Industry: Literature
The Mind is Not an Ally review: Ayo Deforge’s Poetic Cartography of Grief and Resilience
Across many African traditions, the mind is not the sovereign it imagines…
Timileyin Okunlola Writes Through Pain That Cannot Be Undone
Herein, Timileyin Okunlola discusses her poem, "Straits" Your poem "Straits…" powerfully describes a…
Paperworth Books Present Ochoche Agada’s Conversations With Midnight
In his new debut poetry collection, Conversations With Midnight, Nigerian poet Ochoche…
We Will Live Again review: Chukwuemeka Famous’ Haunting Portrait of Religion and Ruin
Some novels arrive like whispers; others break into your consciousness and refuse…
The Making of a Crime Writer: Derek Somto Nwokoye on the Books That Made Him
In this edition of The Lane, Moveee welcomes debut crime novelist Derek…
Drifting Cords review: Damilola Olaniyi Navigates Pleasure, Place, Memory, and Loneliness
Every human wanders through different phases in life. Sometimes we drift towards…
Paperworth Books to Host Reading for Derek Somto Nwokoye’s Debut Thriller at Mike Adenuga Centre
Paperworth Books Limited announces a book presentation and reading for the debut…
Elegy for the Things We’ve Been Through review: Olalekan Ayodele as Poetic Witness to a Nation’s Soul
I once posited elaborately on the position of Skip Gates—I believe—regarding critical…
Dream Count review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Fragments of the Female Self
Dream Count is not the sweeping saga of Adichie’s acclaimed Americanah or…
Blooming Under the Bradford Skies review: An Anthology of Flowered Voices
Blooming Under Bradford Skies is a masterful assemblage of rich works by…
I Cry at the Feet of My Other Body review: Mustapha Enesi’s Ode to Endurance
In his striking debut collection, I Cry at the Feet of My…
Reclaiming the Mother Tongue: A New Crop of Young Writers Reviving Yoruba Literature
The conversation surrounding contemporary African literature has long been shadowed by the…