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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIke Anya\u2019s\u00a0Small by Small: Becoming a Doctor in 1990s Nigeria<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0tells the story of his life growing up in Nigeria and his journey towards becoming a doctor. The book is structured around a series of vignettes, each focusing on a particular moment in Anya\u2019s life, and collectively painting a vivid and engaging portrait of his experiences and the world around him. As he works his way through his medical training, Ike Anya\u2019s grandmother reassures him,\u00a0Everything worthwhile is achieved small by small<\/em>.<\/p>\n Ike\u2019s story charts the triumphs and failures of his student days through to his first demanding year as a house officer. A medical memoir unlike any from the Continent, this book is filled with the colour and vibrancy of tempestuous 1990s Nigeria, where political unrest, social change and a worsening economy make a doctor\u2019s life particularly challenging.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Small By Small<\/em>\u00a0has been critically appraised as:<\/p>\n \u201cA small miracle of a book.\u201d \u2013Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cA marvellously rich and lucid account of a doctor\u2019s journey, clear-eyed and compassionate.\u201d\u00a0\u2013Jowhor Ile<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAn uplifting story of hope and ambition vividly recalled. Filled with fascinating characters and insights.\u201d \u2013Tendai Huchu<\/strong><\/p>\n About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n Ike Anya is a consultant in public health medicine working in Nigeria and the UK, most recently supporting the NHS response to COVID in Scotland. An honorary lecturer in public health at Imperial College, he teaches at Bristol University & the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. A 2007 TED Global Fellow, he co-founded Nigeria Health Watch, EpiAfric, TEDxEuston and the Abuja Literary Society. He is an advisory council member of the AKO Caine Prize and published in\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>,\u00a0Huffington Post<\/em>,\u00a0Granta<\/em>,\u00a0Catapult & Eclectica<\/em>\u00a0and in the anthology of essays by Nigerian writers on Nigeria: Of This Our Country. Co-editor of The Weaverbird Collection of New Nigerian Writing, he has an MA in Creative Non-Fiction from UEA.<\/p>\n Compulsively readable, wildly entertaining, and filled with sharp social insight,\u00a0The List<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a piercing and dazzlingly clear-sighted debut about secrets, lies, and the internet. This is a searing portrait of these modern times and our morally complicated online culture. In this sensational, page-turning debut novel, a high-profile journalist\u2019s world is upended when her fianc\u00e9\u2019s name turns up in a viral social media post\u2014a nuanced, daring, and timely exploration of the real-world impact of online life, from award-winning journalist and internationally bestselling author Yomi Adegoke.<\/p>\n Ola Olajide celebrated journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is set to marry the love of her life in one month\u2019s time. Young, beautiful, and successful\u2014she and her fianc\u00e9 Michael are considered the \u201ccouple goals\u201d of their social network and seem to have it all. That is, until one morning when they both wake up to the same message: \u201cOh my god, have you seen The List?\u201d It began as a crowdsourced collection of names and somehow morphed into an anonymous account posting allegations on social media. Ola would usually be the first to support such a list\u2014she\u2019d retweet it, call for the men to be fired, write article after article. Except this time, Michael\u2019s name is on it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The List<\/em>\u00a0has been critically appraised as:<\/p>\n \u201cTopical, heartfelt, provocative and wise\u201d \u2013\u00a0Bernardine Evaristo<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe perfect summer read: intelligent, funny, topical and impossible to put down\u201d \u2013\u00a0Paula Hawkins<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cPhenomenal. Brilliantly written and incredibly clever\u201d \u2013\u00a0Abi Dar\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n Yomi Adegoke is a multi award-winning journalist and author. She is currently a columnist at\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0British Vogue<\/em>\u00a0and is the former host of the Women\u2019s Fiction Prize podcast. In 2018, she co-wrote the bestselling book\u00a0Slay In Your Lane<\/em>\u00a0and the same year was named one of the most influential people in London by the\u00a0Evening Standard<\/em>. She also was awarded the Groucho Maverick and Marie Clare Future Shaper awards. In 2021, she was named on the Forbes 30 under 30 list.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n OBARI GOMBA Obari Gomba\u2019s\u00a0Free Troubles: A Writer\u2019s Eyes on the World<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a collection of beautifully written essays that x-rays, critiques and parodies the ills of modern day society. Obari argues that there are habits of power at the centre of local and global contentions; and there are manifestations of might that require all humans to stand up for truth and justice on all continents. As writers, \u201cour texts should aim to please or to annoy: never to leave the public indifferent. Whether the public laughs or rages, a text should dare to make people think and talk and act.\u201d This book leads the charge.<\/p>\n Obari Gomba employs tropes of satire and social commentary, pyrotechnics of wit, beauty of language, diversity of style, force of imagination and experimentation, and first-person point of view to give immediacy to his context and content.\u00a0 The essays risk everything, through a blend of aesthetics and insightfulness, to compel us to pay attention to the intractable problems of existence. It is an intense examination of our culture, a critique of our social structures, a show of irreverence towards abusive authority, and a resistance against the normalisation of evil.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Free Troubles\u00a0<\/em>has been critically appraised as:<\/p>\n \u201cA work of art that will poke, prod, chafe, thrill, and rouse readers; that is the spur of satire which animates Gomba\u2019s critique of our convictions, comforts and culture.\u201d \u2013Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAn uncommon collection of essays. The depth and richness are unmistakable; profound creativity and brilliant scholarship.\u201d \u2013Camillus Ukah<\/strong><\/p>\n Obari Gomba, a multiple award-winning writer, is an Honorary Fellow in Writing of the University of Iowa (USA). He has been TORCH Global South Visiting Professor and Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford (UK). He is presently the Associate Dean of Humanities at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria. His poetry collection, The Lilt of the Rebel, won the PAWA Prize for African Poetry in 2022.<\/p>\n The books are scheduled for release in the third and last quarters of 2023. Specific publication dates and will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, please contact:\u00a0Theresa Ominiabohs at 07018383286<\/strong>, email:\u00a0info@masobebooks.com<\/u>, follow us @Masobebooks on Instagram and Twitter, or visit the Masobe Books website at\u00a0www.masobebooks.com.<\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are pleased to announce that we have acquired three exceptional manuscripts. This acquisition demonstrates Masobe\u2019s dedication to identifying and championing African literary talent. The manuscripts are an important addition to Masobe\u2019s expanding tradition of works by gifted African authors. 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