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We like to brag about them and we love how they make us look… We feel incredibly lucky when we finally find the right one and we just can’t wait to tell our friends about it. They have to look…
Read moreIt’s my baby sister’s birthday today. I still speak of her as my baby sister, and she resignedly says that we will all be calling her ‘the baby’ even when she’s eighty years old. I imagine that the only reason…
Read moreHaving male friends can be great, but sometimes it´s not the easiest thing in the world, is it? The problem with having male friends is that it can all get a bit confusing. Maybe you fancy them deep down, but…
Read moreThere are some couples I’ll never be able to understand, and even some couples no amount of money could make me trade places with. But that’s not up for discussion today, because we’re about to talk about relationship rules, or…
Read moreSome guys fascinate you with their physique, some have a certain aura of attraction floating around them and some rely on their bubbly personality. Girls like to pick different things about guys judge if they are “dateable”. I, for example,…
Read moreThis list provides but a small sample of the rich tradition of African proverbs: If a donkey kicks you and you kick back, you are both donkeys. (Gambia) An adult squatting sees farther than a child on top of tree….
Read moreWe have been taught by society and our various religious institutions that it is not good to be single. The pressure that we find even in the house of God makes you uncomfortable if you are unmarried. As a matter…
Read moreSaturday evening,I was feeling lazy as usual,sipping on some Coke and Red Label when my phone rang,I didn’t pick it at first because I’m not always excited about unsaved numbers calling me. I picked it the second time it rang…
Read moreTHANK YOU GOD FOR 2012 I had absolutely no expectations for this year because I had heard so many sad, pathetic stories about NYSC, I was prepared for depression in Enugu state but God had an amazing plan for me….
Read moreThis is for you, my best friend Sarah Fulani, the one person i can tell my soul to. Who can relate to me like no other,who I can laugh with to no extents,who I can cry to when times are…
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I’m Lipglossmafia, founder and editor of Something Bookish.
An unrepentant bookworm with a passion for brilliant books, amazing wine, and awesome food.
Based in Lagos, Nigeria, this blog will bring you the best in all things bookish – from weekly book reviews, to literary musings, to fascinating interviews and beyond.