LOUD WHISPERS: Thirty Of My Favourite Books

‘A reader lives a thousand lives before s/he dies, the one who never reads lives only one’ George R.R. Martin I won a prize when I was eight years old for being ‘the best read student in the school’, going by the number of books I took out of the library, so this means […]
World Book and Copyright Day: The Book, The Missing Girls And The Change Agenda

Today, April 23rd, is designated World Book and Copyright Day by the United Nations. On this day, two years ago, Port Harcourt, Nigeria became UNESCO World Book Capital City (WBCC). The WBCC title is a ‘symbolic nomination to a city in recognition of its efforts in promoting books and reading’. The city holds this title […]