Since 2018, Brittle Paper has curated an annual list of 100 notable books that have significantly contributed to African literature. As one of the major literary...
In case you didn’t know, Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor has been working on some amazing TV/film projects. The author recently shared a list of all the projects she...
Hey BNers, we have decided to smash our reading goals this year, haven’t we? Wait a minute, do you have a reading goal or plan? No?...
From Interstellar to Guardians of the Galaxy, from Star Trek to Firefly, there’s something captivating about people moving out of the Earth’s atmosphere into other galaxies....
I'm always searching for new Francine Rivers books. I've read most, if not all Francine Rivers books including Redeeming Love, And the Shofar Blew, The Mark...
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...
The 2018 Aké Arts and Book Festival held from Friday, October 26th, to Sunday, October 28th, 2018 for the very first time in Lagos at Radisson Blu...
After it was announced that the Nobel Prize in Literature would not be awarded in 2018, the New Academy shared that they would be handing out...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Chimamanda Adichie and Nnedi Okorafor are the 3 African writers nominated for an alternative Nobel Prize for Literature. Following the shocking cancellation of this...
Nigerian-American Afro-futuristic writer, Nnedi Okorafor has confirmed that she’s begun writing a comic series which will focus on Black Panther‘s technologically innovative sister, Shuri. Nnedi shared...
If you’ve watched Black Panther, you’ll agree with us that the Dora Milaje are not your usual run-of-the-mill sidelined females. They are as much a force...
Nnedi Okorafor is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults. One of her recent books is “Black Panther: Long Live the...
The impact of the Ake Arts and Book Festival is not fully felt until the final day. On Saturday, November 18th, the last day of this...
Nigerian-American award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer, Nnedi Okorafor just keeps winning and we love it! Nnedi who has become a sci-fi favourite announced that she...
U.S. comic book publisher Marvel has launched the first superhero comic to be set in a real African country titled “Blessing in Disguise”. The book is...
TEDGlobal 2017 Conference with the theme “Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts.” kicked off Sunday, August 27, 2017 in Arusha, Tanzania with over 600 persons from all over the world,...
On Monday, Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor announced that her novel “Who Fears Death” has been optioned by HBO and is in early development as a TV...
This is exciting news! Nigerian author Nnedi Okorafor has had her novel “Who Fears Death” optioned by HBO, and is in early development as a TV series....
The organization of Women Writers of Africa (OWWA) and New York University in collaboration with the Ghanaian Mbaasem Foundation and the Spanish fundacion mujures por Africa‘...
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