National Book Lovers Day should not only be a celebration of bibliophiles, but a reminder of the transformative power of literature.

Fiction doesn’t promise solutions. It doesn’t moralize. It simply offers a window into someone else’s world and asks: Can you stay here a while?

These biases affect every aspect of publishing, from the manuscripts gambled upon by literary agents, publishing decisions, literary awards, and even the reading preferences of book influencers. ...

Measuring Time, winner of the Virginia Library Foundation prize for fiction (2008), follows the lives of two persons (Mamo and LaMamo) and how the course of their dreams, motivations, disinterest and ...

African myths and histories seem to be something of a joke to some these days- a spectacle propped up for the highest bidder, used only for its commercial opportunity rather than any intrinsic value. ...

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives and The Girl With The Louding Voice each fulfilled promises to be entertaining, lessons-filled, and insightful.

After centuries of subjugation through colonialism and, more recently, neo-colonialism, African Literature writers owe it to their heritage to tell the most authentic narratives possible.

It bothers me all the time, so today I write this to introduce the world and soon-to-be A Broken People’s Playlist readers, to what the book truly contains.

The quickest step to progress is to relearn the lessons from arguably the most significant event in its years as a free, democratic nation- the Nigerian Civil War.

Its array of experiences, cultures, realities, inspiration and several distinct attributes are the web that interconnect to constitute the genre of African Literature.

An Emotion of Great Delight powerfully reminds us of the importance of recognizing and validating the pain of friendship breakups.

“History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and exposes our most intimate secrets, wielding the power of hindsight like an arrogant detective who seems to know...