Literature, and Prose in particular, often comes to book enthusiasts in various dimensions. Novels sometimes play out as one long single story, and at other times...
In any sizzling romance, three ingredients are key: a billionaire playboy (like Chuck Bass), a damsel in distress, and a fancy location. These juicy details are...
One September morning, during a search for my daily literary fix, I hopped on Catapult and found a heart-wrenching story about domestic violence. The piece, titled...
Much is made about preconceived notions, socio-economic realities and ethno-religious assumptions. For many, it’s simply black and white; all southerners are Christians, and all Northerners are...
Few Nigerians cared about this last Independence Day. Feel free to disagree if you saw more than ten (huge) flags hanging around town. Remember not to...
I have been in a relationship where this guy was and is still every woman’s dream man. His exes wanted him back, and I didn’t want...
The art of fictional storytelling is absolute torture in itself, and when it culminates into a full-length novel, you cannot help but sympathise with the writer...
There is an African proverb that goes thus: Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the...
Coming of age is a very tricky thing in these parts, particularly when there is no fixed milestone to determine same. For some, it’s twenty-five. For...
At its best and warmest, Love is complicated, a maze, an intricate crossword puzzle. At its worst and frostiest, Love is torture, its chaos, it’s a...
When it comes to the books they read, the wants and desires of literary enthusiasts are volatile, ever changing, insatiable. Sometimes they want to be transported...
Days ago, I discovered and binge-watched EbonyLife TV’s Love Lounge. One of the episodes dealt with finding The One and relationship expert, Joro Olumofin, was one...
There are few things as interesting as a writer writing about a writer. They’re forced to look within and draw lessons from their lives. I...
I like poetry that seeps through my skin and burrows deep into my mind. I adore warm words with a side of emotions enveloping me...
It’s funny how a significant number of African book-lovers immerse themselves into novels written by authors of other continents but sneer at African literature now and...
Chick literature is making epic waves in Nigeria, and no, it’s not because we prefer “flouncy” reads to what is commonly referred to as more “solid”...
Wands, enchanted trees, and dragons are a few of my favorite things. The speculative genre gets me every time. It’s one genre which I feel is...
There is a general notion about “The African Story” and what a “well-written book from an African author” should contain. We are not unmindful of the...
The issue of marriage is a pretty delicate one, particularly in this corner of the globe, and especially where it concerns the woman. Society piles the...
Most poems annoy me. You know why? Instead of delicious nuggets about human nature or excellent descriptions of just about anything, I get a truckload of...
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