Lola Shoneyin
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Lola Shoneyin
@lolashoneyin.bsky.social
Writer • Publisher • Bookseller • Festival organiser •
April 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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.
April 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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.
March 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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.
December 13, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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. ♥️
December 4, 2024 at 8:13 PM
I love discovering old photos of my parents. This one is from 1975.
December 1, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Tell me about a writer whose writing journey has inspired you and win an Ake Festival ticket. I’m giving away 10 tickets. ♥️
November 20, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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…
November 17, 2024 at 10:15 AM
So excited to share this with the world…finally!
#AkeFest24
November 14, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Visited the American International School to read to the pupils and talk about writing.
November 14, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was a trip!
June 25, 2023 at 11:28 PM