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Bibliophiles Corner, June 2025 edition, partnered with Pages and Pals Book Club and Didi Museum to discuss the book Easy Motion Tourist by Leye Adènle a crime novel set in Lagos, Nigeria.
The event included a quiz game and virtual interaction with author Leye Adènle. The novel “Easy Motion Tourist” features Guy Collins, a British hack, who stumbles by chance into the murky underworld of the city. A woman's mutilated body is discarded by the side of a club near one of the main hotels in Victoria Island. Collins, a bystander, is picked up by the police as a potential suspect. After experiencing the unpleasant realities of a Nigerian police cell, he is rescued by Amaka, a Pam Grier-esque Blaxploitation heroine with a saintly streak. As Collins discovers more of the darker aspects of what makes Lagos tick - including the clandestine trade in organs - he also falls slowly for Amaka. Little do they realise how the body parts business is wrapped up in the power and politics of the city. The novel features a motley cast of supporting characters, including a memorable duo of low-level Lagos gangsters, Knockout and Go-Slow. Easy Motion Tourist pulsates with the rhythms of Lagos, reeks of its open drains, and entertains from beginning to end. A modern thriller featuring a strong female protagonist, prepared to take on the Nigerian criminal world on her own.
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Here are special moments from our Silent Reading Party Event. This Bibliophile’s Corner event was a commemoration of World Book Day, celebrating the joy of reading . Done in collaboration with Something Bookish Community, we gathered for reading, games and chats about the various books we read.
The highlight of the event was author reading and chat with Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, author of Ginika’s Bridesmaids and Adanna. She read excerpts of her new novel No Perfect Love and talked about her experience and inspiration behind the book. This event introduced new audiences to the library services and emulated the joy of reading in participants.
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