The last few weeks to month have been pretty hectic - with returning, settling in, writing up (I was in Lagos for a year doing research) and getting ready for the start of a new academic session, I haven't had time to focus on my reading and blogging. Well, things have finally settled down, but after a year in Lagos I am feeling pretty reflective. Over the last 8 years I have visited Lagos regularly, but I have never stayed longer than a month. Heading back to Lagos, and spending a year was an interesting experience. Like everything, there were ups and downs. I missed my family, my friends, my life in London and I initially had to adjust to life back in Lagos. And although I had my down days, I also got to see a side of Lagos I never expected to see.
Founded in 2011, bookshy represents two things: the young me who was so shy I escaped through books, and the older me whose shelf is always one book shy of being full.
bookshy is a space where I celebrate, promote and recognise contemporary African literature - although sometimes I go back in time to commemorate the greats. It is about the books I love, the books I have read and the books that I am dying to read.
