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“People are people anywhere they are” Leye Adenle on Writing Crime Thrillers That Feel Nigerian
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (997+ words) by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh When a client asks for an urgent meeting and then turns up dead, Bobby suspects there is more to the death than an accident. His investigation leads him to a church where the victim had been…...
WATCH: A Look Back at Brittle Paper’s Inaugural Literary Festival
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (195+ words) Brittle Paper WATCH: A Look Back at Brittle Paper’s Inaugural Literary Festival On 29 August, we held the inaugural Brittle Paper Literary Festival for Aspiring Writers, and 283 readers and writers showed up to celebrate the emerging voices at the heart of…...
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún Is Making a Documentary on Onitsha Market Literature, Titled Life Turns Man Up and Down
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (420+ words) Brittle Paper Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún Is Making a Documentary on Onitsha Market Literature, Titled Life Turns Man Up and Down Between roughly 1947 and 1966, clerks, traders, teachers, and school-leavers in Onitsha wrote short books, romance, courtroom drama, political biography, advice…...
What Does the Poem Say About Nigeria? A Conversation with Ogaga Ifowodo, James Ngwu Eze and Tares Oburumu
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (385+ words) by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh Your collections respond to some of Nigeria’s most pressing realities. What does it mean to write poetry in a country that constantly gives its writers new reasons for alarm? All three collections engage with the past…...
Can You Really Leave Your Mess At Home? A Conversation With Tolani Akinola
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1647+ words) by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh Nigerian literature isn’t new to dysfunctional families, and perhaps this is because family is such a prized institution in Africa. In Nigeria especially, it is often the source of our conversational themes. Tolani Akinola’s Leave Your…...
American University in Cairo Press Announces Shortlist for the $5,000 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (386+ words) Brittle Paper American University in Cairo Press Announces Shortlist for the $5,000 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2026 The American University in Cairo Press has revealed the shortlist for the 2026 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, one of the most prestigious honors dedicated…...
Atima Omara Reclaims "Instigator" as a Name for Black Women Who Change America
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (576+ words) In The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential to American Democracy (And What We Can Learn From Them), Omara reclaims a word often used negatively against Black women and reframes it as a force for political and social change....
Inside Immaculata Abba's Restful, an Anthology for the Weary Nigerian Heart + An Excerpt from Stella Inabo's "The Passport Photo of Stephen Aduku"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (749+ words) by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh Restful was supported by a grant from the Goethe-Institut Nigeria’s Support and Connect initiative and is published by Studio Styles, with a cover illustration by Amina Gimba. The first edition is now available for purchase as…...
"This is for our Kids" — Seun Kuti's Love for Pan-African Spaces Brings Him to the Fight to Save 1 Million Black Books
3+ week, 4+ day ago (415+ words) Brittle Paper “This is for our Kids” — Seun Kuti’s Love for Pan-African Spaces Brings Him to the Fight to Save 1 Million Black Books Afrobeat musician and pan-African activist Seun Kuti visited the Maa Maat Centre in solidarity with the ongoing…...
Gaël Faye's Rwandan Roots Anchor Jacaranda, Faye's New Novel Told Across Four Generations
3+ week, 6+ day ago (388+ words) Brittle Paper Gaël Faye’s Rwandan Roots Anchor Jacaranda, Faye’s New Novel Told Across Four Generations Jacaranda opens with Milan, the twelve-year-old son of a French father and a Rwandan mother, who blames his failed exams on the emotional weight of…...