Preferring only to read Black&African literature does not box me. Africa is not a monolith&there are over 2k cultures. I read Black&African literature because it's underrepresented and it also makes me feel at home. I love that it comes in different genres&I champion new writers.

I met Pelumi Nubi and it was the most wonderful gathering! Read all about it here: mgbodichi.com/2025/07/twelve…

some beautiful recent book mail i'd like to share with you

Mircea Cărtărescu: “Borges is fundamental, no matter if you love him or hate him.” (interview with Rodrigo Hasbún, 2018) “I would have liked to be Borges, but if I had been Borges, I would have wanted to be Kafka.” (interview with Le Monde, 2024)

It’s been raining all day, all week, so I went extra red today!

This criminal needs to be jailed #mountaintopuniversity #saynotorape #MTU

Definitely one of the best short stories I’ve ever read. An excerpt from Lesley Arimah’s Who Will Greet You at Home

One year ago today, Onyeka Onwenu died 🕊️

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerians' NINs, BVNs, Photos Still for Sale Online. I Bought 4 With Just N560 fij.ng/article/exclus…

I'm humbled and honored that my chapbook, Dancing Backwards Towards Pluperfect has been shortlisted for a Lammy. Big gratitude to Lambda, judges, and Diode Editions 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 for supporting my book, and to you, friends!!!

beware of an empty, performative existence. live fully. live.

GUYSSSS!!!! NIGERIA’S GREATEST LEGENDDDDD IS IN THE BUILDINGGGGG… 😩😩😩😍🇳🇬🇳🇬🥳

This is the final version published in his collected poems.

I Cry at the Feet of My Other Body is a collection of 12 stories exploring the inner lives of Nigerian women; an emotionally resonant work that captures both the quiet resilience and unspoken anguish of womanhood in a society often unwilling to listen. moveee.co/i-cry-at-the-f…

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This guy is one of the best content creators out here now with his numerous relatable subs to Naija politicians Omoh, na thug matter today 😭😂🫵🏽

Absolutely heartbreaking & a portent of the empty, dead, silent world fossil-fueled capitalism is marching us toward.

"It begins from dawn's soft embrace: the awakening-- a cast of rays upon life." "Blemished is the road, there is no return" by Abdulrasaq Fholarin is our featured poem for July. We had a great time reading it and can't wait for you to do the same! ❤ Link:poetrysangoota.weebly.com/abdulrasaq-tas…

‘a last minute call to the sun’ ☀️ from ‘Mountains that See in the Dark’ by Regine Ebner available with Black Bough. Get your holiday reading! 🏖️ blackboughpoetry.com/regine-ebner-s… #poetry #books #poet #poetcommunity