Category: News
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.
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.
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
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)
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.
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.
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.”
Ake Arts and Book Festival 2022 date Announcement
Prominent people to have graced previous editions include Nobel laureates Wole Soyinka and Abdulrazak Gurnah.
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.
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