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• My Top Moments in African Literature in 2015

  

  It has been another awesome year for African literature - the 2015 Windham Campbell Prizes winners for fiction were all African writers (Teju Cole, Helon... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Favourite African Book Covers in 2015

  

  It's not only about the best books published in 2015, this time of year we also get what is arguably my favourite list of the year - the best book covers. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bookshy is 4!!!!

  

  I still can't believe it, but it's been 4 years - 4 amazing years of blogging about African books and literature, of learning about African books and literature... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• From Books Riot to the Wall Street Journal: The Best African Books in 2015

  

  So it's that time of year again, where the lists of the best books of the year come out ... and I decided to check them out to see which books by African writer... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Aké Experience: Part 2

  

  On to part 2 of my Aké experience. Disclaimer: I tried to capture as much as possible the content of the sessions I attended, but due to either being so absorbe... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Aké Experience: Part 1

  

  It was in July, when I got an email from a member of the Aké team asking me if I would be in Nigeria around November, as the Aké Arts and Book Festival would... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nikhil Singh’s 'Taty Went West' Launching at the 2015 Kwani? Litfest

  

  Calling all SF and Fantasy lovers, there's another new release, and this time from Cape Town-based artist, writer, musician and film-maker Nikhil Singh, whose... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• New Releases for 2016

  

  With only 5 weeks to go until 2015 ends (where did the year go?) I'm looking forward to 2016, and the books to be excited about. First, congratulations to... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Glenna Gordon's "Diagram of the Heart" with Translations by Carmen McCain

  

  Last month, the New York Times published an article, Nigeria's Literature of Love, about the romance novelists in Northern Nigeria Glenna Gordon spent two... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets is Open for Submissions Until...

  

  Thought this might be of some interest to African poets out there - the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets is open for submissions until December 1st. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 30 Days and Counting: December 1 Release of AfroSFv2

  

  I can't believe it was over 2 years ago when I first heard about AfroSFv2. Well, it's only one month to go until we get our second helping, of what Ivor Hartman... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: New Releases from Elnathan John and Abubakar...

  

  ... and with this comes the end of my celebration of art in Nigerian literature. I have had so much fun putting these posts together this year and showcasing al... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: London Life, Lagos Living and Karo Akpokiere's...

  

  Cover design by Osione Itegboje Back in 2011, Bobo Omotayo released his 'coffee-table book, with a twist', London Life, Lagos Living. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: Nigerian Ghost Stories

  

  Halloween is just around the corner, and while it may not be associated with Nigeria, there is one thing about the day - ghouls, ghosts, witches, and all... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: A Book Cover Tour of 'Things Fall Apart'

  

  The original 1958 green Heinemann hardcover by artist C.W Bacon Things Fall Apart doesn't tend to make it onto my celebratory posts - as it was published in 195... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: Natural Hair Love

  

  Back in August, Kachifo (an imprint of Farafina) announced its forthcoming titles. One of which is Afro: The Girl with the Magical Hair by Okechuckwu Ofili,... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: The Art of Onyinye Iwu

  

  Up next in my celebration of 55 years of art in Nigerian literature is the work of a talented illustrator - Onyinye Iwu - whose art I love. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: Nnedi Okorafor's 'Chicken in the Kitchen' and...

  

  Up next in my literary celebratory posts is a children's book I am extremely excited about. Nnedi Okorafor's, Chicken in the Kitchen, might be a picture book fo... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: Illustrator Shedrach Ayalomeh

  

  I'm keeping my next celebratory post short and sweet and bringing you the art of illustrator Shedrach Ayalomeh - who has worked for a number of publishers... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 55 Years of Nigerian Literature: The Illustrations of Alaba Onajin

  

  Next up in my celebration of art in Nigerian literature - the works of Alaba Onajin, an illustrator and graphic novel artist, whose work I love. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE