Literary essays

black girl, no magic: reflections on race and respectability

‘This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation’ Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little

‘I can’t recommend more highly… it’s one of those books that I just want to press in the hands of everybody’ Damian Barr, Literary Salon Podcast

black girl, no magic: reflections on race and respectability

‘This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation’ Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little

‘I can’t recommend more highly… it’s one of those books that I just want to press in the hands of everybody’ Damian Barr, Literary Salon Podcast

black girl, no magic: reflections on race and respectability

‘This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation’ Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little

‘I can’t recommend more highly… it’s one of those books that I just want to press in the hands of everybody’ Damian Barr, Literary Salon Podcast

Of This Our Country

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or images.

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