Cassava Republic Press
Sarah Ladipo Manuika’s debut novel In Dependence explores the complexities of contemporary Africa
In Dependence is a lyrical and moving story of unfulfilled love fraught with the weight of history, race and geography and intertwined with questions of belonging, ageing, faith and family secrets.
The lottery of life and love in Lagos – find out more about Toni Kan’s new short story collection Nights of the Creaking Bed
Corruption, religious intolerance, gratuitous violence and the importance of joy are some of the big themes that underlie Toni Kan’s memorable collection, Nights of the Creaking Bed.
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Carnivorous City by Toni Kan – a story of love, family and just desserts
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Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s novel Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Olumide Popoola’s debut novel When We Speak of Nothing
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Stay in this evening and enjoy a glass of wine with …
Courage, love and freedom in precolonial Ghana: The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah
Set in precolonial Ghana, The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah is a story of courage, forgiveness, love and freedom.
A flamboyant and moving debut novel: Olumide Popoola’s When We Speak of Nothing
When We Speak of Nothing tells the story of friends Karl and Abu, both 17, who live near Kings Cross. Its 2011 and racial tensions are set to explode across London. Abu is infatuated with gorgeous classmate Nalini but dares not speak to her. Meanwhile, Karl is grappling with gender identity, and becomes the target of the local ‘wannabe’ thugs just for being different.
Changing the way we think about African fiction: See what’s out from Cassava Republic Press
Teju Cole, Elnathan John, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Olumide Popoola and more – check out what Cassava Republic Press has to offer!
Listen to Yemisi Aribisala read from her book Longthroat Memoirs: Soup, Sex and Nigerian Tastebuds
Yemisi Aribasala’s Longthroat Memoirs: Soup, Sex and Nigerian Tastebuds is a sumptuous menu of essays about Nigerian food, lovingly presented by the nation’s top epicurean writer.
Young and queer in London and Port Harcourt: Olumide Popoola’s debut novel When We Speak of Nothing
When We Speak of Nothing launches a powerful new voice onto the literary stage. The fluid prose, peppered with contemporary slang, captures what it means to be young and queer in London and Port Harcourt. If grime music were a novel, it would be this.
The Carnivorous City by Toni Kan: A story of love, family and just desserts
Toni Kan’s new novel Carnivorous City is a story about love, family and just desserts but it is above all a tale about Lagos and the people who make the city by the lagoon what it is.
Nigeria-based publisher Cassava making international waves
In Nigeria, a country with millions of potential book buyers, publishing is a tough business.