Chimamanda's 'We Should All Be Feminists' novel to be given to all second grade high school students in Sweden

A Swedish translation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists titled Alla Borde Vara Feminister has been published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.

The book was launched at Norra Real secondary school in Stockholm, where it was also announced that each second grade high school student in Sweden (16 year olds) will receive a copy.

Top tips on how to get more excitement into your life!

Did you know that to get the relationship you want, how the other person will make you feel is more important than how the person looks? Or that being a single woman in your thirties and resident in the urban cauldron that is Lagos doesn’t have to come with #desperate?

Well, whether you think you know or not, get ready to learn a few things, people, because award-winning author and lifestyle blogger, Lape Soetan is revealing it all in her newest e-books, 7 Steps to Meeting the One and How to be a Single Woman in your 30s in Lagos.

Do you want to know how to understand your woman better, then watch this week's episode of Aderonke's Love Chest

Hello everyone,

Here is yet another episode of the Love Chest TV focused on how men can understand their women better.

On this episode Aderonke wants to help the gentlemen out! Many times, guys complain that women are too complicated but Aderonke thinks women are just misunderstood and so she shares some things every man (married or single) needs to know about women. 

Enjoy!

On this week's episode of the Love Chest TV, Aderonke explains why ladies should stop thinking about their wedding day alone - WATCH

Hello everyone,

Welcome to this weeks episode of the Love Chest TV. Today's topic is focused on a subject that most females are guilty of which is thinking about their wedding day.

Every lady dreams of her wedding day and how special the day will be which is great but, it is also very important to bear in mind that, the day itself should never be bigger than the future that will follow it.

Watch Aderonke Adebanjo's suggestions on why you should stop stressing about your wedding and what you should be thinking about.

Enjoy!

How never to be without a book

By Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade 

American comedian and film star, Groucho Marx is rumoured to have said, “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend.Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read”, but he obviously never read a book on his smartphone.

You have probably heard that sales of ebooks are rapidly gaining on paper books. But did you know that an increasing number of people are reading ebooks not just on special ebook readers or even tablet computers, but also on their smartphones? For many, having smartphones mean never being more than a few feet from the latest page-turner.

Winner of 2015 Man Booker prize announced

On Tuesday the 13th of October 2015, Marlon James a Jamaican writer was awarded the overall prize and winner of the 2015 Man Booker which comes with a cash prize of £50,000.

 

The Guardian UK reports that Marlon will be honored with a special postmark from the Royal Mail which will be applied to millions of letters around the UK.

This weeks episode of the Love Chest TV with Aderonke Adebanjo is for the gentlemen - Watch!

Hello everyone,

This weeks episode of the Love Chest TV is here and it's for the gentlemen on how to ask a lady on a date.

Is there a lady you admire and don't know how to ask her on a date, or she's never forthcoming whenever to attempt asking her out? Watch Aderonke Adebanjo's suggestions on what to keep in mind when you want to ask a lady on a date.

Enjoy!

How to ask a lady on a date

Uzodinma Iweala's book 'Beasts of No Nation' movie adaptation premiere's in Hollywood

Beasts of No Nation movie,  an adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s 2005 novel premiered in Hollywood yesterday October 13th.

The movie is about a young West African boy name Agu who is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters when civil war tears his family apart. Abraham Attah play the role of the young boy while, Idris Elba  plays an African warlord known as the Commandant, who attempts to transform Agu into a ruthless killer. 

Watch the Movie Trailer

 

The 2015 Man Booker literary prize winner to be announced Oct 13

The Man Booker International Prize was established in 2005, biannually rewarding authors for a body of work originally written in any language as long as it's widely available in English. 

The literary Prize which is considered one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, will be announcing the winner of the 2015 prize on Tuesday, October 13 in London Guildhall at a black-tie dinner that brings together the shortlisted authors and well-known figures from the literary world. The ceremony will be broadcast by the BBC.

Watch Dapo and Adedara's interview on this weeks episode on Channels Book Club

The Channels Book Club is a book and author based program aimed to promote and highlight the essentials of books and authors. The show showcases the activities of Nigerian authors across the nation.

Join us on this blog every week as we bring you the Channels Book Club weekly interviews and activities. Read below more about the two authors that were interviewed this week on the show.

Seun Odukoya is the author of Saving Dapo, a love story which has an unexpected ending.  The second author Adedara Oduguwa is a young biographer who wrote a compelling book, titled Chief Obafemi Awolowo: The Political Moses.