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Bookshelf • August 11, 2019 05:40

Five books in celebration of Toni Morrison

And the woman died. At the ripe age of 88. But the world had not had enough of her creativity, her wit, her profundity, her amazing positive disruptiv

Bookshelf • August 10, 2019 03:56

How we ‘met’ Toni Morrison, by writers

Born in Ohio, Toni Morrison was a voice for African Americans. Her novel, ‘Beloved’, delved deep into the slavery experience of Sethe, its protagonist

Bookshelf • August 10, 2019 03:56

Habila, Obioma, Adebayo, others for 2019 Ake Festival

Writers Helon Habila, Leye Adenle, Chigozie Obioma, Zukiswa Wanner, Ayobami Adebayo and many others have made the guest list of this year’s Ake Book a

Bookshelf • August 10, 2019 03:56

AWDT calls for residency applications …debuts prize in honour of Kuria

The African Writers Development Trust (AWDT), in partnership with the Writers Guild, Kenya, has called writers to apply for the African Writers Reside

Bookshelf • August 3, 2019 07:02

Teen warriors save the day in Adeyemi’s debut novel

Title: Children of Blood and Bone Author: Tomi Adeyemi Publisher: Ouida Books Pages: 531 Reviewer: Nathaniel Bivan Nigeria’s Tomi Adeyemi was 24 when