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Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah Shortlisted for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

Ten novels have been shortlisted for the 20th International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, managed by Dublin City Libraries. The shortlisted novels are: 1. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigerian) Published by Fourth Estate and by Alfred A. Knopf. 2. Horses

South African Writer, Songeziwe Mahlangu Wins 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature

South African author, Songeziwe Mahlangu, has emerged winner of the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature competition at the ceremony which took place on Sunday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos. The Cape Town resident won the prize for his debut

Pop Culture: The Rise of Apps in Nigeria

Do you have an app on your phone? Almost everyone has an app these days. The young man who helped build the Connect Nigeria portal is also the developer of the app ‘The Nigerian Constitution’ and he got 10,000 downloads

Chinelo Okparanta Battles 2 South Africans for £15,000 Etisalat Prize for Literature

The three shortlisted finalists for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature have been announced: Songeziwe Mahlangu (South Africa), author of Penumbra. Chinelo Okparanta (Nigeria), author of Happiness, Like Water. Nadia Davids (South Africa), author of An Imperfect Blessing. The three

Book Review: Daughters Who Walk This Path by Yejide Kilanko

Title: Daughters Who Walk This Path Author: Yejide Kilanko Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Books Canada, Limited (2013) Pages: 352   Yejide Kilanko is a writer and a Certified Therapist in Children’s Mental Health. Her debut novel, ‘Daughters Who Walk This

Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Title: Gone Girl Author: Gillian Flynn Genre: Thriller Publisher: Crown; 1st edition (June 5, 2012)   If you haven’t read the book ‘Gone Girl’, you are missing out on a masterpiece. However, being the nice girl that I am, I

Book Review: And The Storm Came by Kike Mudiaga

He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might, he increases their strength. Isaiah 40:29 And The Storm Came is a book on grieving and how to grieve right and yet know when it is time

If You Want a Story on True Love, You Don’t Want to Miss This

Review on “Ms. Unlikely” by Remi Roy… It is a story of true love set in the twenty first century. It talks about the story of a young woman in search of a meaningful life amidst the toils and struggles

‘The Girl Who Found Water’ to be Read at Terra Kulture

In 2014, Connect Nigeria had its first annual writers’ conference which resulted in a turn-out of over 100 writers and aspiring writers and had speakers such as Okechukwu Ofili, Seun Salami, Adaku Ufere, Lekan Otufodunrin, and Ike Nnaebue. After discussing

Special Publication ‘Forward’ Outlines Achievements of Goodluck Jonathan

The 2015 elections are bringing to light many issues that Nigeria is facing as well as proffering many solutions. Presidential candidates Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari are the main contestants, each with different objectives, but both with a similar end

Book Review: Ideas Are Money- A Timeless Secret to Greatness

Book: Ideas Are Money- A Timeless Secret to Greatness Author: Charles Okoh SOS International, 2011 ISBN: 978-978-907-675-8 As part of the title says, this book takes the trouble of going to cite success stories from different centuries, to prove its

Monday Motivation: 10 Books Every Entrepreneur Must Read

Here’s a collection of some of the best books for those just discovering their call to entrepreneurship. Business Adventures by John Brooks Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder The Start-Up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha Outliers by

Great Reads: Quiet by Susan Cain

How many introverts do you know? This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that society undervalues introverts and shows how much we

Book Review: Social Intelligence

Author: Daniel Goleman This book is about getting to know that we are wired to connect. Goleman presents new evidence to show that our reactions to others, and theirs to us, have far-reaching biological impact on the totality of our

Great Reads: Top 5 Books You Should Read For The Weekend

I know, I know. There’s no way you can read 5 books in a weekend, especially if you have chores and responsibilities lined up waiting to consume your weekend. Reading is a good way to spend your time; you

Nigerians Share: Books That Have Changed My Life

I recently read Francine Rivers’ Mark of the Lion series, and followers of my blog already know that it changed my life. I decided to ask some Nigerians about the books that have changed their lives. The bookworms were

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