If you’re speaking of African classics, surely you’ve got to mention the Pacesetters series. A very big thing in the 80s, the Pacesetters no doubt left an indelible mark on African, and Nigerian, literature. The series was a collection of 130 novels written by African authors for an African audience. The authors were mostly Nigerian, […]

When we read, we read for a purpose, and of course this purpose generally has to do in some way with the betterment of our lives. With this in mind, we’ve taken a look at books that are guaranteed to leave an indelible mark in your life. Are you interested? Let’s get on with it. […]

It’s 2003. A man is on his deathbed. Although a nonsmoker, he has been diagnosed with lung cancer and the prognosis is grim, so he begins to prepare for the worst. And the best way to prepare for death, he felt, was to find books to read. He decided to read a deathbed book. OK, […]