My Writing
Ore Reads: Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri
Roman Stories is a collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri, woven around the themes of displacement, being an outsider looking in, and constantly straddling two worlds. You might think that since these are a constant in Lahiri's work, these subjects would feel...
Book Brief: The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann by Virgina Pye
This is simply put, a love letter to books. The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann tells the story of a successful woman author of romance and adventure novels who becomes a champion of women’s rights as she takes on the literary establishment and finds her true...
Ore Reads: The Lighthouse of Kuiper
As an avid reader, I have had my spells of reading only certain genres or authors. One of my least-explored genres as an adult is Science Fiction, so about two years ago, I decided that I would see what Sci-Fi had to offer. I dipped my toe with The Martian, then...
Article Publication Alert: The Role 21st Century Booksellers Play in Realising SDG 4 – Quality, Inclusive & Equitable Education
I am pleased to share that I wrote an article for Borders: Literature for all Nations, titled "The Role 21st Century Booksellers Play in Realising SDG 4 - Quality, Inclusive & Equitable Education". The article shares my perspective as a bookseller in Nigeria and...
Ore Reads: Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
Originally published: 5 October 2021 Author: Rick Riordan Genres: Science fiction, Middle grade fiction (seen it described as young adult fiction too) "Here's the thing about life-shattering days. They start just like any other." And so starts the adventure that turns...
My International Women’s Month
Long time, no post. But I have been busy, I promise. I won't even attempt to recap all I've been doing since my last post, so I will start from my recent activities in International Women's Month. My feelings about International Women's Day, International Women's Week...
Previous Blogs:
- Ms Oreoluwa (2018 – 2021): msoreoluwa.wordpress.com
- Ore’s Notes (2005 – 2012): orenotes.blogspot.com
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