Books

Books written by Chimamanda Adichie, Chinua Achebe, and Yaa Gyasi have made it onto the BBC's list of 100 novels that shaped our world. According to the BBC, these books were chosen by top literary authors, curators, and critics. All of the books are in the English language and were...

The story of Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family will soon be on the big screen. Months ago, we shared the story of the eight-year-old Nigerian chess prodigy, Tanitoluwa, who was a refugee in New York after escaping with his family from Boko Haram in the North. Tanitoluwa had just won...

Margaret E. Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have both been announced as the winners of the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction, one of the most coveted awards in literature. The Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded to the best original novel (as chosen by the judges) written in the English language...

Nigerian-British actor David Oyelowo would be playing a US president in Showtime's drama pilot, The President Is Missing, based on a book of the same name, Variety is reporting. Former US president Bill Clinton and acclaimed author James Patterson wrote the book, which was released in 2018. The book is...

A Nipsey Hussey biography titled, The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle, is in the works, reports say. The book is being written by music journalist Rob Kenner and is expected to be released on 24 March 2020, according to Complex. Kenner is the founding editor...

Rihanna, on Monday, 7th October 2019, announced the publication of her first visual autobiography titled The Rihanna Book. The 504-paged book published by Phaidon contains over 1,050 coloured photos and 11 special inserts. The book documents Rihanna's history so far.  "From her childhood in Barbados to her worldwide tours, from...

Lupita Nyong'o's first children's book, titled Sulwe is set to hit the shelves! In the run-up to the release of the book, scheduled for the 15th of October 2019, the Oscar-winning actress has shared the inspiration behind writing the book. Alongside a nostalgic photo of a 5-year-old Lupita, which she...

A Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee has banned the Harry Potter series because a reverend at the school claims the books include both good and evil magic, as well as spells, which, if read by a human can conjure "evil spirits," the Tennessean reports. The publication obtained an email from...

The Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced that Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Her family issued a statement through Knopf saying she died after a brief illness. "Toni Morrison passed away peacefully...

Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim has launched her book memoir titled A Toast To Life. The actress, who has been teasing the project to fans, launched the book on Sunday 4th August. "In my book which is a memoir titled 'A Toast to Life' @atoasttolifebook I deeply narrated my triumph over...