Book Recs, Book Reviews

‘This Motherless Land’ is a Bumpy, Angry but Rewarding Train Ride Back to 1970s Nigeria and England.

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This Motherless Land
02
Jan

Nikki May’s sophomore novel, This Motherless Land, is a bumpy, angry, but rewarding train ride back to 1970s Nigeria and England.   The book opens with a warm, family-show-like snapshot of the Onyenuga family, complete with petty sibling squabbles between Funke and her brother Femi—a dynamic that beautifully brings the coming-of-age theme to life. It’s a […]

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Book Reviews

Reiew of These Letters End In Tears

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13
Nov

Musih Tedji’s debut “These Letters End In Tears” was an emotional, heart-gutting read that left me completely shattered and in tears afterwards. Focused on the life of Bessem, a young Economics professor who found love in college and lost it just as abruptly as it began, this author uses a rare epistolary style to describe […]

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Greener Pasture by Muneer Yaqub

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22
Oct

How do you confront the moment of realization when you find yourself deeply entrenched in asituation, like discovering you’ve worn your shirt inside out all day? This thought lingeredthroughout my undergraduate experience. Fresh out of secondary school, I applied to the university with dreams of studying nursing, fueledby my passion for caring for others. But […]

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Guest Post

The Superstitions Behind the Housemaid Culture in African Societies

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30
Jun

In an article in The History Press titled, Women and Domestic Service in Victorian Society, the researcher Kate Clarke wrote, “In 1891 it was estimated that, country-wide…one in three women between the ages of fifteen and twenty were in domestic service; kitchen maids and maids-of-all work sometimes referred to as ‘slaveys.” She was referring to […]

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Interviews

The Housebroken Women: In Conversation with An King.

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08
Apr

An King is a young Nigerian author, making a debut with her self published book; TheHousebroken women. From a very young age, she had been passionate about creatingstories, often causing her to live in her head. She has a deep love for thriller/mystery books witha touch of drama influenced by the everyday lives of the […]

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Book Recs

5 Most Anticipated Non-Fiction Books by Women in 2024

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26
Mar

My goal this year is to read more non-fiction books, driven by my growing interest in the human mind and the valuable insights we can gain from real-life experiences. In celebration of Women’s Month, I’ve compiled a list of Five Most Anticipated Non-Fiction Books by Women in 2024. Creating this list was challenging due to […]

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Book Recs

Top 20 Books to Gift This Christmas

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22
Dec

Whether you are searching for something for literature lovers, business tycoons, entrepreneurs, history enthusiasts or faith lovers, we’ve got you covered. Our list spans across multiple genres and areas of life that we guarantee will make the perfect gift.  Gift Ideas for people with an interest in Business, memoirs, technology and fashion.  1.  Playing to […]

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Interviews

A Good Way To Explore a Boy Transitioning Into a Man~In Conversation With Tosin Akomolafe

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Father-time Continuum
13
Nov

Tosin Akomolafe is a young Nigerian author, making his debut with the novel Father-Time Continuum. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and now resides in the United Kingdom with his family. Tosin has always had a deep passion for literature and cinema. As an avid reader and film enthusiast, he actively seeks out films that […]

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Book Reviews

On The Subject of Family and Father’s Love ~ A Review of Father-Time Continuum by Tosin Akomolafe

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father-time continuum
07
Nov

One of the first aspects that drew me to this book was the theme of fatherhood and father-son relationships. Parental relationships in fiction have always interested me, and in this book: Father-Time Continuum, we meet Akande, who has two fathers.In the early chapters, we witness an excited, impressionable young child rushing to buy his favourite […]

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