains | Are Western Publishers Telling African...
Adaobi Nwaubani Adaobi Nwaubani, the Nigerian author of I Do Not Come To You By Chance, recently expressed strong misgivings about the place of African literature within the global literary market....
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Ben Okri’s Rocket-Sex Scene Wins Him Bad Sex Award!
I’m just so delighted that an African author has finally won the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award. It’s been a long time coming. After all, Africa is the continent of awful descriptions of sex...
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Ikhide Ikheloa is Asking Readers to Boycott President Obasanjo’s Memoir
I don’t want to start any controversy except to draw your attention to Ikhide Ikheloa’s Facebook status regarding ex-President Obasanjo’s recently published memoir, titled My Watch. Word on the street...
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