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How Adichie’s Story About Struggling with Depression Suddenly Got Weird
Many of us woke up to Adichie’s account of her struggle with depression, published in The Guardian. The account was beautiful and moving. She shared deeply personal details about her experience with...
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What Grief Feels Like… | by Onomarie Uriri | A Threnody
I’m hurtling down a very deep, very dark abyss; Jagged rocks, thistles and brambles cutting into my skin. Everywhere I bleed Everything hurts The journey down is brutal. It is not kind. It is not...
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He is Ted | by Ezebuike Temple | A Poetic Portrait
He is Ted. He walks barefoot and leaves gaping maws in the sand. His shirt is bent outward to the right, at the waistline. His pants have creases, sharp creases. Enough to cut lead crystals. He sits...
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My African Book Diary | See What Came In The Mail!
Guess what was on my doorstep when I got back home from the gym sometime last night. This House Is Not for Sale: A Novel by E. C. Osondu! It was released yesterday and now it’s on my nightstand Am I...
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In the Shadow of Iyanibi, Pt. 3 | by Eugene Odogwu | An African Fantasy Story...
Part 3 “Is she bothering you?” Ihumbi jumped at Basi’s voice. She had not noticed him walking up behind her. “Don’t let her get to you, Nnase is as mischievous as she is tiny.” Ihumbi managed a...
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A Reviving Literary Revival! | Memorable Moments from The Lagos Writivism...
Socrates Mbamalu, a participant at the Lagos Writivism workshop, wrote on his Facebook page: “Thank you Writivism Cace for the three-day powerful literary revival.” I’ll follow suite and say that the...
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African Writers’ Birthday | Happy Birthday to J. M. Coetzee!
Happy Birthday to J. M. Coetzee! One of Africa’s most celebrated authors is 75 years old today. Coetzee has won the Booker Prize twice—one for Life & Times of Michael K and a second for Disgrace....
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Sudanese Writers Union Banned | Read Solidarity Message from Nigerian Authors
African writers are standing up for each other. In a statement issued this morning, the Association of Nigerian Authors condemned the recent banning of the Sudanese Writers Union by the government....
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My African Book Diary | Valentine’s Day Flowers Inspired By African Novels
This past weekend was spent getting my hair done. Right now, I have on some jumbo Senegalese twists. I’m loving my hair and feeling very ready for Valentine’s Day. Speaking of Val Day, I’ve been...
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Lunch with Ifemelu | Americanah Fan Fiction Erotica | by Kiru Taye
A little Valentine’s Day gift to our readers! A fan fiction erotica of Chimamanda Adichie’s block buster novel about the feisty Ifemelu and her love affair with Obinze. Enjoy! Obinze sat in a darkened...
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Celebrating African Love Stories! | Ankara Press Launches 14-Story...
When Cassava Republic rolled out 6 romance titles under its new imprint, Ankara Press, we thought they’d out done themselves. What else could they do to make us fall in love with African love stories?...
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Book Feature | Satans and Shaitans By Obinna Udenwe | An African Conspiracy...
Obinna Udenwe has a special place in our hearts. The Nigerian writer and activist is a long time contributor to Brittle Paper, with hit stories including “Home Coming,” “Holy Milk,” and “Hiding in the...
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The 18th Century Swahili Poet Every Lover of African Poetry Should Know and Read
300 years before Ngugi wa Thiongo or Binyavanga Wainaina came on the scene as monuments of East African literature, men like Sayyid Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir were writing very beautiful things in...
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Rock Out to this Election Song Released by Nigerian Novelist, Chibundu Onuzo,...
I’ve had this video on replay and can’t get the hook—“Choose wisely, four years na long time o”—out of my head. With the Nigerian elections only a few weeks away, Nigerian novelist, Chibundu Onuzo,...
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An Enchanting Romance | Review of Chioma Iwunze’s Finding Love Again | by...
Pub. Date: December 15, 2015. Cassava Republic. 113 pp. Download ebook HERE. Quality, heart-warming, Nigerian romance fiction is scarce. Most romance novels are written by quarks and published by...
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Waiting for Tina | by Tope James-Ade | An African Love Story
The thought of seeing Tina the next day made Alex restless. He was anxious and angry but was secretly happy. He’d had little or no sleep the past week since he got a call from her—a year after she...
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Sola Osofisan of Africanwriter.com Interviews Me! | Be Prepared a Fun Read
Hey Brittlepaperians! Here is something for you all. I was interviewed by Sola Osofisan of africanwriter.com. Such a fun experience! He asked all these great questions that made me think deeply about...
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Event | Africa39 in New York City! | Readings by Tope Folarin, Ellah Allfrey,...
Hay Festival and Afridiaspora.com have teamed up to serenade New Yorkers with readings from the Africa 39 Anthology. Last year, Hay Festival collaborated with the Rainbow Book Club in Port Harcourt in...
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Tiny Fragments on Undying Love | by Basit Jamiu | African Fiction
First Fragment She was the one who taught me to laugh and the one who discovered that my laughter betrayed longing. She said my smile was the blossoming of a tulip, my complexion the radiant black of...
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Who is Africa’s Most Prolific Novelist?
Cyprian Ekwensi who has published 24 books, Naguib Mafouz 46, and Wilbur Smith 36 are up there on Africa’s most published list. But the person who tops the list is, as far as we know, an eccentric but...
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