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Books on the BedKathryn SavageKathryn Savage’s Groundglass: An Essay (Coffee House Press), explores topics of environmental justice and links between pollution and public health. Groundglass was named a best read of the year by the Sydney Morning Herald, a Yale Review Favorite Cultural Artifact of 2022, and was showcased in Orion Magazine, Lit Hub, and selected by EcoLit Books as a Best Environmental Book of 2022.
Recipient of the Academy of American Poets James Wright Prize, her writing across forms has been supported by the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Ucross Foundation, and Tulsa Artist Fellowship. Savage has...2024-09-201h 59
The ADHD Book Club PodcastSHORTS! 28 - "Invasion of the Baby Snatchers," by Lesley Nneka ArimahIt’s SHORTS! Alien Abduction August is here and it's spectacular. This week we read "Invasion of the Baby Snatchers," by Lesley Nneka Arimah. How many cow heads should a human baby have? What do we do about these pregnant senior citizens? Will we remember what organization our main character worked for? Tune in now to find out! 🧠🐮www.bookfreaks.orgFollow us at @adhdbookclubpodMusic by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik)2024-08-1324 min
fiction/non/fictionJordan Peele’s Out There Screaming: Lesley Nneka Arimah on Why Black Horror Speaks to Us NowFiction writer Lesley Nneka Arimah joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss how Black horror writing speaks to our current cultural moment. She talks about editor/director Jordan Peele’s new anthology, Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, in which her work is included, and how she went from avoiding horror to writing it. Arimah reads from her story “Invasion of the Baby Snatchers,” explains its origins in her own fears, and shares an alternative ending.To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcas...2023-11-0943 min
Talking Scared164 – Out There Screaming Roundtable, with Nnedi Okorafor, Lesley Nneka Arimah & Maurice BroaddusSend us a textThis week is a special roundtable episode. An exciting, challenging and very very thought-provoking tour of contemporary Black horror, in the company of three writers at the bleeding edge. Nnedi Okorafor, Maurice Broaddus and Lesley Nneka Arimah are just three of the contributors to Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror. It’s curated by Jordan Peele, who knows a thing or two about that particular landscape, and these three authors present a fantastic cross-section of how versatile Black horror is right now. We ta...2023-10-101h 19
Ursa Short FictionWhat Denne Michele Norris Learned as a Writer and EditorDeesha and Dawnie chat with Denne Michele Norris, editor-in-chief of Electric Literature and author of the forthcoming debut novel, When The Harvest Comes (Random House). She is also the first Black, openly trans woman to helm a major literary publication.Norris discusses her approaches to both writing and editing, sharing insights for writers on working with editors. She also talks about the ways different genres — from fiction to essay to memoir — all require their own approaches. Norris asks questions of herself and of the work, aiming to edit “ethically and responsibly and [tell] a beautiful story.”Suppor...2023-10-0557 min
Experience Literature in a Whole New Way With Our Free AudiobookOut There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror Audiobook by Jordan PeeleListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 698356
Title: Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
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Release date: 10-03-23
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Essays & Anthologies
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Jordan Peele, the visionary writer and director of Get Out, curates this anthology of brand new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but also the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our world.
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Author: Jordan Peele
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Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
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Genres: Essays & Anthologies
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. “Every piec...2023-10-032h 00Explore A Riveting Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan PeelePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683885to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
Author: Jordan Peele
Narrator: Jordan Peele
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 0 minutes
Release date: October 3, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4
Genres: Horror
Publisher's Summary:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. “Every piece is s...2023-10-032h 00Explore New Worlds, Free Audiobook Are the Golden PearlsOut There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror Audiobook by Jordan PeeleListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 683885
Title: Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
Author: Jordan Peele
Narrator: Jordan Peele
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14:00:14
Language: English
Release date: 10-03-23
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Essays & Anthologies
Summary:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation.
