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Bookshelf • February 15, 2020 01:09

Ayobami Adebayo on Prix Les Afriques 2020 longlist

Nigeria’s Ayobami Adebayo’s debut novel ‘Stay With Me’ has made the Prix Les Afriques 2020 longlist in a list of 28 books from across Africa. ‘Reste A

Bookshelf • February 15, 2020 01:08

Poet of the Week: Mamman Jamilu

Oh Abuja! So many wonderful stories I’ve told about you How you’ve been a constant harbor of everything nice And how the people I’ve told about you ha

Bookshelf • January 18, 2020 06:22

5 Nigerian literary festivals to watch out for in 2020

There are a good number of literary and arts festivals taking place this year. Here, Bookshelf offers you a list of five.   Literary and arts fes

Bookshelf • January 18, 2020 06:20

Nigerian-Brit historian to make documentary on African literature

A Nigerian-British historian and filmmaker, David Olusoga, has said he is making a documentary on African literature for the BBC. Olusoga, who was awa

Bookshelf • January 18, 2020 06:15

America’s Hulu orders adaptation of Okorafor’s ‘Binti’

American network Hulu has handed out a script order for an adaptation of the three-part, African futuristic novella ‘Binti’ written by Nnedi Okorafor.