Ani Kayode Somtochukwu wrote his first novel without the benefit of the internet or even a computer. He scratched it out by hand on large white notepads, then transferred it, tap by tap, onto his cellphone. Then he sold it to a major publisher. That novel, “And Then He Sang a Lullaby,” a love story … Read more
Novelist, Salman Rushdie, who suffered years of Islamist death threats after writing The Satanic Verses, has been stabbed on stage in New York state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by … Read more
Biyi Bandele has passed away EKO HOT BLOG reports that Biyi Bandele Thomas, a writer of plays and novels as well as a film director, has passed away, sending the worldwide film industry, and Nigerian cinema in particular, into sadness. His daughter, Temi Bandele, shared the sad news on Facebook under the name Biyi Bandele. … Read more