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Purple PsychologyOnly experience from 1st hand experienceWhen some experiences create change and seeing - you can see your fellow human and when frankly they don’t … you still feel so entitled you can’t get beyond your own brainwashing. Thank you for supporting my independent thought - how to support my work - My work is now driven entirely by donations or supporting my content creation Paypal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/drnaoiseoreillyPodcast channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purplepsychologyiBooks: http://books.apple.com/us/book...2025-06-2112 min
Interviews by Brainard CareyAntonia Caicedo HolguinAntonia Caicedo Holguín photographed by Imogen Forte.
Antonia Caicedo Holguín (b. 1997 in Colombia) is deeply influenced by her hometown of Cali, Colombia, from the people who inhabit the city to the vibrant salsa music and dance culture of the region. By exploring everyday life, memory, and imagination, Caicedo Holguín chronicles her life, friends, and family. “A key component of my practice is the playfulness of writing narratives. The characters I build hold the charm, depth, and presence of literary protagonists.” Drawing inspiration from contemporary painters like Paula Rego and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, as well as old masters like Degas a...2025-01-3123 min
Behind The Dreams#19 | Faith Driven Confidence with Chibundu OnuzoIn this enlightening episode of the Behind the Dreams podcast, host Claud Williams Williams sits down with the multifaceted Chibundu Onuzo. Together, they explore the complexities and triumphs of Chibundu's career as both a writer and a singer. They delve into her journey from signing her first book deal at the age of 19 to navigating the landscape of professional writing and music simultaneously. Chibundu provides profound insights into the role of faith in her life, therapy's influence on her spiritual and mental development, and how she maintains her sense of identity amidst career uncertainties.
Chibundu discusses candidly about the...2024-08-291h 07
One More Book PodcastAre Reese Witherspoon Book Club Picks Worth The HypeSend us a textIn this Podcast Episode, I share my thoughts on the Reese Book Club Pick! There were definitely some Reese Witherspoon book club books that I liked more than others, and I’m so excited to chat with you about them and answer the question “Are Reese Witherspoon book club books worth the hype?”. Books Mentioned •Seven Days in June by Tia Williams •Tiny Beautiful Things by Cherly Stray•Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gayle Honeyman•Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo•Untamed by Glennon Doyle•Little Fires Everywhere by Ce...2024-08-1319 min
School Reading ListEpisode 20 - Drop Everything And Read (DEAR)School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 20For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-20/Part 1Book postBeti and the Little Round House by AtinukeThe Teenage Guide to Digital Wellbeing by Tanya GoodinOld Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin BrownWhere’s Mog? by Judith KerrSupersaurus: Total Tricera-Flop! by Angela Woolfe and Mark ChambersHoley Moley by Bethan ClarkeBad United: Just for Kicks by Louise ForshawMax Magic 3 by Stephen Mulhern and To...2024-06-0140 min
The 15-Minute Book ClubWeek 6: HomegoingThis week's book is Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, another historical fiction novel. The story spans 300 years, alternating between Ghana and the United States in the midst of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and leading up to modern times. It's a tale of inherited trauma and its evolution across multiple generations of persecution.
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Listen To A Uplifting Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660109to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Museum of Failures
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Release date: September 26, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Drama
Publisher's Summary:
The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness. Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adopt a ba...2023-09-2612h 22Fuel Your Mind With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Uplifting.The Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660109to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Museum of Failures
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Release date: September 26, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness. Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adopt a ba...2023-09-2612h 22Discover This Next-Level Full Audiobook — Perfect While Traveling.The Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660109to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Museum of Failures
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Release date: September 26, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness. Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adop...2023-09-2612h 22
Listen With Your Imagination, Free Audiobook Are Your DestinationMuseum of Failures Audiobook by Thrity UmrigarListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 660109
Title: Museum of Failures
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:22:04
Language: English
Release date: 09-26-23
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Women, Family Life
Summary:
The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness.
Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adop...2023-09-2612h 22Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+The Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660109to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Museum of Failures
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Release date: September 26, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness. Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adopt a ba...2023-09-2612h 22
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660109 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Museum of Failures Author: Thrity Umrigar Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness. Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adop...2023-09-2603 minGet Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalThe Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660109to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Museum of Failures
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Release date: September 26, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness. Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adopt a ba...2023-09-2612h 22
Get New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660109 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Museum of Failures Author: Thrity Umrigar Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness. Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to a...2023-09-2603 minGet New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Museum of Failures by Thrity UmrigarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660109to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Museum of Failures
Author: Thrity Umrigar
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Release date: September 26, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
The bestselling author of The Space Between Us and Reese's Book Club pick Honor delivers a powerful story about family secrets, a mother's power, and the importance of forgiveness. Remy Wadia left India for the United States long ago, carrying his resentment of his mother with him. He has now returned to Bombay to adop...2023-09-2612h 22
ChatEdPod's PodcastWho does our program serve? The pictures tell a story.Send us a textEducation conversations about equity, transformation, and belongingChatEd Podcast Hosts: Anni Reinking and Laycee ThigpenWebsite: www.akreinking.comEmail: ChatEdPod@gmail.comInstagram: @ChatEdPodMusic: © 2022 Michael ThigpenProducer: Anni ReinkingNews article: https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2023/8/31/23852221/chicago-public-schools-religious-holidays-teachers-pay-substitutes Street Scholar: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Scholar-Scholarship-Advocate-Education/dp/1433199521 Sankofa: https://www.amazon.com/Sankofa-Novel-Chibundu-Onuzo/dp/1646220838/ref=asc_df_1646220838?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80814219495561&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvde...2023-09-1831 min
Alpha SessionsLive music and Chat with Chibundu OnuzoLucy Wroe welcomes Chibundu Onuzo to the Alpha Sessions studio. She talks about her songwriting, her influences and her faith, and performs three of the tracks in the studio especially for Alpha Sessions.You can find out more about Chibundu Onuzo at: https://www.instagram.com/chibundu.onuzo/Recorded on behalf of Radio Brockley - the UK's multi award-winning hospital radio station, based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. https://radiobrockley.org/2023-08-2741 min
Little, Brown AudioFuries: Stories of the wicked, wild and untamed, authors and readers in description (Extract)To celebrate Virago's fiftieth birthday, fifteen award-winning, bestselling authors have written original stories embodying the spirit of Virago: feminist, fearless, fun, wild and defiant of convention.
Includes stories by Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt, Eleanor Crewes, Emma Donoghue, Stella Duffy, Linda Grant, Claire Kohda, CN Lester, Kirsty Logan, Caroline O’Donoghue, Chibundu Onuzo, Helen Oyeyemi, Rachel Seiffert, Kamila Shamsie, Ali Smith, with an Introduction by Sandi Toksvig.
Read by Anna Bentinck, Charles Armstrong, Katie Leung, Gabrielle Glaister, Laura Aikman and Shaheen Khan.
A FUN AND FEARLESS ANTHOLOGY OF FEMINIST TALES, to celebrate Virago's 50th birthday, featuring NEW AND ORIGINAL STORIES by Ma...2023-03-0804 min
The Radio 3 DocumentaryTutu - A Portrait of NigeriaChibundu Onuzo tells the fascinating story of ‘Africa’s Mona Lisa’ and artist Ben Enwonwu.2023-02-1243 min
Les collectionneuses d'histoiresEpisode #7 - Nos envies lecture de 2023Bonjour et bienvenue sur ce 7éme épisode des collectionneuses d'histoires !
Pour cette épisode, on a voulu partager la petite (enfin pas tellement) liste de livre qu'on aimerait vraiment lire cette année 2023. Blandine vous parle aussi de quelques séries qu'elle aimerait bien (enfin) voir.
On espère que ça vous plaira. N'hésitez pas à partager vos futurs lectures avec nous, et on serait ravi d'avoir vos retours sur l'épisode 😊
Les livres dont on a parlé :Under the whispering door, T.J KluneLa mer sans étoiles, Erin MorgensternLa quête d'Ewil...2023-01-221h 06
The Cultural FrontlineGenerations in conversationThis week, as people around the world gather with family, Chibundu Onuzo presents a series of conversations between artists across the generations exploring what unites and divides them.
In the USA it’s estimated that nearly a quarter of the population will be 65 or older by the year 2060 with more and more of the country’s resources needed to care for them. In Nigeria, a young population of average age 18 is questioning the ability of older politicians to understand their needs. In light of these debates, we listen in on conversations between artists from different generations. Jewish Amer...2022-12-2428 min
Not Too Busy To WriteNovelist and Discoveries Prize Judge Chibundu OnuzoChibundu Onuzo is a novelist whose first book was published when she was just 21 years old. Her third and latest novel Sankofa was short listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction Futures Prize, an Amazon book of the year and a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick in 2021.We talk about the inspiration behind Sankofa, how Chibundu's writing process has changed over the past 10 years and her role as a judge of the Women's Prize Trust Discoveries 2023.LinksSankofa - Chibundu Onuzo Women's Prize Discoveries Prize 2023 The Spider King's Daughter...2022-11-3037 min
The StoopHome is where the hustle isWhen we have feet in two worlds, how do we choose to live in one place, and not the other?
