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April 4, 2023

After 12 Years, Teju Cole Returns to Fiction with Tremor

It is the second novel and ninth book by the great writer who appeared on the cover of Open Country Mag. Random House describes it as “a startling work of realism and invention.”
Ada Nnadi
TEJU COLE. PHOTOGRAPH BY MARTIN LENGEMANN.

October 22, 2022

Teju Cole

Otosirieze

January 28, 2022

Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time by Teju Cole Review—For Humanity and Its Art

In Cole’s second essay collection and eighth book, there is his trademark assortment of angles to complex views. His subjects are immersed autobiographically, and he bears witness.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time by Teju Cole

July 4, 2021

The Worldly Ways of Teju Cole

The great writer, street photographer, and art historian’s enquiries lured him onto a solo path in contemporary literature—a completely new terrain for an African writer. Ten years after his debut novel, Open City, he still seeks artistic freedom.
Otosirieze
TEJU COLE. PHOTOGRAPH BY MARTIN LENGEMANN.

July 2, 2021

Teju Cole Is on the July 2021 Cover of Open Country Mag

In the first longform profile of him in an online African publication, we follow the great writer’s reinventive journey in fiction, nonfiction, and photography, to mark the 10th anniversary of his debut novel Open City.
Otosirieze
Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Teju Cole

June 2, 2021

Bernardine Evaristo & Teju Cole Elected into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Joining them are Oprah Winfrey, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and 248 others in the humanities, arts, sciences, social sciences, and business.
Paula Willie-Okafor

April 30, 2021

Teju Cole’s Essays in Black Paper Seek Humanity in Darkness

It is the author and photographer’s eighth book and second collection of essays.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Teju Cole by Teju Cole.

April 27, 2021

In Golden Apple of the Sun, Teju Cole Turns His Kitchen into Art

The text and photographic sequences are in the still life tradition of Chardin, Cezanne, and the Dutch masters, as well as the contemporary photographers Laura Letinsky and Jan Groover.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Golden Apple of the Sun by Teju Cole.

February 9, 2021

Teju Cole Marks Open City’s 10th Anniversary

“I knew it was a strange book,” he writes. “What did I hope for it? That it would find a few good readers.”
Uzoma Ihejirika
Open City; from @AEAkinwumi on Twitter.

January 30, 2021

Teju Cole to Headline Online Musical & Literary Concert

The novelist and photographer, who has written about the sheer indestructibility of music, “will be accompanied by works spanning nearly a millennia, including pieces by Hildegard Von Bingen and Caroline Shaw.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Teju Cole by Teju Cole.

April 9, 2024

“Thinking Through Tremor”

Morality as an uncanny city in Teju Cole’s second novel: “And if we are to think of music as a sort of shield for him, then we are invited to think of his dead friend as having once played that same role in his life.”
Reyumeh Ejue
Teju Cole - Tremor

January 26, 2024

The Anticipated Books of 2024

From Chigozie Obioma, Teju Cole, and Akwaeke Emezi to Safia Elhillo, Olumide Popoola, and Tares Oburumu: the anticipated books of 2024.
Open Country Mag
Open Country Mag: The Anticipated Books of 2024

January 11, 2024

The 60 Notable Books of 2023

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, and Leila Aboulela to DK Nnuro, Momtaza Mehri, and Fatin Abbas: the notable books of 2023 by Africans.
Open Country Mag
Open Country Mag: The Notable Books of 2023

October 13, 2022

Open Country Mag Reissues Covers of African Literary Icons

Ahead of our second anniversary, we redesigned our covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Maaza Mengiste.
Otosirieze
OCM Reissues Covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, & Maaza Mengiste

January 27, 2022

C.A. Davids’ How to Be a Revolutionary Explores Personal and Political Loyalties

The novel, set in South Africa and China, has been compared to fiction by Teju Cole and Zinzi Clemmons.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
C.A. Davids by Geena Wilkinson

December 29, 2021

The 60 Notable Books of 2021

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Bernardine Evaristo to Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, our first annual highlight of the top titles of the year by African writers.
Open Country Mag

February 26, 2024

How Tolu Obanro, Nollywood’s Top Composer, Crafts the Sounds of Its Biggest Hits

Hopping between genres, his scores are heard in almost every major recent box office and streaming success, including A Tribe Called Judah, Jagun Jagun, Gangs of Lagos, and Battle on Buka Street. “I’ve been trusted by filmmakers,” he said.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Tolu Obanro: Nollywood's Top Composer

February 2, 2024

The 10 Best Films & TV Series of the Year

In a storied year for Nigerian cinema, our inaugural list prioritizes the realization of narrative, and these features stand out.
Otosirieze
The House of Secrets

January 31, 2024

“I Used to Think Stories Only Had Artistic Value if They Were Tragic”: Feel Good Hums with Queer Joy

Editors Daniel Orubo and OluTimehin Kukoyi, and contributors Olakunle Ologunro, Innocent Ilo, Edwin Okolo, Fareeda Abdulkareem, and Ani Kayode, on the freedoms and radicality of fictionalizing happiness for LGBTQ+ Nigerians.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu
Feel Good: An Anthology of Stories About Queer Joy

January 16, 2024

The 10 Best Acting Performances of the Year

In a year of ensembles, in which it fell on collective performances to elevate stories, these actors stood out — among the films and TV series we saw.
Otosirieze
Blossom Chukwujekwu as a kidnap kingpin in The Trade

April 4, 2023

TEJU COLE. PHOTOGRAPH BY MARTIN LENGEMANN.

