“I don’t think we can have a good society if we don’t have good poetry.” —Octavio Paz buff.ly/j4eltps
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As Thomas Mann said:
"Culture is that which liberates man from mere existence."
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📚 The Library That Looks Like a Royal Palace
Hidden in Weimar, Germany, the Duchess Anna Amalia Library is far more than a place to borrow books. Its famous Rococo Hall looks like something straight out of a royal palace, with elegant balconies, wooden galleries, and thousands of books surrounding visitors.
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OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITERS!📣
The Sabi Arts Playwrights Prize (@sabiartsprize) is an annual award for Nigerian playwrights aged 18 and above, residing in Nigeria or the diaspora. The prize is open to original, previously unpublished, and unproduced plays.
The inaugural edition features a total cash prize pool of ₦1,400,000 alongside residency, production, and
publication opportunities structured into three winning categories.
-TIMELINE & SELECTION PROCESS-
Submissions Window: 1st October 2026-20th December 2026
Longlist Announcement: 31st January 2027
Shortlist Announcement: 28th February 2027
Winners Announcement: 31st March 2027
Eligible entries will undergo a three-stage blind review process:
1. An initial reading stage by an anonymous readers’ group to determine the longlist.
2. A second reading stage to select the shortlist.
3. Final jury deliberations to determine the winners.
The inaugural jury consists of renowned theatre and literary practitioners across dramatic writing, directing,
production, and artistic leadership, including Farah Lawal Harris, Kelvin Mary Ndukwe, Rufus Nwoko, and Kesiena C. Obue.
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We’re celebrating 62 years of Zambian independence with five books that trace the country's past and present through political power, family, and everyday life from @namwalien’s THE OLD DRIFT to Mubanga Kalimamukwento's THE MOURNING BIRD 📚 brittlepaper.com/2026/10/5-e…
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Court: From Old French cort (“enclosed yard”), from Latin cohors (“enclosure, yard”).
#etymology
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Fred Inglis recommends the best books on The Cult of Celebrity fivebooks.com/best-books/fre… via @five_books
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Writing the Haunted City: In Conversation with ‘Pemi Aguda
“The women I write are typically at some critical moment of coming into consciousness, an awareness of themselves and the systems and histories that have borne the present moment.”
Read full interview on website.
„Man sollte niemals ein Buch lesen, bloß weil es auf irgendeiner Bestsellerliste steht oder weil es einem zeitgenössischen Trend entspricht.
Richtiges Lesen ist Bürsten gegen den Strich.“
Guten Morgen mit Doris Lessing
22. Oktober 1919 - 17. November 2013
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A Snapshot of the Quramo Festival of Words 2026
#LiteraryFestival #Nigeria @quramoofficial
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The Women’s Prize Trust has unveiled the judging panels for the 2027 Women’s Prize for Fiction and Women’s Prize for Non-fiction. 👇 ebx.sh/9piFGC
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Reading fantasy always makes me forget that I still have to do the dishes.
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"What a blessing it is to love books. Everyone should love something, and I know of no objects that provide such substantial and unfailing benefits as books."
Elizabeth Von Arnim
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✍🏾 Applications are open for two self-editing workshops in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria!
Led by writer and journalist @molarawood, the workshops will help writers refine their work through masterclasses and talks with publishers.
Apply via the link in our bio.
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Sometimes a good view, good music and a good book meet at the same place at the same time and it really comes hard to people to sacrifice even one of them.
Mehmet Murat İldan / Turkish writer
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#ReadingWithAView
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Congratulations to Abdulrazak Gurnah, named one of Forbes Africa's 15 Icons for its 15th anniversary! The Nobel-winning author of PARADISE and AFTERLIVES joins Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Burna Boy, and more on the list 📚✨ brittlepaper.com/2026/10/for…
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Abuja International Poetry Festival 2026
#LiteraryFestival #PoetryFestival #Nigeria @AbujaPoetryFest
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The CANEX Prize for Publishing 2026 shortlist is here!
Five publishers have been selected as finalists.
Discover now the shortlisted publishers and their books!
The winner will be announced at CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos.
Register to attend: wknd.canex.africa/newfront
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