Today we’re handing over the mic to our friends at NPR’s Rough Translation, hosted by Gregory Warner. In this episode, ‘Home is where the hustle is’, Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo is thinking about moving from the UK to Lagos, and she’s getting advice from her big brother, filmmaker Chinaza Onuzo, about having enough “hustle” to succeed back home in Nigeria.
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices2022-11-1829 min
Getting LitEp 10 - All the LIT Books Coming Out in SeptemberToday we’re talking about all the books coming out in September that you should add to your list; and our book club pick of the Month Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo. Learn more here: Books Discussed in this Episode: The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West - https://amzn.to/3BgMZLa Drunk on Love Paperback – Sep 20 - https://amzn.to/3RiUqY9 The Attic Child by Lola Jaye - Sep 6 - https://amzn.to/3KRt5JZ Where We End & Begin by Jane Igharo - Sep 27 - https://amzn.to/3Bh730i The Weight of Blood by Tiffan...2022-09-1917 min
Daring ForwardHave multiple passions? Meet the creative who has success doing it all - Chibundu Onuzo Interview Ep.2For all my multi passionate creatives out there, this one’s for you! In today's episode, our guest helps us get to the core of what it takes to be successful with multiple passions.
Chibundu Onuzo became a published author aged 19 and went on to publish several other books. She’s also a singer-songwriter, screenplay producer and writer with a PhD in history.
Chibundu grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to the UK in 2005, where she then signed her first book deal at nineteen. Her first novel, The Spider King’s Daughter, won the Betty T...2022-08-0248 min
Rough TranslationOurselves@Work: Home Is Where The Hustle IsNigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo dreams of returning to Lagos, but she worries she'll struggle to adapt in the city of her birth, where the word "oppressor" is often used as a compliment. In this episode, she seeks advice from her "big boss" older brother.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-07-0626 min
Noire HistoryWelcome to Lagos [Book Review]A review of “Welcome to Lagos” by Chibundu Onuzo, the story of five people from different parts of Nigerian society who flee the Niger Delta in hopes of better lives in Lagos. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/welcome-to-lagos-book-review.2022-06-2428 minNoire HistoryWelcome to Lagos [Book Review]A review of “Welcome to Lagos” by Chibundu Onuzo, the story of five people from different parts of Nigerian society who flee the Niger Delta in hopes of better lives in Lagos. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/welcome-to-lagos-book-review.2022-06-2428 min
Get BookedThe Handsell: May 23, 2022This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-05-2309 min
Blind Date With a BookA Playwright With an Italy ObsessionOn this week's show, the start of season two, we're setting up Pia Wilson, a playwright and writer of the new fiction podcast, If I Go Missing, the Witches Did It. She is the recipient of dozens of awards and fellowships, including being a 2015 Sundance Fellow, receiving a 2020 Newark Creative Catalyst grant, and being playwright in residence at Marshall and Middlebury Colleges. She recently loved Circe and Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?, but is put off by books that are too violent toward women. She’s a self-proclaimed romantic, who is studying Italian and is a snob about coffee, bo...2022-04-2028 min
#AmWritingHow to Love Writing What You Can Sell: Episode 308 with Seressia GlassUrban fantasy. Paranormal romance. Historicals. Plus the occasional billionaire, and now a rom-com, complete with a cute graphic cover that tells you exactly who you’ll be rooting for and what to expect. What do all of these things have in common, besides being written by todays’ guest, Seressia Glass?
Two things. First, they’re all—as she says on her website— tales of overcoming the odds to achieve love and acceptance–universal desires for everyone no matter who or what they are.
Second? They’re all books readers want. Books, in other words, that will sell.
