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Bookshelf • August 1, 2015 16:48

Writing about guns: 10 errors to avoid in your novel

1. Clip and magazine don’t mean the same thing. When most writers use clip, they really mean magazine. Colloquially that may not make a big diff

Bookshelf • August 1, 2015 16:46

3 must-read stories from 2015 Writivism Prize

Last month, Pemi Aguda, a Nigerian was announced the 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize winner at a ceremony in Kampala, Uganda, for her story ‘Ca

Bookshelf • July 25, 2015 22:08

E. L. Doctorow in The New Yorker

Edgar Lawrence, in 2014. He was better known as E. L. Doctorow was an American author best known internationally for his works of historical fiction.

Bookshelf • July 25, 2015 22:06

Dr. Sam Achilefu, scientist/inventor Alexander the Great By E. E. Rice

Achilefu says the book, ‘Alexander the Great,’ reminds him “of our mortality and the futility of success at the expense of our healt

Bookshelf • July 25, 2015 22:05

Literary journey of 5 Nigerian Caine Prize winners

Some of these writers have stamped their presence on the literary scene after their win, while others may appear to have retreated, hopefully, to come