While the jury is still out on the contentious issue of whether creative genius has a shelf life, a sell by date, if you may, a careful and sober consideration of Nobel Laureate, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Memories of My Melancholy…
Tracing the making of Helon Habila’s Measuring Time -Toni Kan
It is 1998 or 1999. I am not so sure, but I remember that Helon Habila and I were sitting in a shack outside the huge compound of the African Independent Television (AIT) in Alagbado, a dusty, sleepy village on…
Should a Christian go for a massage? – Toni Kan
So, for my birthday PJ gave me a spa card. As in, I should go to that place, take off my clothes, lie down and let a babe run her hands all over my fine body. Hmmm. Oya, get the…
A triumph of the will and belief in self -Toni Kan
Author: Sade Adeniran Book Title: Imagine This Publisher: Cassava Republic Pages: 267 Year: 2010 Sade Adeniran’s debut novel, Imagine This won the Commonwealth prize in 2008 for Best First Book, African Region. The book is on both the level of…
Hope is a scarce commodity in Ema Edosio’s “Kasala” – Toni Kan
Director: Ema Edosio Film title: Kasala Year of release: 2018 Reviewer: Toni Kan Oscar winner, Antoine Fuqua, began his film career making music videos, so did Spike Jonze. Here in Nigeria, Ema Edosio has plied the same trajectory parlaying an…
‘Dear American Airlines’: A visceral examination of the human condition –Toni Kan
AUTHOR: JONATHAN MILES BOOK TITLE: DEAR AMERICAN AIRLINES PUBLISHER: MARINER BOOKS PAGES: 180 YEAR: 2009 RATING: 2.5 This book is, on the surface, a letter written by an irate passenger stuck at the O’Hare airport, to the airline that has…
Celebrating Nollywood’s first ladies – Toni Kan
Book Title: Ladies Calling the Shots Author: Niran Adedokun Publisher: Grace Springs Year of Publication: 2017 Pages: 252 Reviewer: Toni Kan The year was 2010 and I was on the job. A PR assignment. My PR company was hosting…
Toni Kan celebrates birthday
Toni Kan, writer, editor, public relations senior management executive, teacher, jolly good fellow and so much more turned 47 on June 11. (Yeah, we didn’t know he was that old too). Anyway, as it is tradition with mayors, the self-acclaimed…
Krik? Krak!: Tender and lyrical tales of pain, rage, love and loss – Toni Kan
Sailing on a leaking boat, a group of Haitian immigrants exchange stories to keep the nagging fear of imminent death at bay. When the stories cease, the people begin to sing: “Beloved Haiti, there is no place like you. I…
GTBank Dusty Manuscript Contest Announces Top 20
After spending several weeks poring over more than 1,000 stories submitted for the Dusty Manuscript Contest, the judges of the competition have selected their top 20 entries. The selected entries are: • Devil‘s Pawn by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson • Home…