Author Archives: chinelo

No matter how much publicity a company does for its product, the strongest advertising is something few companies have any control over: Word-of-mouth. It works for everything. How many of us can recall watching a movie, buying a product or … Continue reading →

If you’re looking for a fun-packed way to celebrate Children’s Day this year, we’d like to invite you to join our Children’s Fair on Saturday, 26th May, 2012, at our shop, No. 62b Arts and Crafts Village, Opposite the Abuja … Continue reading →

Nnedi Okorafor’s Akata Witch was nominated this week as a finalist for the Locus Award in the Young Adult Book category. Cassava Republic will be publishing the Nigerian edition of the book later this year under the title What Sunny … Continue reading →

This year’s Nigeria International Book Fair will hold from May 7-12, 2012, in the multi-purpose halls of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. The trade and exhibition fair is one of the biggest book events in West Africa and has become … Continue reading →

The Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the appointment of Ben Okri as its new vice president. Okri is one of the continent’s most distinguished writers and poets and was awarded the Man Booker prize for his classic The … Continue reading →

Commonwealth Writers has announced its shortlists for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Forty writers from all over the world have been nominated for the two prizes and a regional winner for each prize will be … Continue reading →

We are proud to announce that Cassava Republic author Helon Habila has been nominated as a finalist for the 2012 Orion Book Award for his latest novel, Oil on Water. The book is one of five other finalists and was … Continue reading →

The Golden Baobab Prize is one of the few African literary awards that recognizes writing for children and young adults. Every year, it invites entries of unpublished African-inspired stories written for an audience of 8 to 11-year-olds (Category A) or … Continue reading →

World Book and Copyright Day is coming up (April 23rd, 2012) and local publisher Paperworth Books has a great idea to help you celebrate.  They want to get as many people as they can to give out at least 5,000 … Continue reading →

As you may know, our newest publication, Birds of Our Land by Virginia Dike is out on sale now. It’s a beautifully illustrated children’s bird-watching guide that’s packed with lush, poetic descriptions of some of the most common West African … Continue reading →