Year: 2024
A Return to Westeros: Major Talking Points in House of the Dragon
A father pawning off his daughter and a king betraying his queen are just hors d’oeuvre to the main course ahead.
Tsoo Boi: An Anthology of Protests
I never thought that being Ghanaian and living in Ghana was all the impediment needed to alienate me from my dreams.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The author serves the whole book in bite-sized morsels, allowing you to digest each moment without feeling overwhelmed.
A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
The language is impeccable, and I totally recommend this book without any reservations and with all the gods in my village backing me.
We Are The Dead (The Last War #1) by Mike Shackle
Since this is a war fantasy, many well-depicted fight scenes exist. The magic wasn’t well explained, but I still loved it
I Am Because We Are By Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr
I’m not sure this review can do justice to how I feel about this book but I really want more people to add it to their tbr list and read it.
Winner of the 2022 Ako Caine Prize for African Writing Announced
What we liked about the story was the mystical office of the protagonist, who is both ostracised and yet holds the fate of her community in her hair
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
I have reread it for the 100th time since its release, and I still do not feel full… I very much recommend this book with all the gods in my village backing me!
Movie Review: The Sea Beast
The Sea Beasts is an entertaining movie. Easy to watch, funny in some parts, and appropriate to view with kids of most ages
Books vs Movies: Pachinko
The series tells both stories concurrently, showing the past and present. The story follows Sunja as a young child before her father’s death, her choices, and how she ends up in Japan.
Overcoming Reader’s Block
If you are like me, who doesn’t like leaving a book halfway, this might be hard, but darling, you have to dump it.
The City of Dusk (The Dark Gods #1) by Tara Sim
One of my most beloved things in the book was the characters. They’re brave, petulant, criminal, and amusing.
Movie Review: Glamour Girls
This movie lacked depth. I doubt if the makers took time to even read through the storyline, because there was none whatsoever.
Ntsika Kota Wins The 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
This makes Ntsika Kota the second African to clinch this prestigious prize after over a decade (the first being the Kintu author, Jennifer Makumbi)
Littafi X Daniel T. Jackson: Author Interview
I do not believe that I could have reduced the overall length to any extent without sacrificing core story elements, and indeed I did not want to do that.
Books vs. Movies: Enola
The movie added more depth to the book and gave us time to appreciate the characters, and I got to understand the mother’s reasons for leaving her.
An In-depth Exploration of the Ridiculousness that was the Gossip Girl Reboot
We’ll add this show to the growing list of unnecessary reboots that made the original series look like a masterpiece.
Of This Our Country by Nels Abbey et al.
Although I found relish in these authentic experiences, some essays were a sobering reminder of how much Nigerians have lost and the horrors it has gone through
