Books

The hardest part of writing a book is the actual writing. Once the rush of finding the perfect idea for a story has passed, you’re left with the daunting process …

Author Chimamanda Adichie spoke at the 2018 annual Chatham House Conference, touching on feminism, racism, patriarchy and even power. She opened with a short story about meeting a female immigration officer with whom she …

Warsan Shire will be unable to attend her upcoming event ‘Warsan Shire in Conversation’ due to serious illness. The event was scheduled to hold on Sunday, July 1 but has …

On Friday Jimmy Fallon announced that he is launching The Tonight Show’s first ever-book club, aptly named the Tonight Show Summer Reads. “Summer’s here and I don’t really have books …

The Ake Books and Arts Festival team has announced the date for its 2018 festival. The theme for the is year’s festival is Fantastical Future’. It was announced that the …

Jackie Chan has encapsulated the amazing stories of his life and career in a new book, titled Never Grow Up. The new book is the second in the series of biographical account …

No matter how good a writer you are, there’s always more knowledge to acquire. All the best writers have drunk from the well of knowledge, are still and will continue to …

Twenty budding authors have been selected for the GTBank Dusty Manuscript Contest. The judges, which include renowned authors Eghosa Imasuen, Yejide Kilanko and Toni Kan, as well as Brittle Paper editor Dr. …

Nine writers have been shortlisted for Short Story Africa’s $800 prize. Among the nominees are three Nigerians: Michael Agugom, Innocent Chizaram Ilo and Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor. The theme for this …