...2022-03-2547 min
#AmWritingHow to Love Writing What You Can Sell: Episode 308 with Seressia GlassUrban fantasy. Paranormal romance. Historicals. Plus the occasional billionaire, and now a rom-com, complete with a cute graphic cover that tells you exactly who you’ll be rooting for and what to expect. What do all of these things have in common, besides being written by todays’ guest, Seressia Glass?Two things. First, they’re all—as she says on her website— tales of overcoming the odds to achieve love and acceptance–universal desires for everyone no matter who or what they are.Second? They’re all books readers want. Books, in other words, that will sell....2022-03-2547 min
The Bookshop PodcastElizabeth Bluemle, Picture Book Author, and Owner of The Flying Pig BookstoreSend us a textToday I'm chatting with picture book author and owner of The Flying Pig Bookstore, Elizabeth Bluemle, about writing and the magic of solo writing retreats, the diversity database she has developed, and of course, BOOKS!The Flying Pig Bookstore Elizabeth Bluemle, books Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline WoodsonTheir eyes Were Watching God: A Novel, Zora Neale Hurston On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel, Ocean Vuong Friday Black, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune2022-02-1432 min
My Lit AdventureEpisode 4 - SankofaOn this episode, Kehinde Odusote and I discuss Chibundu Onuzo's Sankofa and explore themes of finding one's self, colonization, authoritarianism and the struggle of realizing that our parents are flawed people. For more information on the This Ability documentary, follow @thisability_doc on Instagram and @thisabilitydoc on Twitter. Enjoy! Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast 💛2022-01-3141 min
The Week in ArtThe art world in 2022: big shows and market predictionsIn this first episode of 2022, The Art Newspaper’s contemporary art correspondent Louisa Buck and the novelist and columnist at The Art Newspaper Chibundu Onuzo preview the year’s biennials, exhibitions and art fairs and our editor-at-large Georgina Adam has a stab at predicting the art market’s fortunes. Events discussed: Venice BiennaleDocumenta 15Biennale of SydneyBerlin Biennale Whitney Biennial 2022Carnegie InternationalDonatello: the RenaissanceSteve McQueenCharles Ray: Scul...2022-01-141h 10
Headscarves and Carry-onsHeadscarves and Carry-Ons: Bye For NowIt has been a MINUTE but we're back with...a final episode (*sobs quietly onto the keyboard*)! We've been radio silent because life has gotten in the way, so we wanted to go out with a final bang! We've had a great time chit chatting in your ears since 2018, and we wanted to say goodbye with a final (hilarious) interview we did back in June 2021, with acclaimed author Chibundu Onuzo discussing her latest novel Sankofa - taken from the famous Twi phrase about going back to get something you've forgotten. We thought it fit the bill for our final episode...2021-12-1749 min
The Maris ReviewEpisode 131: Chibundu OnuzoChibundu Onuzo was born in Lagos, Nigeria and lives in London. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and regular contributor to The Guardian, she is the winner of a Betty Trask Award. The author of Welcome to Lagos, Sankofa is her third novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-11-2532 min
Hey Booklovers26: The Past Is ComingUnsere Lesetipps für dunkle Herbststunden
Hey Booklovers Folge 26
One Two Three von Laurie Frankel
This is how it always is von Laurie Frankel
Friends Like These von Kimberly McCreight
Arcadia von Lauren Groff
Frau Honig und die Schule der Fantasie von Sabine Bohlmann
A Boy Called Christmas von Matt Haig
Sankofa von Chibundu Onuzo
Shelf Love von Yotam Ottolenghi
Auf unserem Nachttisch
Wintering von Katherine May
Thursday Murder Club von Richard Osman
The Island o...2021-11-1944 min
Joy Keys chats with Author Chibundu OnuzoCHIBUNDU ONUZO was born in Lagos, Nigeria and lives in London. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and regular contributor to The Guardian, she is the winner of a Betty Trask Award, has been shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Commonwealth Book Prize, and the RSL Encore Award, and has been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and Etisalat Literature Prize. Her first novel was The Spider King’s Daughter. The author of Welcome to Lagos, Sankofa is her third novel.2021-11-1332 min
Booklicious PodcastSankofa: By Chibundu Onuzo | Book Review PodcastSankofa By Chibundu Onuzo | Book Review Podcast
Website: https://gobookmart.com
Buy Now: https://amzn.to/3b1AvJt
“Uniquely layered and lovingly written.” —Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine
“Chibundu Onuzo offers a stirring narrative about family, our capacity to change and the need to belong.” —Annabel Gutterman, TIME
“Beautifully written, this is a literary love story from a daughter to a father—and shows the disappointment that can come with that relationship.” —Zibby Owens, Katie Couric Media
“In Bamana, a fictionalized West African country, Onuzo is probably at her narrative best. We...2021-10-2302 min
Booklicious PodcastSankofa: By Chibundu Onuzo | Book Review PodcastSankofa By Chibundu Onuzo | Book Review Podcast
Website: https://gobookmart.com
Buy Now: https://amzn.to/3b1AvJt
“Uniquely layered and lovingly written.” —Karla Strand, Ms. Magazine
“Chibundu Onuzo offers a stirring narrative about family, our capacity to change and the need to belong.” —Annabel Gutterman, TIME
“Beautifully written, this is a literary love story from a daughter to a father—and shows the disappointment that can come with that relationship.” —Zibby Owens, Katie Couric Media
“In Bamana, a fictionalized West African country, Onuzo is probably at her narrative best. We...2021-10-2302 min
Listen and Let Your Mind Roam Free With Full AudiobookSankofa: A Novel Audiobook by Chibundu OnuzoListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 534720
Title: Sankofa: A Novel
Author: Chibundu Onuzo
Narrator: Sara Powell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:02:55
Language: English
Release date: 10-05-21
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction
Summary:
The exhilarating story of a mixed-race woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew.
