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OMOSEYE BOLAJI: More than just a Prolific Author

Omoseye Bolaji is often referred to as a "prolific writer", along the lines of Africa's pantheon of such writers, like David Maillu, Naiwu Osahon, or Asare Konadu.  But this might even be deemed something of a pejorative rather than a compliment.  African writers like Ngugi and Soyinka have probably published more books anyway, and they are hardly described as prolific - mainly because over the years they have rightly been accepted as part of the very best writers in the entire world, not just African writers. Those familiar with his published works realise that Omoseye Bolaji is more than just a "prolific African writer", or just a "writer of fiction". I think his contributions to literature can be largely divided into three segments.  1. Bolaji's  fiction, mainly his creation of the Tebogo Mystery series of books. About ten volumes in the series have been published thus far. In the Tebogo books, the author explores his pet th...

A BLIND KINDA LOVE...

The moment we realized we had actually written a book, we got a shock in our veins and we started to edit and write with purpose because we realized that what we have, was now bigger than us, we were talking about love but little did we know that God was talking about us before we were born. On this particular chapter, there is no his or hers but we are speaking as one, connected to the same source 'n breathing in the same space, This book came as a suggestion from a dear friend of ours Mosele Mokgoetsi, reawakening a desire to turn our story into more than just a tale for our friends, and unknown to them, our families who are still in the dark to this day about how our union actually transpired. Our love story is more than just about two hearts colliding into one, or the many heartbreaks we both endured before we finally fell right into each other's loving gaze. The book is inspired by the kinda love that goes beyond the ...