Nigeria, Aug. 26 -- The ideas that drive and rejuvenate human communities are products of the mind, conveyed through language. In the biblical account of creation, God's declaration, "Let's there be light," evidently carries a thought-process that privileges creativity and innovation. It is apt to draw a connection between this background and the assortment of ideas in Austin Emaduku's anthology, Colours of My Mind. Spanning 2016 and 2022, the essays and commentary featured in the book reflect contemporary realities in Nigeria, underscoring the author's vision of an improved social order.

Published by Premium Times Books, Abuja, in 2025, Emaduku's Colours of My Mind is a 275-page volume of essays and poems on homeland and national realit...