After years of being a daughter, a wife, and a mother, Anna finally has the time to wonder who she really is. But the only person who can tell her-her mother, the only parent who raised her-is dead.
Searching through her mother's...2021-10-059h 02
Fully Booked by Kirkus ReviewsChibundu OnuzoNovelist Chibundu Onuzo joins us to discuss Sankofa (Catapult, Oct. 5), the story of a biracial British woman who begins a quest to find her African father. And in a sponsored interview, Megan talks with Brittney Cooper and Chanel Craft Tanner, authors, with Susana Morris, of guide to girlhood Feminist AF (Norton Books for Young Readers, Oct .5; starred review). Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week, with books by Eugene Yelchin, Daniel de Visé, and John McGregor.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2021-10-0558 min
Book Lounge by LibbyOctober's Biggest Books!It's that time of month again! In today's episode, Jill previews some of titles coming out in October. Books mentioned in this episode:Girly Drinks by Mallory O'MearaWell Matched by Jen DeLucaAll the Feels by Olivia DadeThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingTaste by Stanley TucciSankofa by Chibundu OnuzoUnprotected by Billy PorterThe Lighthouse Witches by CJ CookeThis Thing Between Us by Gus MorenoA Spindle...2021-09-3025 min
Skrywers en BoekeSkrywers en boeke 1 September 2021Ilse Salzwedel gesels met die kinderboekskrywer, illustreerder en skepper van grafiese romans, Andre Trantraal, en Marie Lotz, skrywer van die misdaadroman ROOFDIER. Johan Myburg gesels oor ‘n nuwe Britse letterkundige prys vir vroueskrywers, die Nigeriese skrywer Chibundu Onuzo se nuwe roman en die 100ste herdenking van die geboorte van een van Ierland se bekendste skrywers, Brian Moore. En daar is nuus oor die finaliste vir die kykNET-Rapport Boekresensent van die Jaar vir 2021 en ‘n skryfskool in sprokiesagtige Kaapsehoop.2021-09-0151 min
The Sankofa Book Club040: An interview with Dr Chibundu OnuzoIn this episode we're catching up with the lovely and super-talented author of Sankofa, Dr Chibundu Onuzo. Head over to her Instagram page and check out the vibrant accompanying official single, Good Soil.
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Front RowJoanna Scanlan, Kneehigh, Chibundu Onuzo, Time ReviewActress and writer Joanna Scanlan - best known for her comedic roles in tv series such as The Thick of It, Getting On and No Offence - talks to Tom about her role as Mary Hussain an Islam convert in Aleem Khan’s moving debut feature After Love.Journalist Lee Trewhela discusses the close of Cornish theatre company, Kneehigh after more than 40 years. Novelist Chibundu Onuzo discusses her new novel Sankofa, about a woman who grew up in England with her white mother and knowing very little about her West African father. In middle age, af...2021-06-0441 min
DiasporadicalsSankofa Ft. Dr Chibundu OnuzoAward winning novelist Dr Chibundu Onuzo joins us to discuss her latest novel: Sankofa. Sankofa is the surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew. We discuss some of the timely and thought provoking themes in the novel, such as identity, belonging, African leaders, a vision for Africa, and the novel's soundtrack, cover and title.
