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A Yoruba King’s Sodom and Gomorrah By Lasisi Olagunju
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 23 October, 2023) Susanne Wenger was famous as Adunni Oloriṣa. The...
BREAKING: Illustrious African Author, Vamba Sherif Shares Insights Into His New Book, The Problem of Illiteracy In Africa And The Themes That Frequently Occur In His Novels.
It was in Kuwait that I discovered world literature: I read dozens of novels from The Heineman African...
Obari Gomba’s Grit wins $100,000 prize for NLNG Prize for Literature
Gomba, who won the ANA Poetry Prize in 2017 and 2018, beat Abideen Abolaji Ojomu’s ‘The Ojuelegba Crossroads’...
Cairo, Chaos, and Comedy: Reviewing ‘Confessions of a Knight Errant: Drifters, Thieves, and Ali Baba’s Treasure’
“I was always tempted by Cairo—the Mother of Stories.” In the novel ‘Confessions of a Knight Errant: Drifters,...
BLACKWASH EXCLUSIVE: Award-Winning Author, Femi Olawole Tells Us What We Should Know About Crime And Prison Life In His New Book Life Behind Bars
In his new book, Life Behind Bars, Femi Olawole takes a deep dive into the causes of deviant...
China begins studies in Yoruba language, produces first Yoruba-Chinese book
The Government of China has launched a new project aimed at promoting Yoruba language for the economic, political...
Here Are The Five African Writers Shortlisted for 2023 Caine Prize
The Caine Prize for African Writing, an esteemed annual award honouring outstanding African writers, has announced the shortlist...
Amanda Gorman’s Book Sales Soar Amid Florida Bans Of Her Work
WITH HER PIVOTAL POEM PLACED ON MIAMI-DADE'S BOOK BAN LIST, THE POET LAUREATE HAS EXPERIENCED A BOOST IN...
10 Banned Black Books You Should Be Reading
From award-winning books like The Color Purple and The Hate You Give being banned from libraries and academic curricula, to a number...
Victoria Adukwei Bulley Wins the 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize for Poetry
British-Ghanaian poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley has won the 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize in the Poetry category for her...