Industry: Literature

A Nigerian Book Club Founder on Why Trauma Reading is Good for the Soul

In an age where the relentless pace of adult life threatens to…

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Exploring ‘Poetry in the Time of Crisis’ at KAPFEST 2025

Kano, Nigeria: It’s Friday, September 12, 2025; the sun had just risen…

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Why Amaka Azie Interviewed Her Daughter to Write Her New Novel

In this edition of The Lane, novelist Amaka Azie opens a window…

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The Peoples of Nigeria is Reviving Diversity through Illustrated Storytelling

One of the most effective ways to preserve a culturally diverse and…

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Rachel Ajisafe Wins Inaugural Witsprouts Storytelling Prize 2025

The Witsprouts Project has announced Rachel Ajisafe as the grand winner of…

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Erhu Kome on Indie Publishing and the Quest for Entertaining African Stories

The 10th edition of The Platform welcomed acclaimed speculative fiction writer Erhu…

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A First Look at Tobi Aluko’s Seagulls and Seashells

The art of poetry is built on the principle of compression, a…

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The Mind is Not an Ally review: Ayo Deforge’s Poetic Cartography of Grief and Resilience

Across many African traditions, the mind is not the sovereign it imagines…

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Timileyin Okunlola Writes Through Pain That Cannot Be Undone

Herein, Timileyin Okunlola discusses her poem, "Straits" Your poem "Straits…" powerfully describes a…

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Paperworth Books Present Ochoche Agada’s Conversations With Midnight

In his new debut poetry collection, Conversations With Midnight, Nigerian poet Ochoche…

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We Will Live Again review: Chukwuemeka Famous’ Haunting Portrait of Religion and Ruin

Some novels arrive like whispers; others break into your consciousness and refuse…

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The Making of a Crime Writer: Derek Somto Nwokoye on the Books That Made Him

In this edition of The Lane, Moveee welcomes debut crime novelist Derek…

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