Books

In Abi Dare’s “The Girl with the Louding Voice,” Language Plays a Foremost Role in Storytelling

The biggest achievement of “The Girl with the Louding Voice” is how it breaks the…

The Son of the House: Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s Powerful Storytelling Builds an Edifice from an Age-worn Plot

The work bears the twin markers of excellent prose and an intuitive sense of direction.…

Chibundu Onuzo’s “The Spider King’s Daughter” Fails Tragically in its Literary Bidding

Chibundu Onuzo’s “The Spider King’s Daughter” takes the form of didacticism that midwifed the Onitsha…

The Call to Greater Understanding: A Review of Ukamaka Olisakwe’s “Ogadinma: Or Everything Will Be All Right”

…in Ogadinma, Olisakwe reflects back at Nigeria as well as weaves a story around its…

Book Review: Why Chibundu Onuzo’s “Welcome to Lagos” Failed to Hit Its Mark

By Nzube Nlebedim Chibundu Onuzo’s novel, Welcome to Lagos, is a book that manages to…

Book Review: In “Colours Of Hatred”, Obinna Udenwe Bridges The Gap Between The Literary And Detective Forms Of Novel Writing

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera Sometimes a book partly introduces itself in the beginning, leaves out…

Ten Nigerian Authors Whose Books Should Be Back In Circulation

By Jerry Chiemeke Over the decades, there have been fluctuations in the growth rate of…

Here Are Seven Books Written By Black Feminists That You Should Read

By Freddie Jacob When it comes to human rights movements, it is important to seek…

Chimeka Garricks’ “A Broken People’s Playlist”, A Story Collection That Demonstrates the Power of Music.

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera After he published his debut novel, Tomorrow Died Yesterday, in 2010, Chimeka Garricks…