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Bookshelf • November 13, 2015 20:59

Helen Oyeyemi makes International Dublin Literary Award long list

Helen Oyeyemi’s novel, ‘Boy, Snow, Bird’ has been nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award 2016 along with 160 other ti

Bookshelf • November 13, 2015 20:59

Two Nigerians make Etisalat Prize for Literature long list

Two Nigerians, Ifeoluwapo Adeniyi and Chigozie Obioma, have made the long-list of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature consisting of nine books chos

Bookshelf • November 13, 2015 20:59

Chibundu Onuzo: what I read growing up in Lagos

The author of The Spider King’s Daughter  tells us how she grew up reading European classics in Nigeria, consuming her African literature o

Bookshelf • November 13, 2015 20:59

2015: A year of literary glory for Nigeria

As 2015 draws to a close, one can almost imagine the literary nostalgia that may later be experienced by Nigerian literature lovers. This year, a lot

Bookshelf • November 6, 2015 20:55

Sunday Times Literary Awards call for entries

Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize invite submissions from publishers for the 2016 award. Publishers are