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Apparently Women Don’t Expire at 40: An Adesuwa O’Man Nwokedi Readathon

Nasiba Mbabe Bawa |

February 23, 2026

African Literature, Lists

Top 8 Books to Survive a Lockdown With

Akinwale |

February 23, 2026

Writer Resources

Show, Not Tell: Book Plot Pacing that Keeps Readers Engaged

Prisca Nwabude |

February 22, 2026

Netflix, Nollywood

Series Review: Aníkúlápó (The Ghoul Awakens)

Kikelomo Onigbanjo |

February 19, 2026

Essays

Custodians of Control: Gendered Power and Complicity in African Fiction

Oghenetega Elizabeth Obukohwo |

February 18, 2026

Essays, Opinions

The Causes and Impact of the Shift in Demand for Short Novels

Godsgift Isaiah |

February 16, 2026

Essays

Baroque Paintings as a Tool of Nonconformity and Religious Influence

Prisca Nwabude |

February 17, 2026

Writer Resources

Character Ideas For Your Next Draft

Godsgift Isaiah |

February 16, 2026

Essays

The Role of Ecocriticism in African Literature

Emmanuel Olabiyi |

February 10, 2026

Fantasy and Science Fiction

Book reviews in Grimdark, Epic, High, African, Romantasy and Science Fiction

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African Literature, Blog, Romance

Apparently Women Don’t Expire at 40: An Adesuwa O’Man Nwokedi Readathon

Adesuwa does exceptionally well and deserves credit for centering women over forty as worthy of love. Not consolation love. Not “settling” love. But real, expansive, desire-filled love.

Book Reviews, Fantasy

Sordaneon (The Triempery Revelations #1) by L.L. Stephens

Book Reviews, Fantasy

They Came From The Sea by Ikenna Osuji

Book Reviews, Fantasy

Agent Arimonu: The Guardian Spy (The Chronicles of Ilu #1) by Ikenna Osuji

Book Reviews, Fantasy

Verity of Old (Memory of Stone) by Chio Zoe

Book Reviews, Fantasy

Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #2) by Tad Williams

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African Literature

Book reviews, excerpts, opinions and essays

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Top 8 Books to Survive a Lockdown With

Apparently Women Don’t Expire at 40: An Adesuwa O’Man Nwokedi Readathon

Excerpt: The Termite Colony by Ike Okonta

Classical vs. Contemporary African Literature: What Has Changed

Excerpt: A Meal Is a Meal by Nnamdi Anyadu

Excerpt: How Depression Saved My Life by Chude Jideonwo

Excerpt: Moonbeam: A Fiction Anthology (Edited by Anote Ajeluorou)

Excerpt: Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Top 30 Cartoon Characters That Were Villains

Akinwale |

July 20, 2025

Debates

The Eternal Debate: DC vs. Marvel

Chioma Ahamefule |

November 27, 2025

Lists

20 Funny Cartoon Characters Sure to Crack You Up Good

Akinwale |

July 20, 2025

Lists

Top 10 Quotes From Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Akinwale |

July 20, 2025

Lists

Best 20 Nollywood Movies of All Time

Kikelomo Onigbanjo |

July 20, 2025

Lists, Mythology

Top 50 Mythical Creatures in Folklore From Around The World

Akinwale |

November 27, 2025

Lists, Opinions

Top 14 Best Writers of Nigerian Literature (With Reasons)

Akinwale |

July 20, 2025

Lists, Opinions

Top 17 Evil Villains in Fiction History

Funke Adegbokiki |

November 23, 2025

Movie reviews

Series Review: Aníkúlápó (The Ghoul Awakens)

February 19, 2026

Stranger Things Season 5: The Good, The Bad, and the Plot Holes

January 20, 2026

Show Review: Glass Heart (Season 1)

August 21, 2025

Show Review: To Kill a Monkey (Season 1)

August 14, 2025

Show Review: Boys Over Flowers

August 9, 2025

Show Review: Fireworks of My Heart

June 23, 2025

10 Reasons I Loved Marvel’s Agatha All Along: My Two Cents

March 20, 2025

Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre

June 3, 2024

Series Review: Iwájú

March 23, 2024

Series Review: The Fall of the House of Usher

December 4, 2023

Series Review: Hijack (Season 1)

August 16, 2023

Series Review: Far From Home (Season 1)

January 21, 2023

Movie Review: Where Love Lives

By Kikelomo Onigbanjo

January 1, 2026

Wicked: A Masterclass on Movie Adaptations

By Esther Ponanret Best

December 9, 2025

Movie Review: Àjosepò

By Kikelomo Onigbanjo

November 26, 2025

Thinline: A Nigerian Take on the Thriller Genre

By Esther Ponanret Best

November 3, 2025

Movie Review: The Lost Bus

By Nyerhovwo

October 6, 2025

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Apparently Women Don’t Expire at 40: An Adesuwa O’Man Nwokedi Readathon

Top 8 Books to Survive a Lockdown With

Show, Not Tell: Book Plot Pacing that Keeps Readers Engaged

Series Review: Aníkúlápó (The Ghoul Awakens)

Custodians of Control: Gendered Power and Complicity in African Fiction

The Causes and Impact of the Shift in Demand for Short Novels

Baroque Paintings as a Tool of Nonconformity and Religious Influence

Character Ideas For Your Next Draft

The Role of Ecocriticism in African Literature

Fantasy and Science Fiction

African Literature

Top 30 Cartoon Characters That Were Villains

The Eternal Debate: DC vs. Marvel

Top 8 Best Apps to Read Books For Free in 2025

20 Funny Cartoon Characters Sure to Crack You Up Good

Top 10 Quotes From Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Best 20 Nollywood Movies of All Time

Top 50 Mythical Creatures in Folklore From Around The World

Top 14 Best Writers of Nigerian Literature (With Reasons)

Top 17 Evil Villains in Fiction History

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