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Purchase #Sankofa: https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/chibundu-onuzo/sankofa/9780349013121/
Attend A Night In With Chibundu Onuzo (July 2nd 2021): https://www.artist-tix.com/whats-on/a-night-in-with-chibundu-onuzo...2021-06-0357 min
OurshelvesOurShelves with Chibundu OnuzoWhat can we learn from African women’s movements?If you knew about the women who fought a freedom war in 1914 Nigeria, would it alter your view of feminist history? Chibundu Onuzo, award-winning author and performer, talks to Lucy Scholes about her new novel Sankofa. Join a conversation of riotous laughs and deep thinking as Chibundu tells Lucy about the economics of cheating, Ugandan Mwenkanokano and why the Nigerian Elena Ferrante is her favourite book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-05-0742 min
The Litty PodcastEP. 016 - "Books That Help You Get It Out & the Art of Doing Nothing"Books and authors mentioned in this episode:✣ Pachinko by Min Jin Lee ✣ How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee ✣ The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky ✣ Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas ✣ Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen ✣ The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai ✣ The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré ✣ Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls #1) by Lisa See ✣ Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley ✣ Sankofa by Onuzo ChibunduFollow us on Twitter @thelittypod and on Instagram @thelitty_podcast--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co...2021-04-281h 14
Quarta di copertinaQuarta di Copertina del 23 marzo 2021Oggi a Quarta di Copertina parliamo dell'aggressione omofoba avvenuta a Roma, diventata virale grazie alla diffusione di un video. Il nuovo libro “Latte arcobaleno” ci porterà in un percorso personale di scoperta sessuale. La morte di un’importante scrittrice e attivista egiziana fa nascere il desiderio di scoprire nuove voci femminili intenzionate a raccontare le loro modalità d’azione, con “Benvenuti a Lagos” veniamo subito accontentati.Infine le alluvioni che stanno colpendo l'Australia ci portano ad interrogarci su quello che accadrà nel futuro e su come affronteremo le conseguenze del cambiamento climatico, con “Vivere per sempre” cominciamo a farcene un'idea. 2021-03-2317 min
MilepostRice and StewShe's a novelist, academic, and more. Chibundu Onuzo speaks on writing during a pandemic and what it means to be rice and stew. There's also a world (and now I guess Mars) exclusive!2021-02-2530 min
The Magnify PodcastChibundu Onuzo: How to enjoy working at your own paceAre you left feeling deflated and unmotivated when you compare your position in your work journey to someone else's'? Do you ever ask ‘why them and not me’? Does it leave you feeling like you’re too far behind or wonder why if you started at the same time you aren’t in the same place as them? When we get caught up in the pace of someone else’s success, we disregard our own success which can take the joy out of what we’re doing.Today’s guest, Chibundu Onuzo, award-winning author of two novels ‘The Sp...2021-01-2433 min
Soul MusicI Wonder as I WanderAs Christmas approaches, Soul Music leads you through Advent with the Appalachian carol "I Wonder as I Wander".Written by American folklorist and singer John Jacob Niles, its origins come from a song fragment collected in 1933. Mysterious, inspiring, this traditional Christmas carol reflects on the nativity and the nature of wondering. While in the town of Murphy in Appalachian North Carolina, Niles attended a fundraising meeting held by evangelicals who had been ordered out of town by the police. He wrote of hearing the song:“A girl had stepped out to th...2020-12-2227 min
HomeGrown#EndSARS#EndSARS Resources Feminist Coalition - A group of young Nigerian feminists championing gender equality in Nigeria Website | Twitter | InstagramFalzthebahdguy Twitter | InstagramHomeGrown Twitter | InstagramChibundu Onuzo for The Guardian ArticlePlease feel free to share or write to us with any other good resources you have come across.2020-10-1804 min
ScotThoughtsHeart and Soul 6/9/20Neil Glover discusses different ways of Bible reading, Malcolm Guite has a poem on the Conversion of St Paul, and Michael Berkeley talks to Chibundu Onuzo about her book "Lagos".2020-09-0651 min
The stories we tellChibundu Onuzo on writing, publishing and becoming fearlessOn this episode, Nicole speaks to Dr. Chibundu Onuzo - Nigerian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. She takes us through her journey of becoming and the stories that shaped her into the powerhouse of a woman she is today.2020-07-1648 min
Third Culture AfricansChibundu Onuzo, Expanding the Perspective on Africa ABOUT CHIBUNDU ONUZO Chibundu Onuzo, Ph.D., is the acclaimed and award-winning author of “The Spider King’s Daughter” and “Welcome to Lagos.” Currently a freelance writer in the UK, she was born in Nigeria. She started writing at 17 and was published by 21. ABOUT THIS EPISODE If you’re interested in what it takes to become one of the youngest writers named as Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, hear the journey of author Chibundu Onuzo. She started writing her...2020-05-1849 min
Private PassionsChibundu OnuzoMichael Berkeley talks to author Chibundu Onuzo about the challenge of writing novels while studying for her A-levels, and the role of music and faith in her life.At the age of nineteen, Chibundu became the youngest female writer ever to be signed by Faber and Faber. She started writing aged ten while growing up in Lagos, Nigeria and was working on her first novel, ‘The Spider King’s Daughter’, while doing her A-levels at boarding school in England. It was published while she was still at university and was shortlisted for a host of prizes – winning a 2013 B...2020-02-2336 min
Great LivesConstance Agatha Cummings-JohnThe author Chibundu Onuzo nominates the first elected female in Africa, Constance Agatha Cummings-John.Chibundu discovered the remarkable story of Constance while studying for her PhD. Born into the Sierra Leonean Krios elite in 1918, Constance was brought up in colonial Freetown, with a lifestyle which most resembled English gentility. But everything changed for her when she travelled to England and America as a teenager. She experienced racism and segregation for the first time, and returned to Sierra Leone determined to fight the colonial rule of the British. At just 20 years old she became...2019-10-0727 min
The ConversationYoung African AuthorsTwo award-winning African writers sit down with Kim Chakanetsa to talk race, gender and getting published in your early 20s.Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo started writing her first book aged 17, became the youngest woman ever to sign to her publishing house at 19, and released her first novel, The Spider King’s Daughter, at the age of 21. Chibundu is based in London and her second book is called Welcome to Lagos. Panashe Chigumadzi is a Zimbabwean-born novelist and essayist. Raised in South Africa, she is the author of a novel Sweet Medicine and These Bones Will Ri...2018-08-2727 min
The Book ReviewBeth Macy on 'Dopesick'Macy discusses her new book about the opioid crisis; Lovia Gyarkye talks about Chibundu Onuzo’s “Welcome to Lagos”; and Jennifer Schuessler discusses a controversy in the world of poetry.
