Bookshelf

Bookshelf

Five books of joy in a difficult World

1) Isabel Allende’s Aphrodite: This book which is the history of food, love and aphrodisiacs, brings me to tears all the time. This is a book th

Most fiction contain autobiographical elements – Tope Folarin

Bookshelf: You were recently shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing. Now, you were winner of the same prize in 2013 for your short story,

Singer, Zainab Sule The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

Rock singer, Zainab Sule, says she enjoyed reading Rhonda Byrne’s ‘The Secret’. “I am not a religious fanatic,” she says

Bura-Bari Nwilo makes 2016 Writivism Prize long list

A Nigerian, Bura-Bari Nwilo, has made the long list of the 2016 Writivism Short Story Prize for his story, ‘Like Eyes Liquid with Hope’. T

Measuring a writer’s five stories

Title:         Beyond Measure Author:         Victor Oluwasegun Pages: