You may have heard someone in the past say that starting your path to a goal is the hardest and most important part, but in his new book, Finish, best-selling author Jon Acuff makes a strong claim that finishing a goal is actually…
Literature
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE
Tayari Jones is blessed with vision to see through to the surprising and devastating truths at the heart of ordinary lives, strength to wrest those truths free, and a gift of language to lay it all out, compelling and clear.…
THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate is a 1995 book by Gary Chapman. Originally published: 1995 Author: Gary Chapman Original title: The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate Original language: English Country: United States…
WAR AND PEACE
War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, which is regarded as a central work of world literature and one of Tolstoy’s finest literary achievements. Originally published: 1867 Author: Leo Tolstoy Original title: Война и миръ Page count: 1,225 (first…
PURPLE HIBISCUS
Purple Hibiscus is a novel written by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It was first published by Algonquin Books in 2003. Wikipedia. Originally published: October 2003 Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Original language: English Characters: Kambili, Aunty Ifeoma, Father Amadi, Eugene, Beatrice, Chukwuka Achike, Amaka Genres: Novel, Bildungsroman, Fiction, Romance novel…
HIS NEEDS, HER NEEDS
His Needs, Her Needs Book by Willard F. Harley Marriage works best when couples appreciate that men and women have different relational and emotional needs. This book will help you understand these distinctive needs, and will help you build intimacy…
THE STORY OF AN HOUR SHORT STORY BY KATE CHOPIN
“The Story of an Hour,” is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19, 1894. It was originally published in Vogue on December 6, 1894, as “The Dream of an Hour”. “The Story of an Hour” time and…
ANNA KARENINA
Any fan of stories that involve juicy subjects like adultery, gambling, marriage plots, and, well, Russian feudalism, would instantly place Anna Karenina at the peak of their “greatest novels” list. And that’s exactly the ranking that publications like Time magazine have given the novel…
TUTU’S RETURN: MISSING NIGERIAN MASTERPIECE FOUND IN LONDON FLAT
A missing painting of a princess that attained an almost mythical status after going decades unseen has been discovered in a north London flat. Ben Enwonwu’s 1974 painting of the Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi, known as Tutu, is a national…
LIETRARY CLUB ANNOUNCES CONTEST FOR AFRICAN WRITERS
The Africa Book Club Short Reads Competition has begun accepting submissions for a literary contest. The Africa Book Club Short Reads Competition features short stories drawn from contributors across the African continent. It accepts unpublished fiction and creative non-fiction submissions,…