Akwaeke Emezi‘s debut novel “Freshwater” is currently being developed for a series by FX. According to Variety, the series focuses on Ada, a Nigerian student in her...
You have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard about Freshwater. Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi is compelling, dark, rich and mesmerizing. The book follows...
TIME has released the newest class of Next Generation Leaders and Nigeria-born, best-selling author of the critically acclaimed “Freshwater“, “PET” and “The Death of Vivek Oji“,...
Don’t you absolutely love it when a family achieves excellence in whatever it is they do? It’s really refreshing. This is the case for the Emezi...
I’d been seduced by the early pages of the book. It was the casualness of tragedy and the flippancy with which the protagonists and his friends...
The one thing I like about Hunger is the matter of fact way Roxane Gay describes situations. To her there’s a story to tell, and instead...
I imagine so many of us have decided in 2019 we are going to be reading. All the books we missed out on. Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater,...
The literary world has barraged us with books this year: while you are trying to keep up with one, here comes news of another bestseller about...
It really is the golden age for creatives in Nigeria. Nigerian music is played in clubs everywhere in the world, from Davido to Yemi Alade, and so...
When there is a mention of Nigerian literature there’s a possibility that you’ll assume that the themes are centred around culture and tradition. Perhaps there was...
In commemoration of the 2017 International Women’s Day, YNaija.com in conjunction with Leading Ladies Africa (LLA), has released its 2017 list of 100 Most Inspiring Women in...
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