A former presidential candidate on the platform of the Social Democratic Get together within the 2023 elections, Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi; and MD/CEO of the Lagos State Growth and Property Company, Ayodeji Joseph, had been among the many friends who attended the launch of two books authored by a way of life journalist and editor, Onaolatomirin Falade.
Tagged, the Tomi Falade Ebook Get together, witnessed the launch of the 2 books— Dates From Hell, and OLOBUN: Matriarch Of Ondo, Mom Of Legacy.
In accordance with Falade, who’s the Life Editor of Impartial Newspapers, presenting the 2 books on the identical time was coincidental. She stated, “The unique plan was to launch Dates From Hell in 2023, however prevailing circumstances on the time made me transfer it to 2024. However, for the reason that two books had been prepared, I then determined to launch each on the identical time. That was why I known as the occasion, ‘a ebook social gathering’.
“Many individuals don’t realise that literature will be enjoyable. The occasion was to indicate that folks can genuinely have enjoyable with literature.”
Talking on content material of the books, Falade stated, “The 2 books are very totally different.
“Olobun is a drama set in Fifteenth-century Oyo empire, and explores themes of journey, exile, and the delivery of the lasting legacy of the Ondo Kingdom. I began writing it over a decade in the past and the plan was to adapt it to a stage play.
“However, Dates from Hell, is a group of brief tales primarily based on true occasions of individuals on romantic dates. Every of the tales are as humorous as they’re distinctive.”
The occasion, which was anchored by a preferred comic, Gbenga Adeyinka, additionally featured dance performances, in addition to a drama scene from Olobun, a skit primarily based on one of many dates written about within the ebook, and a panel session.