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Title: Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
Author: Jordan Peele
Narrator: Jordan Peele
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 0 minutes
Release date: October 3, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4
Genres: Horror
Publisher's Summary:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. “Every piece is s...2023-10-032h 00
Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, HorrorOut There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan PeelePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror Author: Jordan Peele Narrator: Jordan Peele Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Horror Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. “Every piec...2023-10-0310 minDownload Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesOut There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan PeelePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/683885to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
Author: Jordan Peele
Narrator: Jordan Peele
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 0 minutes
Release date: October 3, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. “Every piec...2023-10-032h 00
doyanutang[EPUB] [read] What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah [EPUB] [read] What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah Read Online What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/31522415-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky **Download Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/31522415-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky Book Synopsis : A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores...2023-09-0100 min
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A Pair of BookendsMarch Book Club: Dazzling with Chịkọdịlị EmelụmadụHey bookends! We're so delighted to bring you our March Book Club episode, in conversation with the force of nature that is Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, author of the magical, breathtaking new novel 'Dazzling' which we hope you can join us in reading! We discuss her inspiration for Dazzling, why Wildfire was the obvious choice of publisher for her, the state of the economy and how that impacts the art that we create, Igbo culture and so much more, it was a truly illuminating conversation and potentially the most we've laughed whilst recording! If you enjoy this episode plea...2023-03-241h 04
Poured OverAyọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS“I'm one of those writers that … I think I know the story I want to write when I'm going in with a novel … but by the time I get into the middle of it, it's like I've discovered a totally different story.” Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s A Spell of Good Things explores class, love, and family ties with interwoven narratives of struggle, heartbreak and hope in Nigeria. She joins us to talk about her cast of unforgettable characters, how misogyny permeates life and literature, what surprised her while writing this novel, her literary influences and more with Poure...2023-02-2339 min
Just Keep WritingEpisode 108 - JKW While Black: Yvette Lisa Ndlovu- Drinking from Graveyard WellsThis week, Marshall and LP have a conversation with Yvette Lisa Ndlovu to discuss her short story collection, Drinking from Graveyard Wells. Check out the link below to pre-order this amazing collection of stories.
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Selected ShortsNew FrontiersMeg Wolitzer presents three stories about quests and travel, which pose the question “How far do we need to go to find what we want, whether that something be an ephemeral pleasure, a lasting relationship, or a symbolic object?” In Margaret Atwood’s playful origin story “The Martians Claim Canada,” extraterrestrials invade—in search of a good musical. Jane Kaczmarek reads. In Lesley Nneka Arimah’s powerful “Options,” performed by Zainab Jah, a discarded daughter seeks love. And in the third, “Chivalry,” master fantasist Neil Gaiman finds the Holy Grail—in the most unlikely hands. Christina Pickles reads.2022-12-291h 00
My Imaginary Friends with L. PenelopeWorldbuilding on the Go10 Things I Learned from Junot Diaz:
1. “Unless it’s breaking you, why would anyone else care?”
2. Give readers a chance to interact with the work - don’t chew it up and put it in their mouths. Let them come to different conclusions. Give them choices to let them decide what to think.
3. Writers cannot be "in cahoots" with the story - safeguard a space for the reader in the story. The story shouldn’t be dictated by the author.
4. Memory is contained and not dangerous. Memory work disrupts the immersion of the stor...2022-08-2925 min
Keep It FictionalShort Story Collections (By a Single Author)Creatures made of paper coming alive. A magical mathematical formula that takes away emotions. A toilet baby?!? These are just some of the fantastic stories we read this week from our short story collections. Are you a fan of short stories?
Books mentioned on this episode: The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah, and Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur. 2022-08-0246 minUrsa Short FictionWilliam Pei Shih on ‘Happy Family,’ Flawed Characters, and the Messiness of LifeCo-hosts Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton speak with writer William Pei Shih, author of the Ursa Original “Happy Family,” a story about a lost childhood, a struggling restaurant, and a bygone era of Chinatown. (Warning: This episode contains “Happy Family” spoilers.) Read the transcript.“Your character has to fail in telling their story,” Shih says. “I think that's one of the beautiful things about fiction. It truly is the messiness of life.”Shih’s stories have been published or are forthcoming in The Best American Short Stor...2022-06-2242 min
Rede PoderosaO que Acontece Quando um Homem Cai do Céu (Lesley Nneka Arimah)Esse mês elegemos as literaturas africanas como tema central aqui no Rede Poderosa.
Para carregar o mês nas costas, trouxemos o livro O que Acontece Quando um Homem Cai do Céu, da nigeriana radicada nos EUA Lesley Nneka Arimah. Publicado pela Editora Kapulana (@editorakapulana) em 2018, com tradução da Karina Kuhn Facchin.
São 12 contos com protagonistas mulheres que exploram múltiplas facetas da vida e do fazer literário: da mais pura solidariedade ao mal absoluto; do realismo clássico à ficção científica. Com narrativas cirúrgicas, cortantes e imersivas, Lesley deixa be...2022-05-2029 min
Brick Lane Bookshop PodcastBLB Podcast - How To Find Your Weird with Isha KarkiThe BLB Podcast is a new project from Brick Lane Bookshop where we interrogate the short story form. We talk about why we love short stories, the writing process and how to get published.
