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African Literature

Stories from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Egypt and the Black Diaspora 
March 14, 2025
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

What I really liked about Dream Count is Adichie's tone. There's this gentleness in her writing—it's almost as if you can hear her voice.

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March 6, 2025
Happiness Is A Sickle-kinikan In My Belly by Isaiah Adepoju

I give Happiness Is A Sickle-kinikan In My Belly, a ten over ten rating but because of the perfectly harnessed themes, settings, conflicts, and resolutions.

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February 25, 2025
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

Vagabonds! is rich in themes of spiritualism, mysticism, queer dynamics, and possession, that literally takes on flesh, saying, “When you're ready, I'll be here”.

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February 21, 2025
My Parents' Marriage by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

My Parents' Marriage is about immigrant life in the US, how we all leave home with lofty dreams, only to meet a vastly different reality, and sometimes, struggle with that reality.

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February 20, 2025
Narrative Landscape Press Partners With Genti Audio to Distribute the Audiobook of Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Nigeria

Preorders for the Dream Count audiobook are now open on the Genti Audio app (available on iOS and Play Store) for a special preorder price of NGN 8,000.

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February 18, 2025
Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Blessings is the sum total of over ninety percent of queer Nigerian and Ghanaian experiences—if not the entire African experience.

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Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Epic, High, Grimdark, Steampunk, Romantasy, YA, Mytho-Fantasy, Science Fiction, African Fantasy and African Speculative Fiction 
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Editor's Picks
Exclusives, op-eds, news and original stories  
March 4, 2025
Scarlet: L’Oluyole (Episode #4) by Ojo Akinwale

A stoic person, Yaya would very much be anywhere else but at the heart of Mafoluku, listening to music he’d grown up listening to, but had never loved.

February 25, 2025
Dear Bessem (These Letters End in Tears) | Non Fiction

What manner of love is this? A love that endures. A love that believes. They don’t make them like this anymore, Bessem. They don’t.

February 15, 2025
Scarlet: In Her Skin (Episode #3) by Ojo Akinwale

The gangs did not cow to old men with massive paunches anymore. They deferred to youthful zeal and brutality, not outdated, restricting ideals

February 10, 2025
February 1

He did seem to hate him. Was it just because he was the oldest in the office? Did Adigun remind him of someone he disliked?

February 8, 2025
Scarlet: Tools of the Trade (Episode #2) by Ojo Akinwale

“Better for you to confess now, so we find an arrangement that can see you do a light reformatory penance for your sins.’’

January 29, 2025
Bookish Ezioma on Book Trends and Literary Culture

Bookish Ezioma shares her thoughts with Littafi on literary culture in Nigeria and the many real-world lessons in books.

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Contemporary Fiction

Thrillers, Romance, Historical Fiction , Chick-Lit  and More Genres
The Other Side of Midnight by Olasunkanmi Ojulari
The Other Side of Midnight proves that nightlife is more than just fun—it’s a powerful part of culture, economy, and community. ...
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Salt by Selina Thompson
Salt is an excavation of the past in search of healing, a reckoning with the legacy of slavery, and a meditation on home—both real and imagined....
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Unlucky Mel by Aggeliki Pelekidis
Unlucky Mel is a quirky, yet serious story about the often difficult road to self-discovery, and how, ultimately, we're responsible for the choices we make. ...
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The Man Who Knew Too Much by Jack Oswald
Jack Oswald’s The Man Who Knew Too Much takes readers into a world of political intrigue and dangerous secrets. ...
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Motion picture

 Nollywood, Neflix, Prime, Showmax and more
March 21, 2025
10 Reasons I Loved Marvel’s Agatha All Along: My Two Cents

And so begins the chaotic, snark-filled, witchy adventure that is the show Agatha All Along.I loved every second of it, and here’s why.

January 6, 2025
Movie Review: Family Gbese

Family Gbese incorporates both Igbo and Yoruba, bringing some cultural dynamism to the plot, which adds to its realism and appeal to diverse audiences.

December 21, 2024
Movie Review: Christmas In Lagos

Christmas In Lagos is a delightful romance movie with intriguing characters that evoke several pleasant emotions, setting viewers up just right for the festive season.

November 16, 2024
Movie Review: Red One

Is Red One another forgettable Dwayne Johnson action flick? Yes and No. At least you’d always remember Buff Santa and his E.L.F (Enforcement, Logistics, and Fortification) team.

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