Ake Arts and Book Festival 2024 promises to explore rising literary trends and various African narratives in exciting book chats and panel discussions.

On Thursday, September 19th, FilmOne Entertainment hosted a spectacular Exhibitors Showcase themed “Cinema Without Borders Igniting Creativity.”

The 7th Nommo Awards winners were also announced at the Glasgow event, with wins for Wole Talabi, Stephen Embleton, and Gabrielle Ememe, among others.

Wind and Truth is the fifth book in the Stormlight archive series and will be the climax to the first arc of a series that will keep you hanging on the edge of your seat.

A Spell of Good Things brims with themes of mental health, family dynamics, and some surprisingly conspicuous allusions to the upcoming 2023 Nigerian general elections.

What we liked about the story was the mystical office of the protagonist, who is both ostracised and yet holds the fate of her community in her hair

This makes Ntsika Kota the second African to clinch this prestigious prize after over a decade (the first being the Kintu author, Jennifer Makumbi)

The author opined that she did not subscribe to the Nigerian culture of marriage proposals compulsorily being the duty of the man, stating that “proposals are not a gender thing.”

Prominent people to have graced previous editions include Nobel laureates Wole Soyinka and Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Given Disney Plus’ stellar reputation, it appears that his dream is set to be achieved, with casting for Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief currently underway.