“It’s a jungle out there,” sang Randy Newman. He couldn’t be closer to the truth than that. The world is a dangerous place to live in, and the novel Scare the Birds by Taiwo Olawole drives that grim truth home in a surreal way. Taiwo delved into the subject of kidnapping, which has been the […]
Scare The Birds: An Imperative Read For A Time Like This – Book Review
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10 Books Like ‘Freshwater’ You Should Read If You Like Freshwater
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An excerpt from The Guardian Review of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi describes the book as “a manifestation of Ada’s realization that she is irrevocably an amalgamation of all her varied and even divergent selves.” The conflict of self, identity and acceptance can be daunting for any member of the LGBTQ community, which is why we’ve […]
10 Books Like ‘There Was A Country’ You Should Read If You Like ‘There Was A Country’
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The Nigerian Civil War, an horrific event that has continuously refused to be acknowledged by the Nigerian Government despite its life altering impact on the Igbos, has been a consistent theme in literary works for years. In his memoir, There was a Country, Chinua Achebe gave his personal account on the genocidal event. 51 years […]
‘Hello, Vagina’ By Shawa Odega Is A Shock-Fest With A Crucial Message
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Hello, Vagina … Odega Shawa strikes again! Sometimes, you come upon a book that is written with one express intention: to shock. That is precisely what Odega Shawa has hit us with. From the title to the acknowledgments, to the way the story weaves and races its way from the nooks and crannies of Ajegunle […]
Coronavirus: Once An Epidemic, Now A Pandemic. What Does This Mean?
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On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization officially changed its designation of the novel Covid-19/coronavirus from an epidemic to a pandemic. Prior to this, a lot of people weren’t even aware of the epidemic tag, but an official announcement for the change raised eyebrows and questions like: Is the disease getting better, or worse? […]
7 Ways to Live in the Future Today
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The future is the future and it will always seem far off, but so will the things we term futuristic. As the years roll by, however, what we consider the future will become the present and there will be a new future for that. For example, the Internet was futuristic some ages ago, but it […]
Oluwaseyi Adebola Goes All Out For A ‘Cluster Of Petals’ And I’m Here For It
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It’s quite impressive how Nigerian authors are breaking stereotypes. Bars are being raised and imaginations are being stretched. No longer do we have authors recycling the same old stories. A Cluster of Petals is one book that was totally refreshing to read. For a second there, I wanted to chastise the author for their writing […]