Akwaeke Emezi, the talented novelist and author of Bestsellers Freshwater, Pet and The death of Vivek Oji made the announcement via their Instagram handle earlier this weekend. Breaking the news, they said, “Utterly delighted to announce that my poetry debut currently titled CONTENT WARNING: EVERYTHING is forthcoming from @copper_canyon_press in 2022!!!” In a bid to […]
Akwaeke Emezi Set to Release a Collection of Poetry in 2022
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Enter For the 2020 Awele Creative Trust Award
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Founded in the last decade by Nigerian Author Chika Unigwe, the Awele Creative Trust (ACT) calls for previously unpublished short story entries for their 2020 ACT Award. The submission window is between November 25 and December 31, 2020. The guidelines are pretty easy to follow, so if you think this is for you, or for […]
What Fuels Your Hustling Spirit? – We Asked Our Riders #1
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I asked some of our Riders (the superhero name for the amazing people that make OkadaBooks so super) the big question – What Fuels Your Hustling Spirit? Although it may seem easy to answer looking at it on the surface, because almost everyone has a hustle, right? The responses I got made me further reflect […]
5 Easy Steps To Leverage The Black Friday Event To Boost Book Sales on OkadaBooks
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Black Friday – The biggest sales event of the year is almost upon us and you, too, can be a part of it. Yes, YOU. If you’ve been feeling extra-charitable and wondering how you can heed the calls of your fans and run a giveaway, Black Friday is a great opportunity to slash prices off […]
Wole Soyinka Set To Release A New Novel After Almost 50 Years
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It’s been almost 50 years since Wole Soyinka’s last novel, Season of the Anomy (1973) got released. That drought ends this November 2020. Bookcraft, the Nobel laureate’s publishing house here in Nigeria, is set to release his latest book Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth in Nigeria before the year is over and internationally […]
Chimamanda’s ‘Americanah’ TV Dream Cancelled At HBO Max
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Americanah’s live-action series has suffered a setback at HBO Max. Reports have it that the miniseries, initially scheduled to premiere in 2021, has been canceled. While details are still sketchy at the moment, it may be noted that the streamer is said to have shelved the project for reasons not far from Covid-19 and its […]
Zikora: Chimamanda’s Upcoming Story We Can’t Stop Thinking About
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is finally blessing us with a new piece of fiction after a long season of drought, precisely seven (7) years since her last book, Americanah – The title is Zikora. The piece of art is designated as a short story and explores numerous themes, but not limited to complications with pregnancy, motherhood, […]