the guardian asked zadie smith, one of a handful of contemporary writers, to comment on her rules for writing. since i found zadie’s list to be depressing, pessimistic, and utterly without joy, i wrote my own.  keep in mind that i am not an award-winning published author, although that doesn’t mean i’m not also a writer. 1. write first thing in the [...]

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 [...]

A Review of Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s I Do Not Come to You by Chance Cassava Republic, 339 pages. Chris Ihidero Two recommendations need to be done with utmost care: a book and a spouse. If the wrong recommendations are made, a long hiss may follow your future recommendations. As a rule, I hesitate greatly before recommending either. A friend of [...]