Author – Jacqueline Maduneme Publisher/ Date – Pointed Arrows (May 2011) Book Title – Ada’s Daughter (356 pages) Genre – Memoir (Dysfunctional Families) Reviewer – Myne Whitman Source – Review Copy from Author   The memoir is a difficult literary form to pull off, in its insistence that the author plumbs the depths of their psyche to make sense of [...]

First published on my blog Myne Whitman Writes. _________________ I first saw this book reviewed on Bella Naija and was intrigued by the book cover and the fact that it was written by the niece of Chinua Achebe. The book is the tale of two women; Maxine, a modern American woman who is half-white and half-Nigerian and Onaedo, a Nigerian girl [...]

Read my review of Treachery in the Yard on Naija Stories It is not everyday you find a Nigerian writer featured in the Wall Street Journal but that was what happened earlier this month. I was perusing the WSJ a couple of weeks ago and came across an excerpt of Adimchinma’s first novel, Treachery in the Yard, HERE. I was [...]

Ifelanwa is a blogger I had come across last year doing my blog rounds. He also featured fiction on his blog and I was impressed with his writing talent. I did my best to encourage and so it was with joy and excitement I heard that his collection of short stories has been published. It is titled On a lot [...]

Tolu Akanni describes himself as “a visionary and dynamic youth with a rare and unique passion sent on a mission to bring out the best in people to the end of seeing men live up to their full capacity.” He is a blogger I first encountered through his place at El Fiz Concept. I liked his writing style and his [...]

Temitayo Ilori is the self published author of Doom’s Wing, an epic fantasy novel. I was quick to ask him for an interview after reading an excerpt of the book which is available at the following places. 1.Silverbird Galleria Lifestyle shop V.I 2.Ebeano Supermart bookstore VGC 3.LaternaBookshop V.I 4.HUB media store, Palms Shopping Mall, Lekki Tell us a bit about [...]