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 debut novel My Sisiter, the Serial Killer has received a lot of praise and acclaim in the literary world. An Orchestra of Minorities is Obioma’s... Read More

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Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize 2019, Chigozie Obioma, Longlist, Oyinkan Braithwaite

April 29, 2019

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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 selection. Of course, this is good news. The longlist had included Akwaeke Emezi’s autobiographical debut Freshwater, but we are buzzing that we still have representation... Read More

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Diana Evans, My Sister, Ordinary People, Oyinkan Braithwaite, the Serial Killer

December 26, 2018

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#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 order. On a Platter of Gold: How Jonathan won and lost Nigeria – Bolaji Abdullahi On a Platter of Gold is solid as a profile... Read More

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Adebola Rayo, Akweke Emezi, Frankie Edozien, Oyinkan Braithwaite

October 10, 2018

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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, 2018. The event featured works of artists like Oyinkan Braithwaite, Ifeoluwa Nihinlola, Isaac Akah, Seun Odukoya, REZthapoet, Pelumi Kolade and Dami Ajayi. There were poetry... Read More

[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 sister has an inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends. The Darkest Hour producer optioned the book and will produce it with Big Talk’s Nira Park... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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