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
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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
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
President Obama says novels taught him how to be a citizen
In a second live public interview with novelist Marilynne Robinson, the US premier says fiction helps us to find truth in a complex world. Barack Obam
Adichie bags Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ has been named winner of the women’s prize for fiction of the last decade by