The Caine Prize for African Writing has concluded its landmark 25th-anniversary celebrations in Zimbabwe, centring on NoViolet Bulawayo’s historic Best...
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“My story is quite reminiscent of Fela’s in that regard. There is an abiku story to Fela’s life,” Lemi Ghariokwu says, growing animated as the subject moves to metaphysics. “There was a child that was born and was given a Dutch name in Fela’s family but he died and the mother went to see a native doctor who told her the child was not happy to be burdened with an English name. She got pregnant again and had Fela.”
In continuation of his UK Book Reading tour of his topically engaging latest novel, Madagali, Dr Wale Okediran was the...
PEN America has released a definitive report identifying the 52 most frequently banned books of the decade so far, per...
Celebrated author Zadie Smith, now 50, is urging young people to reconsider the ‘vicious discourse’ surrounding age, reminding them that...
In December 2025, London will host a voice that has long carried across Africa’s literary landscape. Dr.l Wale Okediran –...
The Adelaide Festival is facing an unprecedented crisis after nearly 50 prominent authors and speakers withdrew from its 2026 Writers’...
Margaret Atwood has spent much of her 86 years exploring the darker corners of the human psyche. From speculative fiction...
John Grisham has delighted fans by announcing that a new legal thriller is nearing completion, even as his latest novel,...
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) has announced its highly anticipated longlist for the 2025 Nonfiction Award, featuring major literary...
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) has unveiled its highly anticipated longlist for the 2025 Fiction Award, featuring a selection...
Belfast poet Tom Paulin has been named the winner of the 2025 PEN Heaney Prize for his critically acclaimed collection,...
