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News·December 16, 2022·1 min readNY Times names Akwaeke Emezi’s “You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty” in its Best Books of 2022The New York Times Book Review’s writers have announced their 100 Notable Books of 2022 to include You Made a... Read More
Book Review·October 2, 2022·5 min readNo easy way to forget lost love: A review of Akwaeke Emezi’s “You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty” — Olukorede S. YishauAn accident happens and Jonah dies. He dies in the presence of Feyi, his young wife. Five years speed by... Read More
News·September 18, 2022·6 min read“Manuwa Street”, latest book from Farafina, is a passionate ode to LagosFarafina Books releases Manuwa Street, in which French journalist Sophie Bouillon discovers the irresistible energy of Lagos, and, led by... Read More
Book ReviewEssaysLiterary EssaysMovie ReviewMusic Review·January 9, 2022·3 min readThe Lagos Review: Top 10 Essays of 20212021 has come and gone and with headwinds from the Covid-19 pandemic, many have described the year as a challenging... Read More
News·August 9, 2021·2 min readHelen Oyeyemi’s “Peaces”, Akwaeke Emezi’s “Dear Senthuran” make list of BBC’s best books of 2021 so farAward-winning British-Nigerian author Helen Oyeyemi has made the BBC best books of 2021 so far list with Peaces. Also on... Read More
Essays·July 4, 2021·8 min readHold it! Chimamanda created the Akwaeke obscenity- Onyeka Nwelue”The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” – Gloria Steinem The Igbo/Tamil writer Akwaeke Emezi is not Ogbanje. They were... Read More
Essays·June 20, 2021·5 min readMy thoughts on Chimamanda and Akwaeke’s falling out – Ainehi EdoroChimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently responded to criticisms that have long trailed her on social media, ranging from her views on trans... Read More
EssaysNews·November 29, 2020·5 min readAkwaeke Emezi is not an Ogbanje: Annotations on Igbo Tradition, Cosmology and the Ogbanje spirit- Onyeka NwelueLast week, I had a long conversation with my parents about funerals. My grandfather would have been 100 years old... Read More
Literary EssaysUncategorized·November 22, 2020·5 min readAdichie, Akwaeke and Area Scatter: Navigating Transphobia – Onyeka NwelueI chose this title, because of the beauty of it. I was far away in Port of Spain, when a... Read More