Category: Book Club

Author and resident feminist icon, Chimamanda Adichie makes her first step into the world of juvenile fiction with her upcoming debut children’s book titled “Mama’s Sleeping Scarf.”

From classic chick-lits to adventurous coming of age stories and even a little bit of mystery, we hope that this month’s literary travel guide takes you on an amazing journey into every nook, cranny, art, culture and people of London.

For October, join us as we explore the streets and river banks of West Africa’s architecture and fashion haven, Senegal.

Ms Ernaux is 82 years old and is the first French woman to win the esteemed literary prize. Her works are largely autobiographical and include books like A Man’s Place and A Woman’s Story, both considered classics in France.

We spoke with Angel Nduka Nwosu, our in-house culture writer and journalist, about her thoughts on Ama Ata Aidoo’s influence through her writing and advocacy for education in Ghana.

The book offers an impressive scope on a wide range of subject matters that still affect women even today, fashion, sex, bodily agency, sexuality, joining free unions, childbearing, abortions, birth control, domestic labour etc.

Today we celebrate the impact Our Sister KillJoy has sparked over the years in shaping critical discussions on feminism and colonialism in the 20th century and its ripple effects on feminist African literature in our time.

Jane Austen for people who didn’t do the reading

Here’s how #DWBookClub is celebrating Pride Month this year.

Novel writing in Northern Nigeria is a fair innovation that began in the 20th century; queer relationships, however, have been a part and parcel of society for a much longer period.