Lion of Newcastle- Tolu' Akinyemi

Author. Poet. Doctor. Artist—In a chat with Lucas on his Artistry and everything in-between.

Bio: Lucas was born and raised in a Christian home with his three sisters in Nigeria. As a child, he developed a love for music and lyrical compositions—a habit he picked up...

In conversation with Dr. Victoria Ikoro, a Christian Author on a mission to make a difference.

Bio: Thank you so much for this opportunity, I appreciate it. By God’s grace, I am a Christian writer and also passionate about children’s ministry. RLN: How did the journey into writing begin,...

Winners of #ToluToludoReview announced.

The winners of the #𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 a free online contest for talented writers, book reviewers and book lovers have now been announced. The winners are: Okeibunor Tobechukwu—Read review here Veronica Adeusi—Read review here Enang...

Inferno of Silence: An Unexpected Rollercoaster

Akinyemi has proven himself a genius again. The stories will be reviewed one after another. In ‘Black Lives Matter’, Akinyemi treats the issue of racism; woven around Ikemefuna, who gets a transfer...

At my Death|Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry

©️ Tolu’ A. Akinyemi

A blog review of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s collection of poems titled “A Booktiful love”, by Olabayo Joshua AWODIREPO

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi is an amazing writer and a quintessential wordsmith who, through the mastery of literary devices, passes across his messages in a very simple, understandable and relatable way. His collection...

INFERNO OF SILENCE REVIEW by Yahaya Yusuf

In Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s debut to storytelling; Inferno of Silence. The book cover depicts a picture of a young man; whose mouth was covered by several hands—forced to remain silent from narrating...

Broken Piece | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry

A Black Poet and Author Extraordinaire makes a bold statement with his upcoming collection of poetry.

The Poet has always assumed a lot of roles from time. Unable to stomach the injustice and corruption in his society, he becomes a voice showing people the folly of their ways,...

Black ≠ Inferior – A Poetic masterpiece by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi out 01.01.2021

Black ≠ Inferior is a collection of poems divided into 2 parts. The first part is a collection of thematically linked poems exploring Blackness and the myriads of discuss it attracts. The...

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi also known as (Tolutoludo & Lion of Newcastle) is an award-winning Nigerian author of nine books in the genre of poetry, short story, and essays which includes, Dead Lions Don’t Roar (Poetry, 2017) Unravel your Hidden Gems (Essays, 2018) Dead Dogs Don’t Bark (Poetry, 2018) Dead Cats Don’t Meow (Poetry, 2019) Never Play Games With The Devil (Poetry, 2019) Inferno of Silence (Short Stories, 2020) A Booktiful Love (Poetry, 2020), “Black ≠ Inferior” (Poetry, 2021), and “Never Marry a Writer” (poetry, 2021).

Tolu’ has been endorsed by the Arts Council England as a writer with “exceptional talent” and he is the Co-Founder of Lion and Lilac Arts, a UK based arts organisation.