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Channels Book Club unveils their top 20 Nigerian Books of 2016

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Channels Book Club unveils their top 20 Nigerian Books of 2016

James Murua December 22, 2016 No Comments A Conspiracy of Ravens Abubakar Adam Ibrahim After they Left Amara Van Lare And After Many Days Arese Ugwu Blue Skies Born on a Tuesday Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon Dayo Adedayo Easy Motion Tourist Edify Yakusak Elnathan John For Sam Guardians Of The Seal Helon Habila Jimi Disu Jowhor iIe Kings and Not Slaves Known and Strange Things Leye Adenle Long Throat Memoirs: Soups Nigeria 2.0 Nike Campbell-Fatoki Ola Osibodu Olasupo Shasore Othuke Ominiabohs Red Seas – Lanre & Bolu Onasanya Season of Crimson Blossoms Secrets of the Streets Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds Teju Babyface Teju Cole The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamic Militancy in Nigeria The Essential Guide to Land Acquisition in Nigeria The King and The Colony The Raging River The Smart Money Woman Tunde Leye Yemisi Aribisala Yomi Fawehinmi

Channels Book Club, one of the few TV shows on the continent dedicated to books, have unveiled their top 20 Nigerian Books of 2016. Some…

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Awards Fiction Nigeria

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Chika Unigwe and Elnathan John make Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016 shortlist

James Murua September 6, 2016 5 Comments Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Chika Unigwe Elnathan John Nigeria Prize for Literature Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Chika Unigwe and Elnathan John have been announced in the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016 shortlist. The Nigeria Prize for Literature sponsored…

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Awards Nigeria South Africa

Caine Prize for African writing 2015 shortlist announced

James Murua May 5, 2015 1 Comment Caine Prize Caine Prize 2015 Elnathan John F. T. Kola Masande Ntshanga Namwali Serpell Segun Afolabi Zoë Wicomb

The five writer shortlist for the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced by Chair of judges, award-winning South African writer Zoë Wicomb.…

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Morland Writing Scholars 2014 announced

James Murua November 26, 2014 2 Comments Ahmed Khalifa Ellah Wakatama Allfrey Elnathan John Fiona Andia Kisia Morland Writing Scholarships Morland Writing Scholarships 2014 Nadifa Mohamed Ndinda Kioko Olufemi Terry Simone Haysom

The Miles Morland Foundation (MMF) has announced the winners of the 2014 Morland Writing Scholarships. The winners each receive a grant of ₤18,000 to allow…

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