Tag: Oyinkan Braithwaite

Bernard Dayo July 25, 2019

Three Nigerian authors Oyinkan Braithwaite, Bernardine Evaristo and Chigozie Obioma make 2019 Booker Prize longlist

Congratulations are in order to Oyinkan Braithwaite, Chigozie Obioma, and Bernardine Evaristo, three Nigerian authors who have made it to the 2019 Booker Prize longlist, which was announced yesterday. Braithwaite's…

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Bernard Dayo April 29, 2019

Diana Evans and Oyinkan Braithwaite are the only Nigerian authors whose books have been shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction

This year's Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist was announced Sunday evening, and out of six books My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite) and Ordinary People (Diana Evans) made the…

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Editor December 26, 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Children of Blood and Bone, My Transition Hours, Freshwater… See the 10 Most Notable Books of 2018

From chart-topping fantasies taking the world by storm to eyewitness accounts of a slice of Nigerian history, these are the 10 most notable books of the year. Arranged in ascending…

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Sponsor October 10, 2018

Lipton collaborates with African Artists’ Foundation to celebrate Nigeria’s bold creative voices

Lipton yellow label tea in partnership with African Artist's Foundation (AAF) celebrated leading creative voices at the Lipton and Literature tea party (L&L) which held in Victoria Island, Lagos on 7 October,…

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Bernard Dayo March 23, 2018

[The Film Blog] Working Title is turning Oyinkan Braithwaite’s satirical novel, “My Sister, The Serial Killer” into a feature film

UK production company Working Title has optioned Oyinkan Braithwaite's slasher satire My Sister, The Serial Killer for film. The novel is Braithwaite's debut, and follow a Nigerian woman whose younger…

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