After 12 Years, Teju Cole Returns to Fiction with Tremor

It is the second novel and ninth book by the great writer who appeared on the cover of Open Country Mag. Random House describes it as “a startling work of realism and invention.”
Ada Nnadi

October 22, 2022

Teju Cole

Otosirieze

January 28, 2022

Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time by Teju Cole

Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time by Teju Cole Review—For Humanity and Its Art

In Cole’s second essay collection and eighth book, there is his trademark assortment of angles to complex views. His subjects are immersed autobiographically, and he bears witness.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

July 4, 2021

TEJU COLE. PHOTOGRAPH BY MARTIN LENGEMANN.

The Worldly Ways of Teju Cole

The great writer, street photographer, and art historian’s enquiries lured him onto a solo path in contemporary literature—a completely new terrain for an African writer. Ten years after his debut novel, Open City, he still seeks artistic freedom.
Otosirieze

July 2, 2021

Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Teju Cole

Teju Cole Is on the July 2021 Cover of Open Country Mag

In the first longform profile of him in an online African publication, we follow the great writer’s reinventive journey in fiction, nonfiction, and photography, to mark the 10th anniversary of his debut novel Open City.
Otosirieze

June 2, 2021

Bernardine Evaristo & Teju Cole Elected into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Joining them are Oprah Winfrey, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and 248 others in the humanities, arts, sciences, social sciences, and business.
Paula Willie-Okafor

April 30, 2021

Teju Cole by Teju Cole.

Teju Cole’s Essays in Black Paper Seek Humanity in Darkness

It is the author and photographer’s eighth book and second collection of essays.
Paula Willie-Okafor

April 27, 2021

Golden Apple of the Sun by Teju Cole.

In Golden Apple of the Sun, Teju Cole Turns His Kitchen into Art

The text and photographic sequences are in the still life tradition of Chardin, Cezanne, and the Dutch masters, as well as the contemporary photographers Laura Letinsky and Jan Groover.
Ernest Ogunyemi

February 9, 2021

Open City; from @AEAkinwumi on Twitter.

Teju Cole Marks Open City’s 10th Anniversary

“I knew it was a strange book,” he writes. “What did I hope for it? That it would find a few good readers.”
Uzoma Ihejirika

January 30, 2021

Teju Cole by Teju Cole.

Teju Cole to Headline Online Musical & Literary Concert

The novelist and photographer, who has written about the sheer indestructibility of music, “will be accompanied by works spanning nearly a millennia, including pieces by Hildegard Von Bingen and Caroline Shaw.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu

April 9, 2024

Teju Cole - Tremor

“Thinking Through Tremor”

Morality as an uncanny city in Teju Cole’s second novel: “And if we are to think of music as a sort of shield for him, then we are invited to think of his dead friend as having once played that same role in his life.”
Reyumeh Ejue

January 26, 2024

Open Country Mag: The Anticipated Books of 2024

The Anticipated Books of 2024

From Chigozie Obioma, Teju Cole, and Akwaeke Emezi to Safia Elhillo, Olumide Popoola, and Tares Oburumu: the anticipated books of 2024.
Open Country Mag

January 11, 2024

Open Country Mag: The Notable Books of 2023

The 60 Notable Books of 2023

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, and Leila Aboulela to DK Nnuro, Momtaza Mehri, and Fatin Abbas: the notable books of 2023 by Africans.
Open Country Mag

October 13, 2022

OCM Reissues Covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, & Maaza Mengiste

Open Country Mag Reissues Covers of African Literary Icons

Ahead of our second anniversary, we redesigned our covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Maaza Mengiste.
Otosirieze

January 27, 2022

C.A. Davids by Geena Wilkinson

C.A. Davids’ How to Be a Revolutionary Explores Personal and Political Loyalties

The novel, set in South Africa and China, has been compared to fiction by Teju Cole and Zinzi Clemmons.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

December 29, 2021

The 60 Notable Books of 2021

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Bernardine Evaristo to Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, our first annual highlight of the top titles of the year by African writers.
Open Country Mag

February 26, 2024

Tolu Obanro: Nollywood's Top Composer

How Tolu Obanro, Nollywood’s Top Composer, Crafts the Sounds of Its Biggest Hits

Hopping between genres, his scores are heard in almost every major recent box office and streaming success, including A Tribe Called Judah, Jagun Jagun, Gangs of Lagos, and Battle on Buka Street. “I’ve been trusted by filmmakers,” he said.
Paula Willie-Okafor

February 2, 2024

The House of Secrets

The 10 Best Films & TV Series of the Year

In a storied year for Nigerian cinema, our inaugural list prioritizes the realization of narrative, and these features stand out.
Otosirieze

January 31, 2024

Feel Good: An Anthology of Stories About Queer Joy

“I Used to Think Stories Only Had Artistic Value if They Were Tragic”: Feel Good Hums with Queer Joy

Editors Daniel Orubo and OluTimehin Kukoyi, and contributors Olakunle Ologunro, Innocent Ilo, Edwin Okolo, Fareeda Abdulkareem, and Ani Kayode, on the freedoms and radicality of fictionalizing happiness for LGBTQ+ Nigerians.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

January 16, 2024

Blossom Chukwujekwu as a kidnap kingpin in The Trade

The 10 Best Acting Performances of the Year

In a year of ensembles, in which it fell on collective performances to elevate stories, these actors stood out — among the films and TV series we saw.
Otosirieze

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