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Top Crime/Thriller/Mystery Novel
Black Maria- Larrysun - 34 (Winner)
The Last Adventure of Agent Ikenna- IamPlato- 4
Restless- Oyinprince- 1
Delay Diagnosis- 3

Top Romance Writer
Milleademi- 3
Shewrites- 5
Rosemary-3
Casnova- 1
Tophero52- 61 votes
Kimberlywest- 135 (Winner)
Solomonbrown64-8
Sochey- 28
Moura7
Damselposh- 1

Thank you all for being concerned about Nigerian Literature. At Writertain, we also take Nigerian Literature serious. This is our way of supporting Writers in the grassroot.
This award has been running for a while now, but the voting had to be taken off to Writertain Publishers' Website, which is an automated voting system. And to some extent, we got a better result than last year.

Writertain Publishers is aimed at helping readers know the top book in the Nigerian literary world, building writers through specific teachings, and creating fun. This is one of the ways we can do this.
The only concern is people's excitement while voting. Many have refused to include the author name or body of work they vote for. We did our due diligence to look for some of this information. Some others were not gotten and we had to give it to the nearest winner.

For the next voting, let's all endeavour to do the needful. The results will follow shortly.
Here is the link to the voting thread:
https://www.nairaland.com/5706191/start-voting-nairaland-top-writers
Thanks.
Akintayo Akinjide (Divepen)
Lead, Writertain Publishers

youngmartha:
7 books only

You tried sir

Some people didn't read their bible this year. You've done well jare.

youngmartha:
Hmmm...

What's yours?

These are books I read in 2020. Some of them were recommended by Oyebisi and OYT Bookclub. Some others were mostly out of curiosity and desire to be educated. A very few were for a Fiverr blogger that I regularly review books for, as a ghostwriter.

1. Mastery
Robert Greene
2. Scandal Pilot
¬Shonda Rhimes
3. Scandal Season 2, Episodes 2, 6, and 10
Shonda Rhimes
4. Acid Reflux Kit Complete
Bob and Joe Barton
5. Warrior Zero Pdfs
Helder Gomes
6. Desktop Publishing
Frederic E. Davis, John Barry, Michael Wiesenberg
7. On Writing Well
William Zinsser

8. Grammar for Fiction Writers
Chris Saylor, Marcy Kennedy
9. The Sense of Style
Steven Pinker
10. Stein on Writing
Sol Stein
11. Everybody Writes
Ann Handley Wiley
12. Zen in the Art of Writing
Ray Bradbury
13. You Are A Writer
Jeff Goins

14. Becoming A Writer
Dorothea Brande
15. The Elements of Style
William Strunk
16. Kabu Kabu
Nnedi Okorafor
17. Diabetes Solution Kit
Dr Barton Saunders
18. Save Funeral Cost
SW Barratt
19. Jasmine and Bella
Dr Natache J. Yacinthe

20. Bobby’s Magic Pencil
Myeisha Meeks
21. All Clickweath System Program PDFs
Matthew Tang
22. Presence, Power, and Profit
Mark Williams
23. The Art of Small Talks
Mark Williams
24. The Shingles Solution
Jullissa Clay
25. How to Create 644 Pieces of Content a Day
Gary Vee

26. Stranger Things Pilot
27. 24 Season 2
28. Charlie and the Mystery Move
Oddball Adventure
29. 8 Bedtime Stories
Mitch Munroe
30. Zikora
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
31. Mayor and Council Member Handbook
Association of Washington Cities
32. A Key Ingredient for Success: An Effective City Council Manager Relationship
Kevin C. Duggan

33. The Bone Density Solution
Shelly Manning
34. Inky Makes New Friends
Riley Morgan
35. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Bleep
Mark Manson
36. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
37. Visual Design
Jim Krause
38. Color for Designers
Jim Krause

39. Digital Colour
Ken Pender
40. Color Psychology and Graphics Design
Rose Rider
41. Introduction to Lighting Design
Teachers of Lord Stirling Community School
42. Essential Graphics/Design Concepts for Non-Designers
Ana Henke
43. Facebook Advertising Guide by Karo Oforofuo
44. Goals! How to Get Everything Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible
Brian Tracy

