Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

I had to adapt for my poetry to thrive – Bash

By Abubakar Adam Ibrahim  You just launched your second poetry collection with the rather fascinating title, There is a Lunatic in Every Town, do

Debut novelist Imbolo Mbue wins PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award

Imbolo Mbue has won the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award for her debut novel, “Behold the Dreamers,” about an immigrant desperate to become

Debut Nigerian novelist makes Bailey’s Women Prize shortlist

Nigerian novelist Ayobami Adebayo has been shortlisted for the Bailey’s Women Prize for Fiction. Adebayo made the shortlist of six for her debut

Author recreates Jack and the Beanstalk with a Nigerian twist

Creative writing teacher Akumbu Uche has published her first children book, titled Yak and the Giant, a rehash of the famous Jack and the Beanstalk, w

Homeless man turns life around by offering book reviews instead of begging

As a child growing up in KwaZulu Natal he had always loved books. But after moving to Johannesburg to find work, he started taking drugs. “I lef