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Current read: .anioke ‘s newest short story collection: Perfect Little Angels. What I’m excited about is Vincent’s style...
02/04/2024

Current read: .anioke ‘s newest short story collection: Perfect Little Angels. What I’m excited about is Vincent’s style to capture home in a way that makes you both feel at home and also not like home at the same time. In each story, there is a revelation, sometimes as truth or as discovery, things you never knew was close to humanity until you read the stories. For readers who like calm stories, tender storytelling, calculated sentences, this collection will do it for you!

Next Read: Mother, Did You Call My Name? by . This poetry collection is an archive of mother love, of women who came and...
14/03/2024

Next Read: Mother, Did You Call My Name? by . This poetry collection is an archive of mother love, of women who came and did and are doing, of strength and perseverance, a festival of mindfulness and hope. We can’t wait to share our review!

“It follows the life of Oghogho ‘Gigi’ Dempster and everyone else in her life. Gigi is a single woman in her early thirt...
20/02/2024

“It follows the life of Oghogho ‘Gigi’ Dempster and everyone else in her life. Gigi is a single woman in her early thirties who was tired of being single and wanted a romantic relationship. On Valentine’s Day, she was advised by her best friend, Alana, to go to a nightclub and meet new people. She follows Alana’s advice and the unexpected happened.”

Reviewer:

“Lalo was my favourite character, I loved his quirkiness and sense of humour. An honorable mention goes to Indo, that wo...
26/01/2024

“Lalo was my favourite character, I loved his quirkiness and sense of humour. An honorable mention goes to Indo, that woman has rizz!!! In general, I totally enjoyed reading When We Were Fireflies and I think everyone else should read it. It’s my first Nigerian speculative fiction read and I look forward to reading more of that genre and also other Abubakar Adam Ibrahim books. I recommend this book to lovers of speculative fiction, young readers and people looking for something different and thrilling.”

Review was written by as an activity under Black Boy Review’s Book Grants program. You can read the full review on the website.

https://theblackboyreview.com/dying-once-and-living-again-in-adam-abubakars-newest-novel/

African literature in 2024 will be too much glamour. Here are the book covers we have heard about and are looking forwar...
26/12/2023

African literature in 2024 will be too much glamour. Here are the book covers we have heard about and are looking forward to in 2024!

“Failure is part of the process. You have to flunk to soar high. When you receive inevitable rejections, please, cry, ta...
20/12/2023

“Failure is part of the process. You have to flunk to soar high. When you receive inevitable rejections, please, cry, talk to friends, go for a walk, and go back to the damn drawing board, sit down, and write!“

New: Marginalization and othering occur at different levels of human existence. While cutting across social, economic an...
29/11/2023

New: Marginalization and othering occur at different levels of human existence. While cutting across social, economic and even cultural classes, some people are quite unfortunate to be minoritized on more than one level. Some are doubly minoritized while some are a minority within a minority that is located inside another minority. The former is the case of West African women who are q***r.

https://theblackboyreview.com/s*xistential-crisis-woman-q***r-west-african/

“Leaving your country is like dying, and when you come back you are like a ghost returning to earth, roaming around with...
26/11/2023

“Leaving your country is like dying, and when you come back you are like a ghost returning to earth, roaming around with missing gaze in your eyes.”

- NoViolet Bulawayo, We Need New Names

I Wanted People to See Things from the Perspective of Someone Who Has Gone Through Trauma – Nnamdi OkoseNnamdi Okose won...
24/11/2023

I Wanted People to See Things from the Perspective of Someone Who Has Gone Through Trauma – Nnamdi Okose

Nnamdi Okose won the 2012 ANA/Esiaba Irobi prize for Playwriting with his play titled Children of the River. The Theatre Arts Department of the University of Abuja staged his play, Trial of Amadioha. Nnamdi is a strong believer in the power of art to educate and his community plays written in pidgin English have been staged at various markets and public places in Nigeria. Nnamdi collects African masks and is fascinated by the unity achieved between man and spirit. He lives in Abuja.
https://theblackboyreview.com/i-wanted-people-to-see-things-from-the-perspective-of-someone-who-has-gone-through-trauma-nnamdi-okose/

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25/10/2023

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From September to October, Olamide Ojediran () will work with on reading 4 African novels and reviewing them on the Bl...
31/08/2023

From September to October, Olamide Ojediran () will work with on reading 4 African novels and reviewing them on the Black Boy Review website. The 4 novels will be Olamide’s choice and will be sourced from a local bookstore in Nigeria.
We are excited for this activity!

“Though these two men are nuances apart from each other, they are enmeshed in passionate bliss, confronting their frailt...
17/06/2023

“Though these two men are nuances apart from each other, they are enmeshed in passionate bliss, confronting their frailties: August finds Segun’s comfort in his skin threatening, yet, it is what pulls him to Segun. Segun, on the other hand, is unwilling to open himself fully to be loved by August.”

Link to read more: https://theblackboyreview.com/a-portrait-of-two-gay-nigerian-men/

“I’d seen Kayode once before, in first year, having a bath downstairs, his wet body an assemblage of small perfect muscl...
17/06/2023

“I’d seen Kayode once before, in first year, having a bath downstairs, his wet body an assemblage of small perfect muscles, his ass firm and flawless, his dick, my God. I noticed him in the way that one notices something beautiful but unattainable and did not see him again until second year, when I went with my friend Ekene to a campus celebrities’ bash.” -

“But still, it worried Segun that Tanko did not love him with the type of vigor and passion that was electrifying. They ...
17/06/2023

“But still, it worried Segun that Tanko did not love him with the type of vigor and passion that was electrifying. They were lying on Tanko's bed now and he was engrossed in his phone. After a while, he dropped it.
"Are you ready for another round?" he whispered in Segun's ear. Segun pretended not to hear him. He did not want to have s*x with Tanko again. He just wanted both of them to lie there in that comfort. Tanko kissed his ear, then his neck. Segun did not know how to refuse. Tanko turned him around”

So happy to be holding this today, in all the three places I’ve been to today, in June, in the month of pride. Excited to review. Happy publication day to !!

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