The 100 bestselling books of 2023 in Nigeria: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, self-published, and children's books. The post The Rovingheights Bestseller List 2023: Presented with <em>Open Country Mag</em> appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

Entertaining and heart-wrenching, Nikki May’s sophomore novel is most fun when she draws parallels between Nigeria and England, with punchily rendered bits of cultural insight. The post <em>This Motherless Land</em> by Nikki May, Reviewed: A Mixed-Race Woman Seeks Belonging appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

Morality as an uncanny city in Teju Cole’s second novel: "And if we are to think of music as a sort of shield for him, then we are invited to think of his dead friend as having once played that same role in his life." The post “Thinking Through <em>Tremor</em>” appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

Having traversed regions, her poetry, including the Forward Prize-winning Bad Diaspora Poems, interrogates a race- and class-conscious world --- and her place in it as a Muslim Somali woman. The post Momtaza Mehri’s Fluid Diasporas appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, author of The Famished Road, and Ghanaian rapper Delasi, with the EP The Audacity of Free Thought, in a deep, rare reflection on storytelling, art forms, and their quests for origins. The post “A Richness of African Consciousness”: How a Spiritual Novel Influenced a Music Album appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

In Exodus, his debut collection, 'Gbenga Adeoba threads the histories, migrations, and traumas of people forced to sea. The post A Poet Imagines Dreams for the Displaced appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

Hopping between genres, his scores are heard in almost every major recent box office and streaming success, including A Tribe Called Judah, Jagun Jagun, Gangs of Lagos, and Battle on Buka Street. “I’ve been trusted by filmmakers,” he said. The post How Tolu Obanro, Nollywood’s Top Composer, Crafts the Sounds of Its Biggest Hits appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

On his debut album Diary of a Loverboy, the Nigerian singer and actor channels frustration, anger, and love. The post Nonzo Bassey’s Songs of Heartbreak appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

Prizes Caine Prize for African Writing Deadline: March 25th. The prize recognizes the most outstanding previously published short story by an African. Check the guidelines here. Afritondo Short Story Prize While we await the opening of a new submission window for the Afritondo Short Story Prize, writers can begin writing or editing their best short […] The post African Prizes, Grants, Fellowships, & Magazines to Apply to in 2024 appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more

In a storied year for Nigerian cinema, our inaugural list prioritizes the realization of narrative, and these features stand out. The post The 10 Best Films & TV Series of the Year appeared first on Open Country Mag ..read more