book reviews
Big of Ego, Sensitive of Eyes
To a generation of Nigerians, the character Àjàlá might as well be an urban legend.
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike’s Double Wahala
In Nigerian popular culture, ‘double wahala’ is a Pidgin English phrase that was made popular by ace Afrobeat musician and activist, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Hatred of Many Colours
Unstable leadership in African countries hasn’t just ruined family lives, it has fried the mental house of men and women whose talents and skills could have built a thriving society.
NONPROSECUTABLE: A REVIEW OF SHIORI ITO’S BLACK BOX
Through personal narrative, journalist, survivor, and activist Shiori Ito examines rape culture in Japan.
SPELLING CYPHERS: A REVIEW OF LONG DIVISION BY KIESE LAYMON
The most interesting mystery novels don’t announce themselves as such. There is no murder to solve or culprit to apprehend. Rather, events which have no obvious explanation unfold and an air of ambiguity surrounds them. Kiese Laymon’s novel "Long Division" belongs to this category of mystery.
MONA Is A Devastating Satire
It's no accident that Pola Oloixarac opens the novel with, "Come thirsty."
