A lot of bad blokes out there write many bad things about Nigeria. I don’t like that at all. Nigeria is very cool by me. The politicians may go wrong. The business goons can cut corners. The youths have given…
Our first child is not mine but I will not make it an issue or seek divorce
First things first, I am not a saint even if I promised my wife when we married over 19 years ago that if I ever caught her pants down with another man, I would not walk away from the marriage.…
Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist 2019: What you need to know (Xpose)
The six shortlisted books vying for the prestigious award have now been announced. It’s one of the biggest fiction awards of the year, with the likes of Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ali Smith and last year’s winner, Kamila Shamsie…
Chimamanda Adichie is leading the rise of an African literature wave in China (Quartz)
Dear Ijeawele is a forthright and frank book, a 15-step letter about how to raise a feminist child. But when it’s published in China around April this year, it will garner its author, the celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins Twitter (Guardian)
Multiple award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has officially joined Twitter. It is learnt that the renowned writer’s account will be handled by her team. According to her team: Over the past few months, we have been made aware of…
10 Nigerian books adapted to films of note – Chinyere Ifeka
The Nigerian film industry, otherwise known as Nollywood, has come a long way. From humble beginnings, the world is taking note. What with Lupita N’yongo currently working on adapting Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah to the screen. But one wonders why…
The art and craft of Ikwuemesi and Anbukraft -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It was my buddy Tony Akudinobi, the utilitarian art honcho who heads Hammerhead Integrated Ltd, that brought to my attention the 5th Anambra Book and Creativity Festival (Anbukraft) holding from October 22 to 27, 2018 at King David Hotel, Awka,…
Prodigious fruits of Sally Mbanefo’s Anambra Homecoming initiative -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Christmas season will never be the same again in Anambra State. Sally Mbanefo, Anambra State’s very resourceful Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and Tourism has in the works an unprecedented Anambra Homecoming Festival that will put at full…
Tickets for an Evening with Chimamanda sell out
Tickets for the Narrative Landscape Press-hosted “An Evening with Chimamanda” event have sold out barely one week after it was announced in a press release by Dr. Eghosa Imasuen, Business Development Director of Narrative Landscape Press and author of the…
To Saint Patrick: Taking a fresh look at Nigerian history -Toni Kan
You realise, almost immediately, that a book which opens with the lighthearted “Chei, I hate rain” will not take itself too seriously. To Saint Patrick, Eghosa Imasuen’s debut novel, is a straightforward, humorous, and lighthearted yarn, which attempts to portray…