Notable Online: 5/3–5/9
Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Posts Tagged: Alexis Okeowo
Notable NYC: 9/29–10/5
Literary events in and around NYC this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 11/4–11/10
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 9/30–10/6
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreLagos, Revisited
Alexis Okeowo expounds on Lagos for Granta—where it’s been, where they’re going, and why it’s future, our future, is dependent on its progress.
...moreAcclaimed African Author Comes Out as Gay
Supporters of African LGBT rights were so relieved about Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni’s veto of an anti-gay bill that they were nearly blindsided when Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan’s signed a similar bill into law. The law prompted Binyavanga Wainaina, a prominent Kenyan author who also spends a lot of time in Lagos, Nigeria’s capital, to […]
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