Speaking of a mother’s love, Chimamanda Adichie once said: “…the completeness, the wholesomeness of this love. It’s just a different thing from anything I’ve ever experienced in my life.” Many in the African literary community would agree with her that a mother’s love is powerful and worthy of celebration. We saw this sort of appreciation […]
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Gerald Kraak Prize Anthology, Trifonia Melibea Obono, Uzodinma Iweala Shortlisted for the 2019 LAMBDA Literary Awards
Four books by Africans have been shortlisted for the 2019 LAMBDA Literary Awards for literature about LGBTQI+ people. Equatoguinean writer Trifonia Melibea Obono’s La Bastarda earned a nomination in the Lesbian Fiction category, Nigerians Uzodinma Iweala’s Speak No Evil and Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater appear in the Gay Fiction and Transgender Fiction categories, respectively, and As You […]
Uzodinma Iweala’s “Speak No Evil” Tour Dates Announced
Speak No Evil is finally out! It was published on March 6. The highly anticipated book is finally in the hands of fans and readers. Congrats to Iweala! With the new book officially out, Uzodinma Iweala is ready to hit the road for his US tour. A few days ago on Instagram, he released […]
Akwaeke Emezi and Uzodinma Had a Moment
Akwaeke Emezi is, in more ways than one, the writer we all want to be. Her debut novel is still four months away from publication and the author is already doing book signing events and…wait for this…she is finishing the manuscript for her third book. In the midst of all these craziness, she found time […]
Uzodinma Iweala Teases a New Novel About Police Brutality in America
Uzodinma Iweala is working on a new novel. It’s been a 12-year wait since Beasts of No Nation debuted in 2005, so his fans must be thrilled. While information about the plot has not been revealed, we do have a sense of some of the novel’s key themes. Iweala, who is featured on the cover […]
The NWA Lists Their 100 Most Influential Nigerian Writers Under 40
The organization behind the Nigerian Writers’ Awards (NWA) has published a list of “The 100 Most Influential Nigerian Writers Under 40.” There are the expected names: Chimamanda Adichie, Chinelo Okparanta, Uzodinma Iweala, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Elnathan John, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Rotimi Babatunde, Tolu Ogunlesi, Dike Chukwumerije, Brittle Paper editor Ainehi Edoro who was also included in […]
Watch Idris Elba in Film Adaptation of African Novel | Beasts of No Nation By Uzodinma Iweala
“Agu, you are going to kill this man.” Listening to Idris Elba say those words sends shivers down the spine. Intense, gripping, and emotionally charged are a few words to describe this trailer that provides us a glimpse into the movie adaption of Uzodinma Iweala’s 2005 novel, Beasts of No Nation, a war thriller about […]
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