Author Q&A Session 1. Please introduce yourself and tell us what it is that you do? My name’s Esther Abisola Biya. I’m widely known by Bisola. I’m the second and last child of two children. I work as a consultant and I currently live in Lagos....
Interview | How I Left Farafina To Start Parresia Pubishers – Azafi Omoluabi-Ogosi In the beginning, we brought you the #SyncityNGLiteraryLordsandLadies a twitterview dedicated to showcasing the finest literary creatives in our community. Previous guests on the show include Efe Paul Azino, Hadiza El-Rufai, Pa Ikhide, Yejide Kilanko, Romeo Oriogun and others. Now, we introduce...
"There is the saying "An honest adversary is always better than a friend who lies." Paying more attention to people's actions rather than what they say would show you the truth. Do not allow anyone to deceive you more than once. The first time is understandable....
"Tolerating abuse of any sort is a sin to yourself and the stark opposite of self-love. No one has the right to do this to anyone, Human beings are complex and sometimes abuse might be pardoned for different interesting reasons. I heard the story of a lady...
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do for a living. Amara is a lawyer, artist and designer, but mostly a writer these days. By day I work as a communications/media specialist and sometimes a lawyer and editor, and by night I work...
Jude Idada, a Playwright and Director of the psycho-thriller biopic play SANKARA being interviewed by Rochelle Ferguson on the Focus on Africa show on France24, which gave him a chance to shine more the light on the great African patriot and revolutionary hero. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2pvYKxoKLQ&feature=youtu.be[/embed]...
A New York Times’ writer some days back said “drama is about people behaving badly”. Sam Omatseye’s latest drama Obito has its dose of people behaving badly. They call white black and want us to see white as black. And they blame it on tradition and culture. In this...
Dasience Reading Challenge Prompt: A book by a Nigerian Author. Wow! This book here! Have you ever read a book that the author talks about everybody and everything in details? I am sure it does not beat this. When Parresia Publishers contacted me to review their...
Reading through the pages of the novel was like responding to a summon by a kindred spirit. A true pleasure. The alluring beacons of a dreamland, urged me on, as I effortlessly journeyed along with the author. Through the scorching hardship of the slum dwellers; to...
For those who are not writers, lovers of literature or those who are not inclined to read novels beyond the surface, the debutant work of excellent journalist and Associate Editor with The Nation newspaper, Olukorede Yishau, titled in the Name of Our Father may be...
Genre Nonfiction: Essays Blurb “Excuse Me! is a compilation of Victor Ehikhamenor’s thoughts, experiences and keen observation while he was the pioneer creative director of NEXT newspaper. Most of these beautifully strung together collection of creative non-fiction were first birthed on the pages of the Lagos-based newspaper,...
What comes to mind and centre when thinking of Sam Omatseye latest book, Obito, is "THE KING IS DEAD" but is he? This story examines the traditional politics and cover up that attend the rumoured death of a Benin King. 'Obito' is short for Obituary in...
1.What is your name and what do you do? My name is Jude Idada. I am a writer, dramatist and filmmaker. 2. What compelled you to write Sankara? I wrote Sankara to show Africans what true leadership looks like. To disabuse their minds from the notion that we...
1. Cover feel: The cover is smooth, smooth as bottle or a Television screen. You feel peace when you run your fingers across. 2. Text design The text : Crocodile Girl could have been more beautiful if justified, as in, placed right in the middle. The font of the...