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December 6, 2024

The Prodigious Arrival of Arinze Ifeakandu

In an era of unearned hype, the novelistic short stories of God’s Children Are Little Broken Things established him as a major talent, earning him the Dylan Thomas Prize. But as potent as fiction is in combating queer erasure, he believes in the supplement of living openly.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Arinze Ifeakandu for Open Country Mag

August 21, 2024

The Creed of Cardinal Arinze

How a young priest from Onitsha, Nigeria, became the highest-ranking African and Black official of the Roman Catholic Church, and a storied icon of modern apostolicism.
Otosirieze
Cardinal Arinze prepares for Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of Corpus Christi in London on June 20, 2019. Photo credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

August 19, 2024

Francis Cardinal Arinze

Otosirieze

August 19, 2024

Francis Cardinal Arinze Is on the August 2024 Cover of Open Country Mag

At 91, the Catholic prelate is the most accomplished living African and Black religious minister, our oldest cover star, and our first outside literature and film.
Otosirieze
Francis Cardinal Arinze Is on the August 2024 Cover of Open Country Mag

July 25, 2023

Arinze Ifeakandu Signs US and UK Deals for Debut Novel Say You’re Here (Exclusive)

The manuscript in progress has been acquired by Scribner in the US and W&N in the UK.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Arinze Ifeakandu by Lawren Simmons for ID UK

April 4, 2023

With God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, Arinze Ifeakandu Garners Breakout Acclaim

Ahead of its release in Nigeria, the collection about gay men just won the inaugural Republic of Consciousness Prize for the US and Canada: a highlight in a series of recognition from the Kirkus Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Story Prize, and the Lambda Awards.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Arinze Ifeakandu by Lawren Simmons for ID UK

September 10, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu Leads Shortlist for $50,000 Kirkus Prize

The debut Nigerian author’s short story collection, God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, has seen him compared to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith and praised by Damon Galgut.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

June 14, 2022

God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu Review—A Momentous Debut of Gay Love and Human Fullness

“This book is lush with evocative passages. So real are the characters, you could almost reach out and touch them.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu
God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu

June 10, 2022

Photos: Arinze Ifeakandu’s Book Launch in New York City (Exclusive)

The Nigerian writer was in conversation with Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, discussing his debut short story collection God’s Children Are Little Broken Things.
Open Country Mag
Photos from Arinze Ifeakandu's Book Launch by Ebenezer Agu (42)

May 31, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu: Book Launch & Event Dates for God’s Children Are Little Broken Things

Including chats with Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez, and writers Jonathan Lee, Gbenga Adesina, Ebenezer Agu, and Hannah Eko.
A Public Space
Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

April 29, 2022

After 4-Way Auction, W&N Acquires UK Rights to Arinze Ifeakandu’s “Future Classic”

The author of God’s Children Are Broken Little Things is “destined to join the ranks of artists such as Zadie Smith and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

February 8, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu, Eloghosa Osunde, TJ Benson Shortlisted for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art & Literature

The three have books forthcoming this year.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

December 11, 2021

Arinze Ifeakandu’s Debut, God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, Dissects Queer Male Intimacy

Edmund White praised it as “the beginning of a brilliant career.” Adam Haslett called the book “heartbroken but pulsing with life” and Ifeakandu “a major talent.”
Uzoma Ihejirika
Arinze Ifeakandu’s Debut, God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, Dissects Queer Male Intimacy

December 2, 2021

Cover Reveal: Arinze Ifeakandu’s God’s Children Are Little Broken Things

The collection of stories about Nigerian gay men, which arrives June 2022, is now available for pre-order.
Otosirieze
Arinze Ifeakandu's short story collection, God's Children Are Little Broken Things. Cover design by Rodrigo Corral Studio. Art by Jah Grey.

May 20, 2021

Arinze Ifeakandu to Feature in A Public Space’s Short Story Month Conversation

The event, to be moderated by the magazine editor Megan Cummins, will also have Sara Majka and Ada Zhang.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Arinze Ifeakandu by Santiago Sanchez.

