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We're pleased to be publishing Ikenna Okpara's (@byokpara) debut novel. On November 19, this Nollywood-inspired romance story, 'Love Letters', will be available in bookstores near you.
You can pre-order 'Love Letters' today on Tiny Dot @TDBookstores.
He built a career in storytelling through filmmaking and writing scenes that move people. Now, heβs shaping the future of reading by crafting innovative experiences and building a vibrant community for book lovers.
Meet Ikenna Okpara @byokpara
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what an honour! itβs moments like this that help put years of hard work into perspective.
thank you for all you do, @BookCastNg
only 17 days left until βlove lettersβ is yours, my friends. π€©
He built a career in storytelling through filmmaking and writing scenes that move people. Now, heβs shaping the future of reading by crafting innovative experiences and building a vibrant community for book lovers.
Meet Ikenna Okpara @byokpara
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When I first spoke to @byokpara and he told me about Calvary scribblings,I was in awe. One person making a decision to make reading easier and accessible while maintaining mutual relationships with the writers.
Massive work he's doing in the literary space. Kudos
He built a career in storytelling through filmmaking and writing scenes that move people. Now, heβs shaping the future of reading by crafting innovative experiences and building a vibrant community for book lovers.
Meet Ikenna Okpara @byokpara
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I'm going a bit different in November. I'm taking the switch to explore different culture and dynamics.
Here are my TBR books for November π
Happy new month! .
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Ahhh, thank you so much, Bookcastπ₯ΉIβm incredibly grateful for this opportunity. I canβt wait to experience Ake Festival. Thank you for making this happen.
This is one of the reasons BookCast exist so readers can listen and have a view of what it means to write from an author's perspective. π
The winner of our @akefestival tickets for 2026 arts and book fest is @cuntressmiss. She will be at Ake festπ. Congratulations ππ«
African literature deserves a full room at @akefestival BookCast is making sure one more reader gets through the door. We are giving away one Ake Arts and Book Festival 2026 ticket. ποΈπ
More information in the flyer below.π
Enobong Etuk founder of @boldozbooks is a force in the literary space. She was a guest previously on our space and we discussed building Literary awareness outside of Lagos, changing the narrative of African literature in general.
π recording of the space below π
Enobong Etuk is the founder of one of the longstanding bookstores in Nigeria, @boldozbooks, the curator of Boldoz Bookclub, and the visionary behind the Boldoz Book and Art Festival @boldozfest
Read more here: tinyurl.com/akeguests
#AkeArtsAndBookFestival #NativeIntelligence
Enobong Etuk is a visionary and she's building something that the Nigerian reading community needs!
Reminder for our space Building the literary South: Books, Business and why Nigerian literature needs more than Lagos
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African literature deserves a full room at @akefestival BookCast is making sure one more reader gets through the door. We are giving away one Ake Arts and Book Festival 2026 ticket. ποΈπ
More information in the flyer below.π
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Putting it out there that when we get the funding we seek, @talkingdrummag will be putting together collections of essays for as long as we can. π€
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but realistically I feel it's really not talked about enough (the genre). I recently came across a foundation on Instagram that gives prizes to women non-fiction writers across Africa. We need more initiatives.
Nobody will talk about our stories if not us.
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Five years since my endometriosis diagnosis. I wrote about what it means to me to belong to a God of daughters who bleed.
(there's information about a new community + prayers in the essay. get in!)
mofiyinfoluwao.substack.com/β¦
