Book Review
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6 Must-Read Poetry Collections by African Authors
In this week’s book review, Naija Feminists Media explores six poetry collections that navigate womanhood, domestic violence, resilience, hope, feminism, and patriarchal frameworks that restrict women. From Questions For Ada by Ijeoma Umebinyuo to A…
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From Servitude to Sovereignty: Unpacking the Eldest Daughter Syndrome in ‘My Name is Maame’
Summary: In My Name is Maame, Jessica George tells the story of Maame Wright, a 25-year-old only daughter in a Ghanaian household and the primary carer for her father, who suffers from advanced-stage Parkinson’s. She…
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Redefining Success Beyond Marriage: A Review of The Marriage Monitoring Aunties’ Association
Summary: The Marriage Monitoring Aunties’ Association follows the life of Sade Sodipo, a successful, witty, and intelligent 50-year-old woman who, according to traditional societal expectations, has an incomplete life because she is single and childless.…
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Nigerian-American author Grace Bankole’s debut novel won the 2026 VCU Literary Award
Summary: Olufunke Grace Bankole, a Nigerian-American author, has won the 2026 Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Cabell First Novelist Award for her debut novel, The Edge of Water. The VCU Cabell First Novelist Award is a…
