Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

For author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the lively, family-filled Christmases of her childhood in Nigeria will always hold the most magic

As her subjects have expanded, her audience has, too, but visibility has its drawbacks. Larissa MacFarquhar writes.

Controversy has erupted over both Adichie's views on gender and her argument that social media has become a breeding ground for toxicity

Poster series honoring champions of human rights, featuring work for #TimesUpNow : “a unified call for change from women in entertainment for women everywhere. From movie sets to farm fields to boardrooms alike, we envision nationwide leadership that reflects the world in which we live.” Prints can be purchased in my shop

She is the rare novelist to become a public intellectual — as well as a defining voice on race and gender for the digital age.

Some years ago, at one of my reading events in Lagos, a young man in the audience raised his hand to ask me a question. His question was: “Are you an African Writer?” Now at first glance this is a particularly peculiar question. I was born and raised in Nigeria, I wrote a novel about a central moment in Nigerian history. I speak Igbo, one of the indigenous Nigerian languages.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new small book, entitled “Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions”, is based on a 9,000-word advice letter she wrote to a friend on how to raise her daughter as a feminist. The book was officially released yesterday and leading up to the release Chimamanda has been doing some press […]