Nigeria
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.
Jowhor Ile wins Etisalat Prize for Literature for his novel And After Many Days
Nigerian author Jowhor Ile has won the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature for his novel And After Many Days.
Elnathan John’s Born on a Tuesday shortlisted for 2017 Betty Trask Prize
The Society of Authors has announced the 2017 shortlist for the Betty Trask Prize and Awards. This year’s shortlist of six debut literary novels by authors under the age of 35 includes a self-published novel for the first time.
Nigeria-based publisher Cassava making international waves
In Nigeria, a country with millions of potential book buyers, publishing is a tough business.
Don’t miss Imraan Coovadia and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim at the Goethe-Institut Literary Crossroads
Imraan Coovadia and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim will be at the Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg for a Literary Crossroads conversation on 16 May.
The new book by Chigozie Obioma – author of The Fishermen – has been announced
The Bookseller reports that Little, Brown has acquired the new novel from Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma.
African comic book writers to watch – including Loyiso Mkize and Lauren Beukes
The Arcade has compiled a list of must-read African comic books, including Nigeria’s Comic Republic, Loyiso Mkize’s Kwezi and Lauren Beukes’s All the Pretty Ponies.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ shortlisted for 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
The 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist has been announced.