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Podcast BukuBeth Macy on 'Dopesick'Macy discusses her new book about the opioid crisis; Lovia Gyarkye talks about Chibundu Onuzo’s “Welcome to Lagos”; and Jennifer Schuessler discusses a controversy in the world of poetry.2018-08-0357 min
COLOUR OUT THE BOXMENS BEAUTY STANDARDS, LONDON SUMMER & THE SINGLE WOMAN HIERARCHY: Episode 34On this weeks episode Mo and Jay discuss:
"Black men are made to feel ugly, and we need to talk about it" - Derek Owusu.
The World Cup and the complexities of supporting England
Drake Album and being in our feelings.
"The Hierarchy of a Nigerian Wedding"
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BY CHIBUNDU ONUZO
Summer in London, places to go:
The Culpeper Rooftop bar
Roof East (Stratford)
Tate modern
Drake and Morgan
Enish (Finchley)
Highlight of the Week:
ENTITLED - Short Film by Adeyemi Michael
join the d...2018-07-091h 07
The Secret Library Podcast#107 :: Writing a Large Cast of Characters | Chibundu OnuzoSometimes you just want to write a lot of characters. Chibundu Onuzo wrote her first novel surrounding two characters, so when it came time to writer her second novel, she wanted a lot of people in there to play with. In addition, she shifted into third person, a process she compared to Scooby Doo or Nancy Drew trying to figure out how to open a secret bookcase in a mystery story. Ultimately, she unlocked the code and I was able to follow along as she shared where her latest book, Welcome to Lagos, came from. I adored this interview, not on...2018-06-1445 min
Expand Your Mind With Our Engaging Free AudiobookWelcome to Lagos: A Novel Audiobook by Chibundu OnuzoListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 339661
Title: Welcome to Lagos: A Novel
Author: Chibundu Onuzo
Narrator: Robin Miles
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:26:39
Language: English
Release date: 06-12-18
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, General
Summary:
When army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows it is time to desert his post. As he travels toward Lagos with Yemi, his junior officer, and into the heart of a political scandal involving Nigeria's education minister, Chike becomes the leader of a new platoon, a band of runaways who...2018-06-129h 26
Reading WomenInterview with Chibundu OnuzoWe chat with Chibundu Onuzo about her novel Welcome to Lagos, which is out now from Catapult. Books Mentioned Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo The Spider King's Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso Longthroat Memoirs: Soup, Sex, and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala Author Bio Chibundu Onuzo was born in 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria. She studied history at King's College London and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in history at the same institution. Her short stories have been commissioned by...2018-05-0942 min
Reading WomenInterview with Chibundu OnuzoWe chat with Chibundu Onuzo about her novel Welcome to Lagos, which is out now from Catapult.
Books Mentioned Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo
The Spider King's Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo
Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta
The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
Longthroat Memoirs: Soup, Sex, and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala
Author Bio Chibundu Onuzo was born in 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria. She studied history at King's College London and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in history at the same institution. Her short stories have been commissioned by BBC Radio, and she writes for Th...2018-05-0942 min
Afrika NåAfrika Nå: The Politics Of HairIn the Norwegian political public space a number of identity and ethnicity based questions are ignored or unknown. Prominent writers and feminists like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Chibundu Onuzo, to mention a few, write about how hair is a core issue connected to identity and status for Nigerian women, and in general, the African woman. The ideal of the Western hair style makes African women go through great amounts of work to fit into the understanding of what is considered beautiful and worthy.