In this first episode, co-hosts Kate Ellis and Peter J Coles chat to Isha Karki, who was shortlisted for the BLB Short Story Prize in 2019 and has since won numerous short story competitions, including the Galley Beggar Press, Mslexia and the Dinesh Allirajah Prize. Isha talks about the importance of experimentation, what she’s reading and how to find your weird.
Show...2022-04-1142 min
Experience The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.Vagabonds! by Eloghosa OsundePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518057to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Vagabonds!
Author: Eloghosa Osunde
Narrator: Eloghosa Osunde
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Release date: March 15, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
‘Gasp in wonder’ Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf ‘Electrifying’ Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch ‘Gasp-inducing’ AnOther ‘Joyous, defiant’ Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water ‘Visionary’ Guardian VAGABONDS! is a tumultuous and unexpectedly joyous novel of oppression and defiance among the people and spirits of Lagos. Lagos is a city for all . . . you share this place wit...2022-03-1511h 43Download Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionVagabonds! by Eloghosa OsundePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518057to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Vagabonds!
Author: Eloghosa Osunde
Narrator: Eloghosa Osunde
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Release date: March 15, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
‘Gasp in wonder’ Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf ‘Electrifying’ Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch ‘Gasp-inducing’ AnOther ‘Joyous, defiant’ Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water ‘Visionary’ Guardian VAGABONDS! is a tumultuous and unexpectedly joyous novel of oppression and defiance among the people and spirits of Lagos. Lagos is a city for all . . . you share this place with fles...2022-03-1511h 43Download Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Fairy Tales & FolkloreVagabonds! by Eloghosa OsundePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/518057to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Vagabonds!
Author: Eloghosa Osunde
Narrator: Eloghosa Osunde
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Release date: March 15, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
‘Gasp in wonder’ Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf ‘Electrifying’ Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch ‘Gasp-inducing’ AnOther ‘Joyous, defiant’ Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water ‘Visionary’ Guardian VAGABONDS! is a tumultuous and unexpectedly joyous novel of oppression and defiance among the people and spirits of Lagos. Lagos is a city for all . . . you share this place wit...2022-03-1511h 43
Free Audiobook, Where Stories Come Alive, Take a DiveVagabonds! Audiobook by Eloghosa OsundeListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 518057
Title: Vagabonds!
Author: Eloghosa Osunde
Narrator: Eloghosa Osunde
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:43:26
Language: English
Release date: 03-15-22
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, General
Summary:
Gasp in wonder Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Electrifying Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch
Gasp-inducing AnOther
Joyous, defiant Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water
Visionary Guardian
VAGABONDS! is a tumultuous and unexpectedly joyous novel of oppression and defiance among the people and spirits of Lagos.
Lagos is a city for all . . . you share...2022-03-1511h 43
Book GangHow The StoryGraph Can Enhance Your Reading LifeWho better to lead us on using The StoryGraph app than Nadia Odunayo- the CEO and Founder of The StoryGraph app. Nadia shares how the design’s simple tracking and insightful stats tool can enrich your reading life. These personalized recommendations are based on your mood and can curate the perfect read for any mood occasion. Today we discussed who were the users for The StoryGraph's features. We also discuss the critical differences between GoodReads and The StoryGraph, like buddy reads, book club challenges, and content warnings. Learn why I’m making t...2022-03-1157 min
Zona Lettura. Libri da leggereS2 E14 • Raccolte di raccontiUna selezione delle più belle raccolte di racconti lette negli ultimi anni:
- "Bere caffè da un'altra parte" di ZZ Packer:
L'autrice inquadra la comunità afroamericana dopo i decenni ormai passati dal tempo del movimento per i diritti civili, prestando attenzione alle differenze che contraddistinguono la comunità nera da quella bianca. Ad emergere non sono solo le diversità ma anche le profonde ingiustizie che segnano e limitano le vite delle sue protagoniste.
