Good Reads by our veteran reviewer

"I am officially in love. With Abimbola Adunni Adelakun’s book, ‘Under the Brown Rusted Roofs’."
If Ikhide makes his love of a certain writer's book known, as he once did to Sefi Atta's, know that it is serious. Ikhide is thermometer; he doesn't lie about the temperature of a book. So, take his words when you can because the next time, oh, friends...

Okay, here is what he thinks about the recently minted, and some old, books by Nigerian authors.
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Why Do Writers Abandon Novels?

Have you ever felt like ditching a novel you've been working on for long but never gets it to its supposed rounded form? Have you ever felt compelled not to give up on that particular work because it would mean that you have just wasted about five years of hard work?
Goodness, I know that feeling.
Anyway, here is a piece by Dan Kois. It might be of interest to you.
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Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Winners, 2011

Congratulations!
Regional Winners:

Africa:

Best Book: The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna (Sierra Leone)

Best First Book: Happiness is a four-letter word by Cynthia Jele (South Africa)

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