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Bookshelf • December 13, 2015 00:01

Five favourite books- Five new books on the block

1)      Elnathan John’s freshly minted novel Born on a Tuesday. With a brilliant cover showing one of those arty drawin

Bookshelf • December 12, 2015 21:45

Biu: The Place, the People, their History A review of Bukar Usman’s History of Biu

For Dr. Bukar Usman, who retired from the Presidency as a Permanent Secretary in 1999, his new phase as an elder statesman is a vindication of the pro

Bookshelf • December 12, 2015 00:22

5 novels to read this Christmas holiday

Born on a Tuesday Have you read this!? It’s the kind of fiction many unfamiliar with northern Nigeria would read and like exotic drink, twirl in

Bookshelf • December 12, 2015 00:19

A Cold Day In May 1993

It was a day of merriment for us. It was special also for our mother and so, to celebrate it, new clothes were sewn for us and special dishes cooked.

Bookshelf • December 12, 2015 00:16

A Storied Bookstore and Its Late Oracle Leave an Imprint on Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – After his father died, Ahmad Saeed took over the office on the ground floor of the family’s storied bookstore here,