December 26, 2020

Arinze Ifeakandu’s Debut, About Queer Nigerian Men, Acquired by A Public Space Books

The Nsukka-educated, Iowa-trained writer hopes for God’s Children Are Little Broken Things to join in “insisting upon [the] existence” of LGBTQ Nigerians.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Arinze Ifeakandu by Santiago Sanchez.

January 14, 2025

Our Top Stories of 2024

From a groundbreaking Profile of Cardinal Arinze to a feature on Liberia’s lack of a literary bookstore, to the story of a novelist-cum-soldier: these stories of artists and industry shapers in African literature, Nollywood, and culture defined our year.
Otosirieze
Cardinal Arinze celebrates Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of Corpus Christi in London on June 20, 2019. Photo credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

August 19, 2024

Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story, Reviewed: A Winning Depiction of the Igbo Apprenticeship System

With the Igbo culture of stakeholder capitalism as backdrop, Kayode Kasum tells a riveting story of friendship and success, powered by Anyanwu Sandra Adaora’s authentic screenplay and a compelling cast with Stan Nze, Alexx Ekubo, and Kanayo O. Kanayo.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu
Afamefuna

January 11, 2024

60 Notable Books of 2023

From Leila Aboulela and Emmanuel Dongala to Femi Kayode, Momtaza Mehri, and Fatin Abbas: the notable books of 2023 by Africans.
Open Country Mag
Open Country Mag: The Notable Books of 2023

December 28, 2023

Our Top Stories of 2023

From major Profiles of actors Rita Dominic and Chidi Mokeme to the inspiring stories of chess master Tunde Onakoya and poet Tares Oburumu, to revealing dives into craft: these stories show our range.
Otosirieze
Evelyne Ily as Prisca in Mami Wata

December 6, 2024

Arinze Ifeakandu for Open Country Mag

The Prodigious Arrival of Arinze Ifeakandu

In an era of unearned hype, the novelistic short stories of God’s Children Are Little Broken Things established him as a major talent, earning him the Dylan Thomas Prize. But as potent as fiction is in combating queer erasure, he believes in the supplement of living openly.
Paula Willie-Okafor

August 21, 2024

Cardinal Arinze prepares for Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of Corpus Christi in London on June 20, 2019. Photo credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

The Creed of Cardinal Arinze

How a young priest from Onitsha, Nigeria, became the highest-ranking African and Black official of the Roman Catholic Church, and a storied icon of modern apostolicism.
Otosirieze

August 19, 2024

Francis Cardinal Arinze

Otosirieze

August 19, 2024

Francis Cardinal Arinze Is on the August 2024 Cover of Open Country Mag

Francis Cardinal Arinze Is on the August 2024 Cover of Open Country Mag

At 91, the Catholic prelate is the most accomplished living African and Black religious minister, our oldest cover star, and our first outside literature and film.
Otosirieze

July 25, 2023

Arinze Ifeakandu by Lawren Simmons for ID UK

Arinze Ifeakandu Signs US and UK Deals for Debut Novel Say You’re Here (Exclusive)

The manuscript in progress has been acquired by Scribner in the US and W&N in the UK.
Paula Willie-Okafor

April 4, 2023

Arinze Ifeakandu by Lawren Simmons for ID UK

With God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, Arinze Ifeakandu Garners Breakout Acclaim

Ahead of its release in Nigeria, the collection about gay men just won the inaugural Republic of Consciousness Prize for the US and Canada: a highlight in a series of recognition from the Kirkus Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Story Prize, and the Lambda Awards.
Paula Willie-Okafor

September 10, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

Arinze Ifeakandu Leads Shortlist for $50,000 Kirkus Prize

The debut Nigerian author’s short story collection, God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, has seen him compared to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith and praised by Damon Galgut.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

June 14, 2022

God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu

God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu Review—A Momentous Debut of Gay Love and Human Fullness

