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Misty Bloom Book ClubS1 E10: Red At The Bone by Jacqueline Woodson2021-01-2017 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1 E9: The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Dare2021-01-2019 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1 E8: Juletane by Myriam Warner-Viera2021-01-2015 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1 E7: White Tiger by Aravind Adiga2021-01-2019 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1.E6: Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiEpisode Notes
Hi its Ada. I hope you are taking good care of yourself and doing well. In this episode, I will be reviewing Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi.
Ok, guys 2 quick things you have brought to my attention which I'll address real quick. First I know I usually say the author’s full name throughout all the episodes but it’s intentional to you know put respeck on their name as is spelled out on the book cover. My thinking is that that’s how the author wants to be addressed. And that’s that. I”m not gonn...2020-12-0721 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1.E5: What It Mans When A Man Falls From The Sky by Lesley Nneka ArimahEpisode Notes
Hey guys, how are you doing? I hope you're taking good care of yourself and doing well.
In this episode, I will be reviewing What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah. Are you ready? Cos I am. Let’s go clubbing! This book is a short story collection. So first things first, before I launch into my review, I’m gonna tell you about my beef with short story collections. I don't typically read them. And the reason I don’t read short stories is because I don't feel li...2020-11-2320 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1.E4: Lakota Woman by Mary Crow DogHi! This is Ada, I hope you‘re taking good care of yourself and doing well. So guys, I'm so proud to be taking you on this lit global journey with me and I can’t wait to go even more places with you. It’s only episode 4. And we’ve been to inner city US, northern Nigeria, South Africa, and today, we're returning to America. Native America that is. So, in this episode, I’ll be talking about Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog. You ready? Lets get into it.
So, Lakota Woman is Mary Crow Dog’s memoir...2020-11-0919 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1.E3: What We Lose by Zinzi ClemmonsHey hey hey, it's Ada. how are you doing? I hope you're taking good care of yourself and doing well.
In this episode of The Misty Bloom book club I am going to be reviewing What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons. You ready? Let's go into the clubhouse.
Before I launch into my review of what we lose by Zinzi Clemmons, I want to talk a little bit about honesty. So grab your coffee, water, wine, whatever your drink of choice is, sit back and relax. Because it's about to get real. So there's this...2020-10-2920 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1. Bonus Ep 1: Circe by Madeline MillerHi guys, this is Ada, I hope you’re taking good care of yourself and doing well. So welcome members of the Misty Bloom Book Club to your first bonus episode. You guys make it possible for me to keep this podcast alive so thank you and enjoy. You deserve this. By the way bonus episodes are ad-free because you guys already make the episode possible with your sponsorship so thank you again. So far this season, we’ve made pit stops in inner city America, northern Nigerian, south Africa and you guys, I thought you know what? Let’s esca...2020-10-2918 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1.E2: Season of Crimson Blossoms by Abubakar Adam IbrahimWelcome to the Misty Bloom Book Club! Hi, it's Ada. Hope you're taking good care of yourself and doing well. We’re on episode 2 already? Can you believe it? Thanks for sticking with me. It’s just gonna get better and better. In this episode I will be reviewing Season Of Crimson Blossoms by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim. Let’s get into it!
So the reason I selected this book was because I wanted to read a book by a northern nigerian author. Perhaps you know this already, but umm, most of your best known Nigerian authors, including yours...2020-10-1223 minMisty Bloom Book ClubS1.E1: The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasHi, it's Ada. I hope you're taking good care of yourself and doing well. In this episode I will be reviewing The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
So I thought this would perhaps be the fourth, fifth or even sixth episode of the Misty Bloom Book Club. But in light of recent events, I bumped it up to the first episode, The Hate U Give is timely, and it felt irresponsible to stick to my original podcast timetable. The Hate U Give is named after Tupac's Thug Life which I of course, immediately listened to again...2020-09-2819 min
Misty Bloom Book ClubWelcome to the Misty Bloom Book Club by Ada IhenachorWelcome to the Misty Bloom Book Club! I'm your host Ada Ihenachor and I'm super excited to talk all things books with you. I'm a bookworm, super fond of reading novels. So much so, I had to write them. I've been so busy over the past several years writing and publishing my first novel, OYIBO, spelled OYIBO for those who don't know. And I'm currently working on my sophomore novel. But here’s the deal. Writing is such a solitary, long term endeavor and so even though I wanna stay engaged with my readers, there’s really not much to t...2020-09-1807 min