Part one of the interview with Myne Whitman, author of A Heart to Mend and new novel: A Love Rekindled, can be found here and here. You can also read a review here. Part two Read More
Aug 252011
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Aug 072011
Hi, Myne. Please tell us about yourself – a brief biography. I am a Nigerian blogger, poet, and author. I live in Seattle with my husband and write full time. mynewhitmanwrites.com is my blog, I’m also on twitter Read More
Jul 252011
Book: In Dependence Author: Sarah Ladipo Manyika Publisher: Legend Press – 2008 Source: Amazon In Dependence is the story of two lovers Tayo Ajayi and Vanessa Richardson – but it is more than that. Read More
Jun 302011
Book: Unbridled Author: Jude Dibia Year of Publication: 2007 Source: Amazon When I chatted with Jude Dibia here, I had not read any of his books. I had read a couple of interviews about Read More
Jun 302011
Book: On Black Sisters’ Street Author: Chika Unigwe Publisher: Vintage Year of Publication: 2010 Source: Amazon In this era of human trafficking and modern day slavery, particularly sex trafficking; On Black Sisters’ Street (OBSS) is Read More
May 092011
I had no idea of what to expect from Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. However, there was one thing I was clear about after reading her two later works: Half of a Yellow Sun and The Read More
Apr 182011
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Jude Dibia, author of new novel Blackbird. His previous books are Walking with Shadows (2005) and Unbridled (2007). Unbridled won the Ken Saro-Wiwa award for prose in Read More
Apr 112011
When I get hold of a book to read, I usually read the synopsis on the back cover and quotes from literary reviews. The brief synopsis of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives did Read More
Jun 122010
Shoulders above Boom boom echoes. Close shutters Wide Open. Majestic Olumo On which I stand Far away from you. Many answers No questions To an open trap. Dirt off the shoulder Swallows whole Like a Read More
May 202010
For ‘Rosemary’ Afternoon quiet and sunny Excited gist all the way Dome to staff quarters The cause of our excitement Party out of this world It was out of this world Just not the way Read More
May 062010
We do not forget pain, our scars keep scoreThe poor suffer freelyThe rich imprisoned by lack of want The wicked never forget,Thirst for bad deeds never quenchedThe kind are never forgotten,An inkwell of good repute Read More
Mar 262010
It’s now well past midnight. Ayo can still see Jare scowling at her across the room, with a sneer that belies his chiselled masculine features. She tries to shut out Jare’s face from her mind’s Read More