Books and Banter
OpeA monthly newsletter on the science and art of reading and writing for writers and everyone curious.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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The most complicated my life has ever been and yet I’m reading more
I have a baby, a full-time, people-heavy job, a novel I hope to finish eventually, lots of weird life admin, a small social life and pockets of personal projects. My life is the most complicated it has ever been. And in Q1 of this year alon...
Three essays on finding home
Two years ago, I wondered what it took to find joy after uprooting your life from home — because ‘home is the mouth of a shark’. We’ve romanticised it: japa and welcome to a new dispensation — which is jolly well and good, but it’s not as e...
Three novels on mothering
Craft often denies mothers the option of being both parent and maker. It is often said that writing demands a kind of solitude mothering cannot give. Doris Lessing, who had two children herself, spoke about the difficulty of writing with ch...
Three Claire Keegan stories to read
I’ve been writing — wild as it might sound — for over a decade. In that time, it’s become clear to me that the writing itself is only half the work. The other half includes reading and observing. In theory, the balance is simple. But the bu...
Three Nigerian novels to read in 2026
I’m very excited about the quality of books coming out from Nigerian authors — especially the women — in 2026. I’ve read a few and here are three I think you should run — not walk — to buy or pre-order.
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