Soon after she started dating Eric Schneiderman, the powerful attorney general of New York State, Tanya Selvaratnam noticed a troubling pattern in her lover’s behavior. A successful, Harvard educated author and producer in the art world, Selvaratnam initially gave Schneiderman the benefit of the doubt and tried to understand where that behavior might come from.Continue reading “Meet the Woman Who Had the Courage to Write About Intimate Violence”
Category Archives: Words
The Science-Fiction Author Reaching For The Stars
The writer Tlotlo Tsamaase is making a name for herself in science-fiction, a literary genre known till now for being male dominated. As part our Limitless series, Botswana’s brightest contribution to sci-fi tells us how she is making space for her dreams to come true. For Tlotlo Tsamaase, the relationship between fact and fiction hasContinue reading “The Science-Fiction Author Reaching For The Stars”
We Interviewed Nigerian Novelist Ben Okri About a New Book on the Climate Crisis (Part 2)
Harper Collins is publishing Letters to the Earth: Writing to a Planet in Crisis, in response to the climate crisis in this age of Covid. Two years after Letters to the Earth was created from an idea, the launch of the paperback edition feels timely, because 2021 might prove to be an important year forContinue reading “We Interviewed Nigerian Novelist Ben Okri About a New Book on the Climate Crisis (Part 2)”
We Interviewed Scottish Actress Freya Mavor About a New Book on the Climate Crisis (Part 1)
Harper Collins is publishing Letters to the Earth: Writing to a Planet in Crisis, in response to the climate crisis in this age of Covid. Two years after Letters to the Earth was created from an idea, the launch of the paperback edition feels timely, because 2021 might prove to be an important year forContinue reading “We Interviewed Scottish Actress Freya Mavor About a New Book on the Climate Crisis (Part 1)”
The Young Poet Who Spoke the Truth About America
Right after the 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman took to the stage after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice-President on Wednesday, her name started appearing on all kinds of social media feeds. As the youngest ever inaugural poet, she delivered a five-minute speech that would soon go viral, with instantContinue reading “The Young Poet Who Spoke the Truth About America”
Eyes on 2021: The Author Whose Tales of Transformation Can Help Us Heal
For our final 2020 article, we decided to close out this most difficult of years with an interview of Enuma Okoro. An award-winning Nigerian-American author, Okoro is one of those changemakers who are helping to answer questions surrounding identity, faith and self-esteem. Currently at work on a novel, Okoro has published four books of nonfiction.Continue reading “Eyes on 2021: The Author Whose Tales of Transformation Can Help Us Heal”
Why I am Building a Sanctuary for Creating Stories in Uganda
In 2005, I invested in a plot of land with the proceeds of a children’s book deal with UNESCO Namibia. The book, The Blue Marble, had been shortlisted for the 2004 Macmillan Writers’ Prize for Africa, and while it did not win the award, it later ended up as one of the set manuscripts thatContinue reading “Why I am Building a Sanctuary for Creating Stories in Uganda”
Read 5 short stories in the running for the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing
The Caine Prize seeks to celebrate and reward the best short story writing from all over the continent. This year three out of the five writers on the shortlist are women, and three are Nigerian. You’re able to read them all for free over at the digital book club The Pigeonhole. They’ll deliver one storyContinue reading “Read 5 short stories in the running for the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing”
Winner of the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature reveals his writing secrets
If there’s a book that has sent chills (or thrills) across northern Nigeria in recent times, it’s Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s Season of Crimson Blossoms. Widowhood, sexuality, and love affairs are usually discussed in hushed tones in a conservative society where religion is deep rooted. Any novel that bares the truth of an affair between a 55-year-old widow, BintaContinue reading “Winner of the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature reveals his writing secrets”