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Bookshelf • December 25, 2015 21:22

2015 must-reads by Nigerian writers

‘Born on a Tuesday’ Dantala is an almajiri, a boy sent far away from home to study the Qur’an. But things take a turn as he becomes

Bookshelf • December 25, 2015 21:14

THE LAST GOOD BOOK I READ…Musician, Rexx There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe

Rex Jideofor Okichie, with the stage name Rexx, totally enjoyed Chinua Achebe’s last book, ‘There Was a Country.’ “I thoroughl

Bookshelf • December 25, 2015 21:12

Nigeria’s Literature of Love

Beyond the headlines of bloody conflict and kidnapped schoolgirls in northern Nigeria, Glenna Gordon found love. She had been working in Lagos documen

Bookshelf • December 25, 2015 21:12

Finalists for 2015 Etisalat prize for Flash Fiction released

Three finalists have been announced for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Flash Fiction. They are Justin Ikhide for ‘These Words I Do Not Speak,&rsquo

Bookshelf • December 19, 2015 00:22

Day John’s ‘Born on a Tuesday’ excited Abuja

Outside Salamanda Café, a cozy spot for book lovers, many vehicles dotted the curb at seven in the evening. It was December 9th, Elnathan John&