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On the Trail of Books Stolen by the Nazis
World Street Journal takes a look on books stolen from Jewish owners in Paris by the Nazis ended up in Minsk. Here’s how they got there—and whether they will ever … Read more»
Anne Welsh shares her experience on having a baby as a sickle cell mother
Welsh, a Sickle Cell sufferer and activist, PR and Crises Management consultant and businesswoman with two children under the age of 8. She is a whole-hearted exponent of the view … Read more»
J.K. Rowling apologises for Anti-Trump tweets (but not to Trump)
Parsing what is real and what is not isn’t always easy in the age of social media and fake news, as J.K. Rowling, arguably the world’s most popular and beloved … Read more»
Obari Gomba, Jumoke Verissimo , Ogaga Ifowodo, eight others make the shortlist for the 2017 Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Nigeria Prize for Literature is an annual competition sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited. It has as objectives "to bring Nigerian authors to public attention and to celebrate excellence literary … Read more»
From Achebe To Adichie: Top Ten Nigerian Authors
Rebecca Jagoe of The culture trip put together this list of the most successful Nigeria authors Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka are two names synonymous with Nigerian fiction. Yet … Read more»
Nnedi Okoroafors' book “Who fears death in development in HBO
The Story… HBO has optioned sci-fi fantasy novel Who Fears Death to develop as a series, with George R.R. Martin attached to executive produce, according to the book’s author Nnedi … Read more»
A review of J. Michael's debut novel, If Only
This captivating, gripping story is the debut novel of critically acclaimed author, J. Michael. Infidelity, greed, power tussle, trust, love and loyalty are themes which are all explored in the … Read more»
New Yorkers voted to read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah
It is another triumph for Nigerian-born Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as New York residents select her third novel “Americanah” as the book to read under New York’s “One book, One New … Read more»
Top ten books about Nigeria
The list featured on this page was compiled by author Barnaby Phillips and published in the Guardian of 10 September 2014. It includes both fictions and non-fictions, written mostly by … Read more»