Ijapa O, Author at The Republic

7 Books That Will Make You Feel Seen This Pride Month

Ijapa O·June 8, 2025

From a book about the experiences of a gay teenager in a Nigerian boarding school to the empowering memoir of the first trans man to force a medical aid to pay for his trans surgery in South Africa, these books offer unprecedented queer representation, reiterating the popular LGBTQ+ rights slogan, ‘We are here, we are queer.’ Read More...

June/July 2025 Read Something African Reading

7 African Novels You Didn’t Know Were Older Than Things Fall Apart

Ijapa O·June 1, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven African novels you didn’t know were older than Things Fall Apart. From novels exploring race and colonialism set in pre-apartheid South Africa to fantastical tales that dive into the world of Yoruba mythology, these books prove that the African novel has long been alive, well before Achebe’s emergence. Read More...

June/July 2025 Read Something African Reading

Six African Writers on Their Fondest Childhood Memories

Ijapa O·May 25, 2025

In our latest First Draft interview, we asked six writers about their fondest childhood memories. Here’s what they told us. Read More...

April/May 2025 First Draft Interviews

7 Books You Need to Read Before Travelling Across West Africa

Ijapa O·May 25, 2025

We have compiled a list of seven books you need to read before travelling across West Africa. From the evocative memoir of a former child soldier to a thrilling poetry collection that explore queer identities in Nigeria, the region’s most populous country, these books are your essential introduction to the political and social landscape of West Africa. Read More...

April/May 2025 ECOWAS ECOWAS Week 2025 Read Something African Reading

7 Books That Will Transport You to the Nigerian Spirit Realm

Ijapa O·May 18, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will transport you to the Nigerian spirit realm. From an inventive coming-of-age story which uses Igbo mythology to explain the realities of a fractured self to a debut novel-in-stories told, curated, and commented upon by a restless spirit, the books on this list will expose you to the inner workings of the Nigerian spirit world. Read More...

April/May 2025 Read Something African Reading

7 Books That Will Make You Think Twice Before Dating Men

Ijapa O·May 11, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will make you think twice before dating men. The books on this list will show different ways men can turn on women and hopefully prepare you for a romantic relationship with men. Read More...

April/May 2025 Read Something African Reading

5 Books to Read If You Think AI Will Take Your Job

Ijapa O·May 4, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of five books you should read if you think AI will take your job. From a collection of AI-themed short stories from across Africa to an interrogation of the myth of AI’s objectivity, the books on this list will help you think more critically about AI. Read More...

April/May 2025 Read Something African Reading

7 Books That Will Break You, and Then Heal You

Ijapa O·April 27, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will break you and heal you right back. From the moving story about the separation of twin brothers to a sci-fi novel that transports readers continuously between the present and the antebellum past, the books on this list will make you cry, but they will also make you smile. Read More...

April/May 2025 Read Something African Reading

Writers and the Fictional Women Characters They Love

Ijapa O·April 20, 2025

In our First Draft interviews, we asked prominent women authors about the fictional women characters that they love. Here’s what they told us. Read More...

April/May 2025 First Draft Interviews

7 Books Perfect for a Nollywood Film Adaptation

Ijapa O·April 20, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that are perfect for Nollywood film adaptations. From the story of a man who mysteriously transforms into a white person, constituting a biting satire about a race relations in Nigeria, to a brilliant woman’s account of her experiences in the male-dominated scene of Nigerian politics, the books on this list will certainly make blockbuster films! Read More...

April/May 2025 Read Something African Reading

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