When we talk about falling in love, it is usually in relation to romantic interests. We rarely consider the idea of falling in love within the context of friendships. Friendships are often perceived a...

Things Fall Apart is for the colonizers as well as the colonized, helping to understand the role of colonialism in the realization of Africa’s future.

If I had to make a list of memorable works of literature by Nigerian writers, The Girl With The Louding Voice would be on it.

The Incredible Dreams of Garba Dakaskus is an interwoven mystical tale about the power of knowledge, literature, magic, art, philosophy, continents, cultures, and religions.

If you’re looking for a very well-written, pretty-covered book to introduce young readers to African Fantasy, The Smoke That Thunders has you well covered.

This author of The Widow who died with Flowers in her Mouth has a voice, and you can tell his writing apart from that of other authors.

If you liked Dele Weds Destiny, then you’ll love We Were Girls Once. Aiwanose is a wonderful and insightful writer, and I look forward to reading more of her works.

The Son of the House is a book that will make you wonder if the girl child will ever be widely accepted as ‘enough.’

The Bishop’s Prodigal Daughter is a “traditional” romance story between two unexpecting people who fall in love against all odds in unexpected circumstances.

I must say Ukamaka deserves her flowers in Don’t Answer When They Call Your Name. It’s a beautiful story, though I wish it ended differently.

Dazzling Mirage achieves what few other works of Nigerian literature have accomplished: a thorough examination of the challenges faced by sickle cell patients in Nigeria.

In Homegoing, we journey with the descendants of two sisters as Yaa Gyasi weaves a compelling tale of life in colonial Ghana, the blood-strumming struggle that birthed a nation.