No easy way to forget lost love: A review of Akwaeke Emezi’s  “You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty” — Olukorede S. Yishau

An accident happens and Jonah dies. He dies in the presence of Feyi, his young wife. Five years speed by and Feyi can’t get Jonah and the circumstances of his death out of her mind. She sees him often in…

Abibiman African Writers Series releases Olukorede S. Yishau’s “Vaults of Secrets” in the UK 

The Oxford-based Abibiman Publishing is set to release the United Kingdom edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature nominee Olukorede S. Yishau’s collection of short stories, Vaults of Secrets.  The collection is published under the revamped African Writers Series (AWS). …

Chasing the American dream, a review of Imbolo Mbue’s “Behold the Dreamers” — Olukorede S. Yishau

In the alluring opening paragraphs of Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers, we meet Jende, a Camerounian, who is in New York in search of the golden fleece. His Limbe hometown could not give him what he wanted. So, he applied…

Ayodele Olofintuade’s tale of badly-behaved women — Olukorede S. Yishau

Ayodele Olofintuade’s novel Lakiriboto Chronicles has a subtitle, A brief history of badly behaved women. Set mainly in Ibadan, it is, in the main, the story of four women and one man. There are some minor characters here and there…

E.C. Osondu’s entertaining and thought-provoking novel – Olukorede S. Yishau

E.C. Osondu’s latest novel, When The Sky Is Ready The Stars Will Appear, is peopled with men and women who are on the run. War, poverty, fame, the need to help family members and such reasons are behind their decision…

Jude Idada, Olukorede Yishau, others for University of Iowa creative writing programme

Nigeria Prize for Literature winner Jude Idada and author of In the Name of Our Father Olukorede S. Yishau are two of the four Nigerians nominated by the United States Mission in Nigeria for the University of Iowa’s programme tagged ‘Telling…

Parrésia unveils book cover for Yishau’s ‘Vaults of Secrets’

The cover for Vaults of Secrets, a collection of short stories by award-winning journalist and author of In the Name of Our Father, Olukorede S. Yishau, has been unveiled by Parrésia Publishers Limited. The collection has 10 stories with themes…

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