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These 8 apps that make it easier to discover African books, from contemporary novels and classics to audiobooks and children’s stories.

Just as importantly, does the Brave New World film do justice to the Captain America comics that inspired it?

Following a clear, tested, tried-and-true formula makes the writing process less daunting. Without further ado, the beat sheet.

Sports romance TV series have always stood out. Here are 5 sports romance TV series from the 2000s that left indelible marks on the genre.

Pretty Little Liars was one of those series with questions and teenagers. Here are eight mystery shows like Pretty Little Liars.

The forced proximity trope is a permanent resident in books, television shows, and films. It needs a serious conversation

Movie adaptations spark tons of conversations. Yet, this was a different ballgame for the Tomi Adeyemí book movie adaptation.

A character can achieve everything they set out to do and still leave readers confused. This is where the A B story becomes valuable

Hollywood has endless sequels. Nollywood has inheritance disputes and suspiciously wicked relatives.

Children’s books are engaging, especially when they’re set in magical worlds. Here are 8 children’s fantasy books from the 90s to check out.

The MCU has spent years introducing gods, super-soldiers and villains. Here are ten things to expect from Dr. Doom in Avengers: Doomsday.

Do we forever operate on the defensive, fingers perpetually pointed towards the dark deeds of neo-colonial contemporaries and their colonial forebears?

Like every major movement in art history, gore art is an emotional language designed to process humanity’s most overwhelming experiences.

Not every branch deserves the same defence. This conflict explains much of the appeal of forbidden love romance books.

We Should All Be Feminists is perhaps her most direct attempt to turn those questions into a conversation.

Horror romance is one of fiction’s oldest and most enduring combinations, where tenderness and terror orbit each other.

ISTJ characters are necessary breathers because they often represent duty in its most intentional form. But is that all there is to them?

One way of reviving African literature may not be just in terms of new themes, but in terms of new forms or structures.

In American folklore, monsters are not just campfire stories. They act as mirrors, transforming anxieties into physical creatures.

The flaw of stereotypes is not that they are fabricated, but that they are incomplete. This is the danger of a single story.

Woolf told us to arrange whatever pieces come our way. Not to wait for the right circumstances or the market to want what you have.

In places where officials would rather not have things written down, fiction stands in as a witness. It gives names to what’s usually left unspoken.

Understanding the heroism within INFJ characters offers a different lens on the profound impact their experiences have on their lives.

Following a clear, tested, tried-and-true formula makes the writing process less daunting. Without further ado, the beat sheet.

A character can achieve everything they set out to do and still leave readers confused. This is where the A B story becomes valuable

This guide explores how to apply the rule of three in worldbuilding and provides a practical guideline for its corrrect us

Thinking about changing careers but want to make the most of your writing skills? Discover 15 writing-adjacent careers to explore.

One of the hardest lessons in Khaled Hosseini’s stories is that the consequences of our choices don’t end when we move on. And when we act selfishly, the consequences don’t follow us in eq...

The following comma rules cover common situations, explain frequent mistakes and show how commas can serve a writer’s purpose.

Studying third-person omniscient examples can help writers understand how an all-knowing narrator shapes a plot.

Below are ten masterclass examples of flash fiction, each showing a different way to inspire your next writing project.

Cartoon style is often treated as simply drawing characters with exaggerated features, bright colours, and expressive faces.

What if there were a way to write about life’s most impactful experiences, but cooler? That is the fascinating territory of autofiction.

What if African authors used literary devices like this?

Buchi Emecheta went from an orphaned girl in Lagos to a librarian, sociologist, novelist, lecturer, and internationally recognised writer.

The round vs flat character debate becomes more interesting when “flatness” stops being treated as a synonym for poor writing.

An author can publish independently. This has made it difficult to define the relationship between the internet and reading.

Is literary fiction actually “better” than genre fiction, or has everyone simply agreed to act like it is?

Both Game of Thrones  and The Wheel of Time completely reshaped the fantasy genre, but they did it in almost opposite ways.

Few literary conversations embody these contrasts more fully than the enduring debate surrounding prose vs poetry.

Classic horror novels acted as mirrors of their time, but not always fairly, reflecting fear and distortion.

Some debates in publishing never quite go away, and one of these topics is board book vs hardcover. Which format truly serves its purpose?

Needless to say, the creative nonfiction genre doesn’t have the best reputation among the more free-spirited reader community. 

There is a persistent debate about the assumed inferiority of African Literature compared to Western Stories.

Literature has long embraced both directness. Yet debate persists over the validity of smut stories, dividing readers, writers, and critics.

The old versus new, an argument as old as time. Viewers miss 90s rom coms. In the same vein, modern rom coms are also fan favourites.

When you read a well-written thriller or mystery novel, do you get this feel-good emotion that encompasses your whole being and lights up your world?  Have you ever spent 10 minutes on a call try...