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Laila Lalami’s New York Times Essay on 9/11 Questions Who’s Recognized as a Victim

by Alesia Alexander

Book Excerpts October 19, 2020

Excerpt: Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Features• News April 03, 2020

Nnamdi Ehirim’s Debut Novel, Prince of Monkeys, Is a Powerful Portrait of Friendship, Religion, & Politics in ’80s-90s Nigeria

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News August 19, 2019

Teju Cole Offers Thoughts on Controversy Over NYT’s Coverage of Trump & Racism, Shares New Spotify Playlist

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Contact Us• Features• Fiction• Fiction - Anthology• News• Nonfiction• Nonfiction - Scholarly March 22, 2019

African Literary Digest: 101 Notable Pieces of 2018

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News January 16, 2019

Kenyans Criticize The New York Times’ Publication of Victims’ Photos from Dusit Hotel Terrorist Attack, Call for Editor’s Removal as Twitter Suspends Paper’s Handle

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News September 22, 2018

Teju Cole Joins Harvard’s Department of English as Gore Vidal Professor of Creative Writing

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News March 11, 2018

Adichie to Receive Doctorate from Duke University, as Americanah Is Listed in The New York Times’ Century-Defining Novels

by Otosirieze Obi-Young