DAALU READING CHALLENGE 2.0

This challenge is tailored towards themes that would be relevant to your growth as an individual and for life after school. So, if you know any University student who would be ready to read and put in the work, you can mention them. JanuaryA book on passion and goal setting. FebruaryA book on love, sex…

The Undergraduate Mentor| An Interview with Somtoochukwu Ezioha, Founder of The Zenpens

After reading a book on coming up with creative ideas, it's only apt that we talk about writing down these creative ideas and turning them into flash fictions, short stories and poems etc. Somtoochukwu Benedict Ezioha is a writer and chemist. He's also the founder of The Zenpens, the fastest rising literature blog in Nigeria…

CALL FOR BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: MY 2020 READING CHALLENGE

I'm in my third year at Nnamdi Azikiwe University studying English and Literature. I want my 2020 reading challenge to be tailored towards themes that are relevant to my growth as an individual and for life after school. I need your help with book recommendations for the various themes. You can recommend your own book…

2019 Reading Challenge: Updates.

2019 was a great bookish year for me. I was intentional and consistent with reading. The experience has made me an emphatic individual with a sharpened sense of viewing the world. I'm most grateful for July and October theme which centered on the LGBTQIA community and mental health respectively. I had to unlearn certain myths…

DAALU’S BOOK CLUB|READER’S NOOK|ARINZE CHRISTIAN

Reader's Nook is an interview series where I feature lucky readers who gets to discuss the book club's pick for the month with me. You can catch up on September and October editions. The reader for the month is Arinze Christian. We'll be discussing "Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon. GENRE: Self help book.…

DAALU’S BOOK CLUB|READER’S NOOK|MAE UJUMADU

Reader's Nook is an interview series where I feature lucky readers who get to discuss the book club's pick for the month with me. The reader for the month is Mae Ujumadu. We're going to be discussing "I'm telling the truth but I'm lying: Essays" by Bassey Ikpi. GENRE:Memoir. PUBLISHED: Harper Collins Publishers. PAGES: 201.…

MY DEBUT BOOK|CHRONICLES OF ORIMIRI AND OTHERS STORIES

Can you guess who just arrived??? My baby is here💃Solid and ready to blow your mind.It's my first published book. A collection of short stories and poems. Plus it's free🎉 You can get the link to download by subscribing to my blog which is also free. All you have to do is click here After…

Daalu’s Book Club|Reader’s Nook: Ijeoma Silas

Reader's Nook is an interview series where I feature lucky readers who get to discuss the book club's pick for the month with me. Our reader for the month is Ijeoma Silas. We're going to be discussing " 13 Reasons Why " by Jay Asher. GENRE: Young Adult Fiction. PUBLISHED: Razorbill, 2007. AUTHOR: Jay Asher.…

BOOK OF THE MONTH: 13 REASONS WHY BY JAY ASHER

According to Wikipedia, Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which are prohibited by law or to which free access is not permitted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship, from political, legal, religious, moral, or ( less often ) commercial motives.Wikipedia Ijeoma…

BOOK OF THE MONTH

The reading prompt for the month of August is an African classic. A classic is a book which with each rereading offers as much of a sense of discovery as the first reading. A classic is a book which even when we read it for the first time gives the sense of rereading something we have read before. A classic is a book which has never exhausted all it has to…

WHAT THESE BOOKS TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITY

My reading challenge for the month of June was to read any fiction or nonfiction about the LGBTQIA community. I planned on writing a review at the end of the month but that particular month was dramatic. The most remarkable being the way a popular Facebook celebrity was schooled for his opinions about the community.…

WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN MAKE MONEY THROUGH POETRY

Day 7: Poetry and Business TUTOR: Precious Obiabunmo Good evening everyone. Today is the last day of our poetry class. We will be talking about poetry and business. For many people in love with the written words, nothing sounds as quite as appealing as making a living through poetry- or even just making a living…