We had a blast!
#BookStormGoals
#ChildrensBooks
#NigerianIllustrators

What a marvellous few days it has been. From Uppsala to Bologna to Bordeaux, talking about writing, books, illustrations and festival curation. Missing Lagos like crazy.

Following the completion of an Illustrations course delivered by tutors at Mimaster, Bookstorm is excited to announce that 2 brilliant 🇳🇬 illustrators Kayode Onimole @kroplex & Chiamaka Chukwu have been invited to participate in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

Honoured to meet and host the grande dame of Brazilian literature Conceição Evaristo at Ouida, Lagos yesterday evening.

A big thanks to everyone who came to celebrate Brazilian cinema, literature, food and music with us. Yes, we made akaraje.

Busy day today with a couple of interviews at the bookstore. Then Toriola turned up! It would have been creepy to reveal how often I have thought of him, his siblings and the smell of their kitchen, forty-four years ago. ♥️

I love discovering old photos of my parents. This one is from 1975.

Tell me about a writer whose writing journey has inspired you and win an Ake Festival ticket. I’m giving away 10 tickets. ♥️

Two birds made their nests in my home office window sill. Now I have two eggs in each nest but I rarely see the birds. Not sure what to do…

So excited to share this with the world…finally!
#AkeFest24

Visited the American International School to read to the pupils and talk about writing.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was a trip!