Books

The 2024 Caine Prize shortlist
The 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Speaks on the Condition of the Times We Live In

While the stories shortlisted on the Caine Prize capers idiosyncratically on life in a general…

Water Baby
“Water Baby” Review: Chioma Okereke’s Book Explores Resilience and the Power of Community

One of the great things about Chioma Okereke’s Water Baby is that it reminds us…

Ghostroots
Pemi Aguda’s “Ghostroots” Explores Nigeria’s Everydayness and Otherworldliness

Ghostroots undulates across its twelve-story collection; some stories are startling and rolling as soon as…

Kibogo
“Kibogo” Review: Scholastique Mukasonga’s Book Dives Into Rwanda’s Tumultuous History With Christianity

In Kibogo, Scholastique Mukasonga’s brand of satire is prominently displayed. She critiques the social belief…

“The Liquid Eye of a Moon” Review: Uchenna Awoke’s Novel is an Eye-Opening Story of Belonging, Desire, and Hope

Uchenna Awoke may be debuting as a novelist, but this is an author to look…

Blessings
“Blessings” Review: Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s Debut Novel Explores the Epiphany of Self and Conflict of Identity

Blessings is an enjoyable novel with smooth prose and impressive writing for a young writer.…

A selection of book titles by Nigerian authors
Sensational Book Titles: A New Trend in Nigerian Literature?

Now, apart from their lurid book titles, it is not clear what the quality of…

Loss is an Aftertaste of Memories
“Loss is an Aftertaste of Memories” Review: Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera’s Debut Novel Explores Memory, Loss, and the Agency of Remembrance

Loss is an Aftertaste of Memories is not only a tender story of one man’s…

River Spirit
“River Spirit” Review: Leila Aboulela’s Novel Illuminates Historical Lessons

This novel comes very handy in the light of the recurrent upheavals in Sudan, and…

Amaka Obioji’s Poetry Collection, “Mother, Did You Call My Name” Explores the Transience of Human Emotions| Afrocritik
Amaka Obioji’s Poetry Collection, “Mother, Did You Call My Name?” Explores the Transience of Human Emotions

Mother, Did You Call My Name? is… buoyant in its message to the reader enmeshed…