This is one hell of an opening line; the kind of sentence that immediately pulls you in, giving you no choice but to keep reading, and it does a fine job of foreshadowing the grief and mystery that course through Akwaeke Emezi’s The Death of Vivek Oji. The book begins with a devastating scene: Vivek…
In “Freshwater,” Akwaeke Emezi tells a story that’s a bit like peeling an onion—lots of layers. I found it wordy when I started reading it; it took a while before I adjusted to the language. But once I got in, pausing to take breaks was a problem. It is that engrossing. Freshwater breaks the rules…
The International Women’s Day celebration is here once again. Indeed, the world has been impacted by a lot of women, and the literary world is no exception. Here are some quick facts about these famous women authors you probably didn’t know about: 1. George Eliot The author we know as “George Eliot” was actually…
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