“This book is lush with evocative passages. So real are the characters, you could almost reach out and touch them.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu

June 10, 2022

Photos from Arinze Ifeakandu's Book Launch by Ebenezer Agu (42)

Photos: Arinze Ifeakandu’s Book Launch in New York City (Exclusive)

The Nigerian writer was in conversation with Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, discussing his debut short story collection God’s Children Are Little Broken Things.
Open Country Mag

May 31, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

Arinze Ifeakandu: Book Launch & Event Dates for God’s Children Are Little Broken Things

Including chats with Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez, and writers Jonathan Lee, Gbenga Adesina, Ebenezer Agu, and Hannah Eko.
A Public Space

April 29, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

After 4-Way Auction, W&N Acquires UK Rights to Arinze Ifeakandu’s “Future Classic”

The author of God’s Children Are Broken Little Things is “destined to join the ranks of artists such as Zadie Smith and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu

February 8, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

Arinze Ifeakandu, Eloghosa Osunde, TJ Benson Shortlisted for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art & Literature

The three have books forthcoming this year.
Paula Willie-Okafor

December 11, 2021

Arinze Ifeakandu’s Debut, God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, Dissects Queer Male Intimacy

Arinze Ifeakandu’s Debut, God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, Dissects Queer Male Intimacy

Edmund White praised it as “the beginning of a brilliant career.” Adam Haslett called the book “heartbroken but pulsing with life” and Ifeakandu “a major talent.”
Uzoma Ihejirika

December 2, 2021

Arinze Ifeakandu's short story collection, God's Children Are Little Broken Things. Cover design by Rodrigo Corral Studio. Art by Jah Grey.

Cover Reveal: Arinze Ifeakandu’s God’s Children Are Little Broken Things

The collection of stories about Nigerian gay men, which arrives June 2022, is now available for pre-order.
Otosirieze

May 20, 2021

Arinze Ifeakandu by Santiago Sanchez.

Arinze Ifeakandu to Feature in A Public Space’s Short Story Month Conversation

The event, to be moderated by the magazine editor Megan Cummins, will also have Sara Majka and Ada Zhang.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

December 26, 2020

Arinze Ifeakandu by Santiago Sanchez.

Arinze Ifeakandu’s Debut, About Queer Nigerian Men, Acquired by A Public Space Books

The Nsukka-educated, Iowa-trained writer hopes for God’s Children Are Little Broken Things to join in “insisting upon [the] existence” of LGBTQ Nigerians.
Ernest Ogunyemi

January 14, 2025

Cardinal Arinze celebrates Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of Corpus Christi in London on June 20, 2019. Photo credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

Our Top Stories of 2024

From a groundbreaking Profile of Cardinal Arinze to a feature on Liberia’s lack of a literary bookstore, to the story of a novelist-cum-soldier: these stories of artists and industry shapers in African literature, Nollywood, and culture defined our year.
Otosirieze

August 19, 2024

Afamefuna

Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story, Reviewed: A Winning Depiction of the Igbo Apprenticeship System

With the Igbo culture of stakeholder capitalism as backdrop, Kayode Kasum tells a riveting story of friendship and success, powered by Anyanwu Sandra Adaora’s authentic screenplay and a compelling cast with Stan Nze, Alexx Ekubo, and Kanayo O. Kanayo.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

January 11, 2024

Open Country Mag: The Notable Books of 2023

60 Notable Books of 2023

From Leila Aboulela and Emmanuel Dongala to Femi Kayode, Momtaza Mehri, and Fatin Abbas: the notable books of 2023 by Africans.
Open Country Mag

December 28, 2023

Evelyne Ily as Prisca in Mami Wata

Our Top Stories of 2023

From major Profiles of actors Rita Dominic and Chidi Mokeme to the inspiring stories of chess master Tunde Onakoya and poet Tares Oburumu, to revealing dives into craft: these stories show our range.
Otosirieze

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