Thrilling. That’s the first word that comes to mind when you read Ellen Ekanem’s Chasing Crowns: The Pageant’s Diaries. There is something fast-paced yet soft-spoken about this amazing work of art that excites, inspires awes, and educates the reader, all at once. It is overwhelmingly beautiful, and I was captivated by the characters, drawn in […]
Beyond The Incredible Writing Style And The Gripping Storyline, Ellen Ekanem Touches On Issues That Are Delicate In ‘Chasing Crowns: The Pageant Diaries’ – A Book Review
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Quick Chat With The Author #6: “I’d Like People To Know That True Love Exists And Is Still Within Reach.” -Jonah Igwe
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Quick Chat With The Author… is a weekly OkadaBooks series that spotlights indigenous authors, amplifies their voices, and gives character and depth to the brains behind the amazing stories our readers have come to love on the OkadaBooks mobile app. Check back for new episodes Wednesdays at 12 noon. For this week’s episode, I had an interesting […]
Quick Chat With The Author #2: “I Resigned From My Daytime Job Many Years Ago, And I Don’t Regret It.” – Stella Ajanaku-Eromonsere
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Quick Chat With The Author… is a weekly OkadaBooks series that spotlights indigenous authors, amplifies their voices, and gives character and depth to the brains behind the amazing stories our readers have come to love on the OkadaBooks mobile app. Check back for new episodes Wednesdays at 12 noon. For this week’s episode, we talk […]
Introducing… The OkadaBooks Book Of The Month: The Next Best Thing For Every Book Lover
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The OkadaBooks Book of the Month is a fun initiative to help you read more books and become a better book lover. Want to read really good books but can’t seem to make out time to do so? Let’s help you stay accountable this year. At least one book every month, that’s a huge leap […]
Trick Or Treat: Books To Read This Halloween Season
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In Nigeria, people celebrate Halloween, despite their religious biases and reservations. This is usually a fun and interesting time of the year as people throw costumed parties, have conversations about witchcraft and make jokes about the holiday on social media. If you are looking for books with the horror, scary, thrilling, and uncanny narratives of […]
Cowrywise: Steps to Financial Freedom Made Easy For You
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Why is financial literacy so important? Because people who are educated in the proper language of finance are less likely to make avoidable mistakes or fall into the hands of charlatans who make promises that are too good to be true. That is why Cowrywise, a well-respected authority in the space of personal finance, has […]
18 Quotable Quotes You Can Find In Chimamanda’s Latest Essay, It Is Obscene.
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Earlier this week, the internet went agog following the release of an essay by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The essay was mostly about how her relationship with two Nigerian authors who were beneficiaries of the then Farafina Writing Workshop went south. She also talked about our present interaction with social media amongst other things. While I […]