Category: News

December 20, 2023
Brandon Sanderson Unveils Highly Anticipated Stormlight Archive Sequel

Wind and Truth is the fifth book in the Stormlight archive series and will be the climax to the first arc of a series that will keep you hanging on the edge of your seat.

February 5, 2023
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ dazzles and thrills at A Spell of Good Things launch

A Spell of Good Things brims with themes of mental health, family dynamics, and some surprisingly conspicuous allusions to the upcoming 2023 Nigerian general elections.

July 19, 2022
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

July 4, 2022
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)

March 18, 2022
Nairobi, Kenya to play host to World Storytelling Day 2022 event

This year's event is scheduled to take place at the Intrade Africa Place, on the 19th of March, 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. On this day, people of all works and backgrounds will gather together and tell as well as listen to stories of people and places all day and night. 

February 24, 2022
Library of Africa and African Diaspora announces West African Writer Fellowship residents

The announcement received a total of 120 applications from nine West African countries and a mixture of emerging and established writers with works ranging from fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, etc.

January 31, 2022
Mainland Book Cafe Hosts LiBWiB author Omolara T. Kareem at Monthly Group Meetup

The author opined that she did not subscribe to the Nigerian culture of marriage proposals compulsorily being the duty of the man, stating that "proposals are not a gender thing."

January 28, 2022
Ake Arts and Book Festival 2022 date Announcement

Prominent people to have graced previous editions include Nobel laureates Wole Soyinka and Abdulrazak Gurnah.

January 26, 2022
Disney Plus Shoulders the Percy Jackson Burden for TV

Given Disney Plus’ stellar reputation, it appears that his dream is set to be achieved, with casting for Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief currently underway.

October 16, 2021
RovingHeights Hosts Romance Author Omolara Kareem at Book Reading & Signing Event

Love is Beautiful When in Bloom is a new collection of seven romantic short stories, the second book from the wellspring of talent that is Omolara Kareem

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