- “Ballo di famiglia” di David Leavitt:
Contiene racconti che prendono in considerazioni famiglie, amici e amanti della middleclass americana...2022-01-2309 min
Readers Gonna Read[Solo] Was es bedeutet, wenn ein Mann aus dem Himmel fällt#07: In dieser Folge lese ich aus dem Kurzgeschichtenband "Was es bedeutet, wenn ein Mann aus dem Himmel fällt" der britisch-nigerianischen Autorin Lesley Nneka Arimah. Eine Dystopie und düstere Vision der nahen Zukunft: Die Welt, wie wir sie kennen, ist zerstört. Eine mathematische Formel soll die Menschen retten. Bleib in KontaktIG: readersgonnaread_mit_georginaArt Work: Hélène Baum-OwoyeleMusik: "M'Ackô", Antoinette Konan I "Migibima Moltual", Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band, @awesometapesfromafrica 2021-12-1439 min
Shorts.LightIn our last episode of Season 1 we discuss Light by Lesley Nneka Arimah. In this story we follow a Nigerian father and daughter and explore the fragility of their bond amidst the complex reality of raising a girl today. Arimah asks us to question what expectations and limitations we put on girls and young women, and how parents fight to navigate this in the best interests of their child. This story won the 2015 Regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa.Link to story: Light by Lesley Nneka ArimahTwitter: @shortsthepodInstagram: @shortsthepodcast2021-09-1334 min
Reading WomenInterview with Meron HaderoIn this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Meron Hadero about her short story, “Street Sweep”, which recently won the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. Plus, Didi sent along questions for Meron too! #TeamWorkThanks to our sponsors!Try MUBI for 30 Days at MUBI.com/ReadingWomenCheck out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!Things Mentio...2021-08-2544 min
The Trans-AtlanticistNovel RomAntics #5: Lesley Nneka Arimah's What It Means When a Man Falls from the Skywith Douglas Cowie and Nadifa Mohamed
In this episode, novelist Nadifa Mohamed and host Douglas Cowie discuss What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, a collection of short stories by Lesley Nneka Arimah. They discuss several of the stories, and the overlaps and differences in cultural expectations between the United States and Africa, the pressures of young womanhood, and more. Nadifa Mohamed's latest novel, The Fortune Men, is published by Penguin, and will be available in German from September, under the titel Der Geist von Tiger Bay, published by C.H. Beck Verlag.2021-06-1745 min
Chos and SherryWhat is a Volcano ?We discuss one of Lesley Nneka Arimah short stories from her collection What it means when a man falls from the sky , published in 2017. It's a short dive into what the story means for us and how we connect to modern day life. Download and subscribe--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chos-and-sherry/message2021-05-2824 min
ShelfLogicShort Story LongJoin Lesilee and Mikel as they discuss three recent short story collections by three authors under the age of 40. The collections discussed are “What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, “What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours” by Helen Oyeyemi and “Orange World and Other Stories” by Karen Russell.2021-05-1719 min
Unpleasant Movies PodcastEp 25 - Grave Of The Fireflies, Isao Takahata 1988Seita and Setsuko's home is destroyed during the firebombing of their home town, and shortly there after their mother dies leaving them to fend for themselves. This is Isao Takahata's deeply moving and incredibly sad film based on Akiyuki Nosaka's excellent short story, and we our conversation about it.
Recommendations for this episdode are
"Who Will Great you at Home" short story by Lesley Nneka Arimah
https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/fiction/zz-packer-reads-lesley-nneka-arimah
Through a Glass Darkly - Ingmar Bergman 1961
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_a_Glass_Darkly_(film)
Get in touch with us here: unpleasantmovies@protonmail.com
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Sinica PodcastJournalist Te-Ping Chen on her short fiction collection, Land of Big NumbersThis week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Wall Street Journal correspondent Te-Ping Chen to talk about her just-released collection of short fiction, Land of Big Numbers: Stories. Featuring 10 short stories all set in China or featuring Chinese characters, it showcases both the author’s keen eye for detailed observation and her imaginative powers and offers an unfailingly empathetic look at China from a wide range of disparate angles. Te-Ping even reads a passage from one short story, “Lulu,” which was previously published in The New Yorker.10:51: A real-life inspiration for her fiction28:30: A reading from “...2021-02-1853 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastTe-Ping Chen - LAND OF BIG NUMBERSTe-Ping and I discuss her short story collection Land of Big Numbers, how the people she met as a journalist in Beijing inspired some of these stories, what it is like for people who live in a society where many circumstances are outside their control, the universality of intergenerational family stories, and much more. Land of Big Numbers can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Te-Ping’s 2 recommended reads are: Half in Love: Stories by Maile Meloy What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka Arimah If you enjoy reading fiction and wan...2021-02-0322 min
Misty 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 min
Pb Living - A daily book reviewA Book Review - Skinned by Lesley Nneka Arimah'Skinned' envisions a society in which young girls are ceremonially 'uncovered' and must marry in order to regain the right to be clothed. It tells the story of Ejem, a young woman uncovered at the age of fifteen yet 'unclaimed' in adulthood, and her attempts to negotiate a rigidly stratified society following the breakdown of a protective friendship with the married Chidinma. With a wit, prescience, and a wicked imagination, 'Skinned' is a bold and unsettling tale of bodily autonomy and womanhood, and the fault lines along which solidarities are formed and broken.2020-10-1007 min
The New Yorker: FictionZZ Packer Reads Lesley Nneka ArimahZZ Packer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Who Will Greet You At Home,” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, which appeared in a 2015 issue of the magazine. Packer’s story collection, “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” was published in 2003.
