B ay an ▁L ay i ", ▁published ▁in ▁Per ▁Cont ra , ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁Ca ine ▁Prize ▁for ▁African ▁Writing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁short list ed ▁again ▁for ▁the ▁Ca ine ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁for ▁his ▁short ▁story ▁" F lying ". ▁▁ ▁His ▁writing ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Econom ist , ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁Per ▁Cont ra , ▁Haz l itt , ▁Z AM ▁Magazine , ▁Ever green ▁Review , ▁and ▁Ch im ur eng a ' s ▁The ▁Chron ic . ▁▁ ▁John ' s ▁first ▁novel , ▁Born ▁on ▁a ▁T ues day , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁Cass ava ▁Republic ▁Press ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁by ▁Gro ve ▁Atlantic . ▁Born ▁on ▁a ▁T ues day ▁was ▁short list ed ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁the ▁N L NG ▁Niger ia ▁Prize ▁for ▁Liter ature , ▁Africa ' s ▁largest ▁literary ▁award ; ▁it ▁won ▁a ▁Betty ▁Tr ask ▁Award . ▁▁▁ ▁His ▁second ▁book , ▁Be ( com ) ing ▁Niger ian , ▁A ▁Guide , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁sat ir ical ▁pieces , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Cass ava ▁Republic ▁Press ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁His ▁third ▁book , ▁a ▁graph ic ▁novel , ▁On ▁A j ay i ▁Crow ther ▁Street , ▁is ▁forth coming ▁from ▁Cass ava ▁Republic ▁Press ▁in ▁November ▁ 2