45. Design is A Job
Mike Monterio
46. Business of Design
Timmy Oluwunmi
47. Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon
48. The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
Al Ries and Laura Ries
49. A Stranger in the Mirror
Sidney Sheldon
50. The Best Laid Plans
Sidney Sheldon

51. Nothing Lasts Forever
Sidney Sheldon
52. The Naked Face
Sidney Sheldon
53. What Happens When It Rains
Vinnie Rotondero
54. Who Moved My Cheese
Dr Spenser Johnson
55. Grit
Angela Duckworth
56. A Cool Kid like Me
Hans Wihelm
57. Short Stories for Children
Children’s Book Trust, New Delhi Authors

58. Where Do My Thoughts Go
Sherein Bansal
59. Harry Potter Series
J.K Rowling
60. The Celestine Prophecy
James Redfield
61. The World as I See It
Glory Anna Oshafi
62. Scenerios for the Future of Technology and International Development
Rockfeller Foundation
63. Interview With The Vampire
Anne Rice

64. Secrets Societies
John Lawrence Reynolds
65. All the Money in the World
Peter Bernstein and Annalyn Swan
66. How They Succeeded Orison Swett Marden
67. Handbook of Healthtips
Mayo Clinic
68. Dominating Every Sphere of Influence
Leke Adler
69. Becoming
Mitchele Obama
70. Rich Dad Poor Dad Series- Including Conspiracy of the Rich
Roberk Kiyosaki

71. Abadon Child
Awoleye Ayokunle Dominic
72. Crush it
Gary Vee
73. What Makes Sammy Run
Budd Schulberg
74. The Secrets Beneath
Kathleen Fuller
75. Thorns in My Boot
Awoleye Ayokunle Dominic
76. Restless
Awoleye Ayokunle Dominic
77. Blink of an Eye
Ted Dekkers

78. Last Chance Saloon
Marian Keyes
79. Create Your Own Future
Brian Tracy
80. Book by Nigerian minister of Finance
I forgot both of their names and I’m too lazy to search it out. If you know, please say hi…

One day, you will die and no one will find you. The words of Ademidun, his wife, rang in Martin’s mind as he watched his life drain off through his breath, even as he laid in the pool of his own blood.
His daughter, Sheila, stared at him with dead eyes and held a knife dripping with murky blood.
Everything flashed in Martin’s mind. Sheila’s almond-shaped eyes that slant up. The beautiful bulging tongue. The innocent smell. Her mother’s slippers near the swimming pool. Everything fought for his attention.
‘Call your uncle’, he muttered.
‘Okay, Daddy…’ Sheila said and ran off.
Martin’s tried to call his barking Pitbull to order but this hoarse voice didn’t do justice.
‘Princess’! Idowu yelled from within the house.
Idowu’s voice fizzled out and was replaced by pattering slippers. The moment Idowu rushed out with Sheila as he was pocketing his earpieces, Martins slipped into unconsciousness.
But not before he saw the splashes of the bloody swimming pool, where his dying wife was fighting for her life. At the same time, Bruno struggled to sink his teeth in Ademidun’s glowing skin for the sixth time.
When Martins woke later, he found himself surrounded by the accusing eyes of friends, family, and police. The soap-like stench of the hospital and the frequent grunt Ademidun on the other side of the room made him realise that he was still alive. The only joyful thing in the room was his daughter resting in the arms of her grandmother.
‘Good! You’re all here!’ Martins grunted as he sat up. Idowu rushed to him. ‘Has anyone checked the CCTV footage yet?’
Idowu shook his head just as the others looked about with guilt. Their angry faces melted into wonder.
Two hours later, everyone saw what happened.
Ademidun struck Martins from behind while he was recording a video. His iPhone crashed out of his hand just as she struck him again. Before she could strike the third time, Bruno crashed into her, into the swimming pool, making the knife fly out of her hand.
‘Why?’ The policeman asked.
‘Sheila isn’t my daughter. I was about casting her on IG to her millions of followers…’
Ademidun looked away, at the empty wall, silent and wheezing.