TrainsAndTrailers

Your online book club.

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

See how far we have come...🤗🌹

[Chigozie Obioma @JCObioma]

The Road to the Country is out in the UK in paperback from @PenguinUKBooks. @blackwellbooks calls it "an undeniable masterpiece of contemporary literature."

https://t.co/gURSG2DqlT

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

Congratulations @JCObioma 🎊💐

[The Nigeria Prizes @NGRLitPrize]

The Longlist Is Here!

We’re proud to unveil the 2025 Longlist for the Nigeria Prize for Literature—a celebration of powerful stories, unforgettable characters, and the literary brilliance that defines our heritage.

#TheNigeriaPrizeForLiterature #Longlist2025
#CelebratingNigerianVoices #NLNGLiteraturePrize #PowerOfStory #NaijaReads

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

At the core of this bookclub is my desire to connect readers not just to new books but also to explore the deeper "why" behind an author's writing. This weekend, I exceeded this by nudging a member, Jeff, to attend @JCObioma reading in Abuja. Jeff is happy, and I am fullfiled.

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

Frowning at Ephraim 🤣🤣🤣

[Chukwudalu @Marycollette_]

I think he lost count

"The Middle Daughter"

12th book this year. Ephraim😑😑😑😑

@TrainsTrailers @JiggyMarcel

[Chukwudalu @Marycollette_]

I think he lost count

"The Middle Daughter"

12th book this year. Ephraim😑😑😑😑

@TrainsTrailers @JiggyMarcel

[IGBO History & Facts @IgboHistoFacts]

On this day in 1981, the novel, ‘Without a Silver Spoon’ by Eddie Iroh was published.

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

It feels less like a creative effort and more like a cash grab—a book hurried to market without the patience or discipline required for real literary craft. What could have been compelling instead collapses under the weight of its own pretense. Disappointing doesn’t even cut it.

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

The book begins with a line that promises intrigue—something gripping, perhaps even profound. But that's where the illusion ends. What follows is a hollow attempt at sensationalism, a fantastical mess of underdeveloped characters and implausible storytelling.

[The Honey Badger of ASABA @dinmaraphael]

@TrainsTrailers Dear Travellers, how did you enjoy reading Twitter lingo in the book When Loves Visits by Comfort.

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

The characters lack depth, their motivations barely sketched. The plot, equally flimsy, stumbles from one melodramatic twist to the next without ever earning them.

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

All I see is Fr. Amadi from Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie.

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

At 30, he already had 2 two university and ran his own multi million naira company. But when God came calling, like Peter, Andrew, James, and John, he left everything behind and followed God. Like Paul, he counted everything as loss because of the surpassing love of serving God as a priest.

What you see in this video is the pure and undiluted joy of selfless service to God as a priest💯✅

[Chigozie Obioma @JCObioma]

If you want to understand part of the reason why Nigeria is in its current malaise, you need to know what happened in Biafra. #TheRoadtotheCountry is a war novel that depicts the raw battles that shaped the nation. It is also the story of a man in love with a woman, and of brothers in arms.

[Chigozie Obioma @JCObioma]

To write The Road to the Country, I had to interview a lot of people. One day, I attempted to interview an active duty Nigerian soldier battling Boko Haram insurgents at the time. I wrote about this for @FT

https://t.co/Vzz06Nphi3

[Chigozie Obioma @JCObioma]

We are moving our Lagos event originally scheduled for tomorrow due to the Lagos government's restriction of vehicular movements.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 20th 😊😊

[ThePreciousAkinrinde @Pea_in_the_pod]

I realize many of you were never really taught punctuation. Not just the different dashes, but semicolons, ellipses, all of it. That’s why some of you write and talk the way you do.

[Roving @roving_thinker]

"Interesting title. Wonder if it'll be a fun read."

The Fishermen:

[Things Fall Apart Festival @TFAFestival]

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has just arrived in Enugu for the Grand Finale of the Things Fall Apart Festival 2025.

This return also forms part of her homecoming tour for her latest book, Dream Count.

Venue: International Conference Centre Enugu

Time: 3:00 PM Prompt

[TrainsAndTrailers @TrainsTrailers]

An Orchestra of Minorities by @JCObioma ...

[. @Ms__Obianuju]

“OBASIDINELU—
I stand before you here in the magnificent court of Bechukwu, in Eluigwe, the land of eternal, luminous light, where the perpetual song of the flute serenades the air

[Your SEO Guy @iamnuel_]

Chimamanda Adichie said on Arise TV that Nigeria's poverty levels is not why people carry materialism on their heads here. She said she has been to other poor countries and they're not like that. I've always shared this opinion. We dey blame poverty but una no just get values.