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Nigerian Literature

November 29, 2025

Ikenna Okeh’s Quest for Authenticity

To tell their stories, the author of Yahoo! Yahoo! imitates his characters. If he writes about scammers, he wants readers to suspect him of scamming. Why should Nigerian literature not be as relatable as its music? And why, as director of the Puebla International Literature Festival, should he not want writers to take an ethical stand?
Victor Ebubechukwu Orji
Ikenna Okeh. Credit: Puebla Literary Festival.

October 31, 2025

In a Time of Fire, Chuma Nwokolo Protects His Purpose

For decades, Nigerians looked to writers for moral authority. As the country deteriorates further, and more writers become “hooker intellectuals,” the short story writer, attorney, and digital publishing pioneer hopes to maintain his courage.
Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera
Chuma Nwokolo by William Bazington

April 9, 2022

Why Tobi Eyinade Built Rovingheights, Nigeria’s Biggest Literary Bookstore

The Future Award Africa Prize-nominated co-founder on the business of bookselling.
Socrates Mbamalu
Tobi Eyinade for Open Country Mag.

November 29, 2025

Ikenna Okeh. Credit: Puebla Literary Festival.

Ikenna Okeh’s Quest for Authenticity

To tell their stories, the author of Yahoo! Yahoo! imitates his characters. If he writes about scammers, he wants readers to suspect him of scamming. Why should Nigerian literature not be as relatable as its music? And why, as director of the Puebla International Literature Festival, should he not want writers to take an ethical stand?
Victor Ebubechukwu Orji

October 31, 2025

Chuma Nwokolo by William Bazington

In a Time of Fire, Chuma Nwokolo Protects His Purpose

For decades, Nigerians looked to writers for moral authority. As the country deteriorates further, and more writers become “hooker intellectuals,” the short story writer, attorney, and digital publishing pioneer hopes to maintain his courage.
Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera

April 9, 2022

Tobi Eyinade for Open Country Mag.

Why Tobi Eyinade Built Rovingheights, Nigeria’s Biggest Literary Bookstore

The Future Award Africa Prize-nominated co-founder on the business of bookselling.
Socrates Mbamalu

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