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5 Minutes with Olusola Macaulay, Author, Petals of Grace

Olusola Macaulay is an inspirational speaker, editor, poet, artist, writer, and blogger, who loves to read, walk, laugh, pray and worship. She graduated with a degree in English Literature, with advanced studies in Human Resources Management and Leadership Development. Married

Book Review: Pepper Soup, an Anthology Edited by Timendu Aghahowa

Pepper Soup is a collection of 12 short stories in which the writers create beautiful endings in the lives of female protagonists who make it through tough times. The stories are set in Nigeria and cut across experiences from girlhood

Billary: 7 Moving Excerpts from Carl Bernstein’s A Woman in Charge

One of the most enlightening and informative biographies I have ever read is Carl Bernstein’s Hillary Clinton biography, A Woman in Charge. I started reading it before the 2016 elections and hoped to see the unwritten end of the story

Tale Alimi’s Uplevel Book Can Help You Find Your Niche and Profit from It

Every morning, millions of people across Nigeria wake up to face the working day. Many of them don’t exactly jump out of bed with a sense of excitement for what the day holds or what they could achieve in it;

20 Fascinating Proverbs from Chinua Achebe’s Works

One of the fascinating things about reading Prof. Chinua Achebe’s novels as a non-Igbo youngster was the way he peppered the book with proverbs – the palm oil with which words are eaten, according to him. Here are just 20

The Tipping Point: 3 Types of People That Can Cause a Big Difference in Your Business

The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell’s book on “How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” has a lot to say on what brings about significant changes in a society’s education, health, business and general lifestyle. Of great interest is how

Book Review: Caught In A Trap- Issues In Nigerian Democracy and Development

  Author: Akinsola M. Johnson Publisher: May University Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-978-51256-3-4 [separator type=”thin”] Once in a while, we come across a book that makes perfect sense to us. Caught In A Trap fits neatly into this category. In less

Nigerian Author Buchi Emecheta Is Dead

Prominent Nigerian author, Florence Onyebuchi Emecheta, has passed on. She is reported to have died on Wednesday in London, England. Emecheta was known for her works which majorly explored the travails of women faced with the challenge of poverty and

10 Waking Sense Quotes by Okechukwu Ofili

Don’t be killed by your intelligence yet. To wake or make sense is albeit sensible. From analysis to writing, here are ten quotes by one of Nigeria’s most radical authors, Okechukwu Ofili. On Analysis [infobox maintitle=”An over-analytical mindset can paralyze

Health Lessons from ‘The Orchard’: Wash Fruits before Eating

There might seem to be nothing harmful about eating fruits which appear “clean” on the outside. After all, it is expected that processes involved from the farm to the retailer should make them ready to eat. However, Theresa Weir in

10 Lessons I Learnt From The Greatest Salesman in the World

My review of The Greatest Salesman in the World was published here in July, and I remember noting that it is not the kind of book you read only once. I’ve had reason to go over it again and again,

What’s Keeping You from Writing Your Book?

As an editor, writer and ghostwriter, I tend to attract people who dream of authoring books on a daily basis. When we get to discussing the reasons why their dream is not yet reality, there are certain explanations that keep

The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016: Abeokuta set for a Celebration of Arts and Literature

For five days in the month of November, the city of Abeokuta will host a celebration of books, art and culture like no other. The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016 will attract novelists, poets, actors, illustrators, musicians, activists and

Would You Attend a Silent Book Party?

The first time I ever heard of a silent book party was in a Twitter poll. The question was, “Would you attend a silent book party?” I didn’t vote yes because I wasn’t exactly sure what that was and why

20 Inspiring Quotes From Writers About Writing

Much has been said about the power and pleasure of reading, and not nearly enough about writing. Without writers there would be no books to read or rave about, but how much do we know about the writing process and

20 Interesting Quotes on the Power and Pleasure of Reading

Reading has the power to change lives. It is one medium by which we listen to people we’ve never met and may never meet, learn from them, gain insight into others’ experiences and travel the world without whipping out a

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