Could this be connected to the understanding of the Western as being something superior to the African...2017-09-071h 43
The Frontline ClubKleptoscope 4: NigeriaWe are delighted to present the fourth talk in our series of events investigating corruption and dirty money in London: interrogating its origins, its launderers and how it gets spent. Hosted by investigative journalist Oliver Bullough, Kleptoscope unites journalists, campaigners, academics and others to discuss the latest research into the UK’s role as an enabler of global kleptocracy.
Kleptoscope returns with an evening focussed on Nigeria, a country criticised by former Prime Minister David Cameron as “fantastically corrupt”. Our panel of experts will address the roots of Nigerian corruption, ask why so much of the stolen money ends up in Lon...2017-06-0400 min
Primedia BroadcastingBook Review: 25 March 2017Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
A body is discovered with the dismembered parts of six victims stitched together like a puppet, nicknamed by the press as the 'ragdoll'.
Assigned to the shocking case are Detective William 'Wolf' Fawkes, recently reinstated to the London Met, and his former partner Detective Emily Baxter. The 'Ragdoll Killer' taunts the police by releasing a list of names to the media, and the dates on which he intends to murder them.
With six people to save, can Fawkes and Baxter catch a killer when the world is watching their every move?
Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu...2017-03-2407 minAfrika NåBook Launch: Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu OnuzoTronsmo bookshop and The Norwegian Council for Africa invites you to the launch of Chibundu Onuzo's new book, "Welcome to Lagos".
Chibundu will be reading an extract from her book, and through conversation with Andreas Delset, program chief at Litteraturhuset. The event will be open for questions from the audience, and her book will be available in the bookshop.
Born in 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria, Chibundu Onuzo started writing novels and short stories at the age of 10. Less than a decade later, she became the youngest woman ever to be signed by Faber and Faber, Her debut novel, "The Spiderking's Daughter"...2017-02-151h 12
Little Atoms450: Chibundu Onuzo & Alexandra KleemanChibundu Onuzo was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1991. Her first novel, The Spider King's Daughter, won a Betty Trask Award, was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Commonwealth Book Prize, and was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and the Etisalat Prize for Literature. She is completing a PhD on the West African Student's Union at King's College London. Her latest novel is Welcome to Lagos.Alexandra Kleeman is a NYC-based writer of fiction and nonfiction, and a PhD candidate in Rhetoric at UC Berkeley. Her fiction has been published in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Zoetrope...2017-01-2458 min
Start the WeekChibundu Onuzo and Martin Sixsmith on corruption and family dramaAndrew Marr talks to the best-selling author Martin Sixsmith about his latest book which tells the story of a daughter's search for the truth about her beloved father. Secrets, corruption and political intrigue are uncovered as they travel from Britain to Pakistan. There's more political scandal and family drama from the Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo in her latest novel, Welcome to Lagos, and the playwright Oladipo Agboluaje imagines a political revolution in 21st century Nigeria and the moral compromises made in the pursuit of power and political change. Laurence Cockcroft is the co-founder of Transparency International in the UK...2017-01-0941 min
Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLiterary Festival 2016: Imagining African FuturesContributor(s): Leye Adenle, Jennifer Makumbi, Chibundu Onuzo | Western media reports that ‘Africa is Rising’ and a new middle class is emerging on the continent to transform political and economic systems. More sober stories from Mali, Northern Nigeria and Kenya reinforce earlier gloomy impressions and claim that Africa is not rising for all. Both optimistic and pessimistic accounts remain stubbornly dominated by outside voices. What do African writers and thinkers really think about the future? Leye Adenle (@LeyeAdenle) is an actor and writer. He has written a number of short stories and flash fiction pieces, including The Assassination. His forthcoming nove...2016-02-241h 29Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | VideoLiterary Festival 2016: Imagining African FuturesContributor(s): Leye Adenle, Jennifer Makumbi, Chibundu Onuzo | Western media reports that ‘Africa is Rising’ and a new middle class is emerging on the continent to transform political and economic systems. More sober stories from Mali, Northern Nigeria and Kenya reinforce earlier gloomy impressions and claim that Africa is not rising for all. Both optimistic and pessimistic accounts remain stubbornly dominated by outside voices. What do African writers and thinkers really think about the future? Leye Adenle (@LeyeAdenle) is an actor and writer. He has written a number of short stories and flash fiction pieces, including The Assassination. His forthcoming nove...2016-02-241h 29