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15 new books to help you get through the week.

15 new books to help you get through the week.

By Katie Yee | May 24, 2022

“Self-Portrait as a God Who is Loved”

“Self-Portrait as a God Who is Loved”

A Poem by Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi | April 6, 2022

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A Coming-of-Age Story About Love and Revolution

By Behind the Mic | March 2, 2022

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

From the Nobel Prize to #BookTok

By Literary Hub | December 16, 2021

On the Politics of Language in Nigerian Literature

On the Politics of Language in Nigerian Literature

Ọlájídé Salawu Examines the Colonial Grounding of the Country's Literary Industry

By Ọlájídé Salawu | October 27, 2021

"i think my father is dying"

A Poem by Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi | October 5, 2021

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  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
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  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Up in Smoke: On Death, Identity, and a Flammable Childhood in Nigeria

By Akwaeke Emezi | June 14, 2021

20 hot new books coming out this week.

By Katie Yee | June 8, 2021

Raven Leilani has won the Dylan Thomas Prize.

By Walker Caplan | May 14, 2021

Akwaeke Emezi’s forthcoming romance novel will be an Amazon Studios film.

Akwaeke Emezi’s forthcoming romance novel will be an Amazon Studios film.

By Walker Caplan | April 29, 2021

Youth Rediscovered: 8 Great Books About Black Boyhood

Youth Rediscovered: 8 Great Books About Black Boyhood

Hari Ziyad Recommends George M. Johnson, Kiese Laymon, and More

By Hari Ziyad | March 3, 2021

Akwaeke Emezi is publishing a romance novel inspired by Florence + The Machine.

Akwaeke Emezi is publishing a romance novel inspired by Florence + The Machine.

By Vanessa Willoughby | March 1, 2021

Here's 33 writers on why they write.

Here's 33 writers on why they write.

By Walker Caplan | January 6, 2021

We're getting a poetry collection from Akwaeke Emezi in 2022.

We're getting a poetry collection from Akwaeke Emezi in 2022.

By Rasheeda Saka | December 3, 2020

In Conversation with Actress and Audiobook Narrator Yetide Badaki

In Conversation with Actress and Audiobook Narrator Yetide Badaki

“When words move me, I love to hear them.”

By Traci Currie | October 20, 2020

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An Impressive Production of an Unforgettable Audiobook

By Behind the Mic | September 8, 2020

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