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
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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
Pride and Prejudice and progress: the best second novels of all time
By James Reith A lifetime goes into your first novel. A deadline fuels your second. Much as the “difficult second album” is a product of t
ANA Kano gets new EXCO, visits Emir Sanusi
The president of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Malam Denja Abdullahi has inaugurated the new executives of the association’s Kano branch.
A Tricky tale for teenagers: A Review of Sweet Sixteen (A coming of age story) by Bolaji Abdullahi
In Bolaji Abdullahi’s Sweet Sixteen, the protagonist, 16 year-old Aliya, whom her father refers to adoringly as ‘My First Lady,’ bom