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A Readers' CommunityA Conversation with MohaleWe discuss what’s been happening behind the scenes in the book world and Mervyn has a conversation with Mohale Mashigo about her life as a writer, and get recommendations from Book Lounge staff. Mohale mentioned ‘What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky’ by Lesley Nneka Arimah, ‘Paradise’ by Toni Morrison, ‘Maru’ by Bessie Head, ‘The Vanishing Half’ by Brit Bennett, ‘In The Dreamhouse’ by Carmen Maria Machado, and ‘The Longest March’ by Fred Khumalo. Jess recommends ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by Bernardine Evaristo, Colin recommends ‘Pew’ by Catherine Lacey, and Luami recommends ‘The Discomfort of Evening’ by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld.Get...2020-09-1043 min
Books & Rhymes: The PodcastLet Us Speak for ourselves: Things Fall Together with Muthoni MuiruriWhat is Bookstagram and how is it shaping readers' engagement with books? What are the strategies for maintaining a healthy reading habit amidst COVID-19 pandemic? Is the term ‘African literature’ a form of self othering? We discuss these and more in today's episode with Muthoni Muiruri, a Kenyan researcher and literary activist. Muthoni is the founder SomaNami.co.ke, a blog where she promotes and reviews books by Continental and diaspora African writers. She is the co-founder of The African Review, and the recently launched Things Fall Together vodcast that explores the intersection between lite...2020-09-0100 min
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers532 - Chapter 30 The Tenant of Wildfell HallHeather's latest fave USCF Grand Round (some very hopeful info on testing--but ONLY if we begin to understand that Public Health is the most important thing--as opposed to individual health. B/c if the Public is healthy, we have a greater likelihood of being kept healthy ourselves). And my new fave TWIV (This Week in Virology) with a fascinating chat with a UK Epidemiologist.And the YouTuber I mentioned this week: And And did YOU know about this??? (I didn't) And this was fascinating (and I thought very nicely done) Useful CDC Emergency Comms slides (if you're interested): https://emergency.cdc...2020-08-1557 min
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers532: Judge Not! - Ch 30 of The Tenant of Wildfell HallHeather's latest fave USCF Grand Round (some very hopeful info on testing--but ONLY if we begin to understand that Public Health is the most important thing--as opposed to individual health. B/c if the Public is healthy, we have a greater likelihood of being kept healthy ourselves). And my new fave TWIV (This Week in Virology) with a fascinating chat with a UK Epidemiologist.And the YouTuber I mentioned this week: And And did YOU know about this??? (I didn't) And this was fascinating (and I thought very nicely done) Useful CDC Emergency Comms slides (if you're interested): https://emergency.cdc...2020-08-1557 min
Books & Rhymes: The PodcastResistance to Prescription with Jowhor Ile (AKO Caine Prize)We conclude our one-to-one conversation with the shortlisted writers for the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. Today’s guest is Jowhor Ile, a Nigerian writer, author of the novel And After Many Days and visiting professor at West Virginia university whose story, Fisherman Stew is vying for the £10,000 prize.We use the music of Fela Kuti, Sade, Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone, Onyeka Owenu, Cardinal Rex Lawson and more as selected by Jowhor to discuss food as an expression of love in his story Fisherman's Stew - an intimate otherworldly love story. We also exp...2020-07-2700 min
The WellWHATRYADOIN’ – LeVar BurtonLeVar Burton is an actor, producer, director, writer, podcaster, and education advocate. In this segment of WHATRYADOIN’, LeVar shares with us his thoughts on representation in fiction, his memories of his friend and fellow advocate Fred Rogers, and why the Holodeck will one day be realized.
For more information about LeVar and everything he’s doing, check out his website here.
Links to all the authors LeVar mentions in this segment:
Octavia Butler
Samuel R. Delaney
Nnedi Okorafor – Her Binti Series can be found here.
Ken Liu
...2020-07-1452 min
Purple Diary by Danielle Richardson30. Transforming Fashion with Kaila BrownDon't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!* Hi friends! This week I had Kaila Brown on to talk about starting Kai Tahëra, how she wants to change the fashion industry, and the problem with a lot of big fashion brands. I loved this conversation so much! Kaila is such a ray of light, and I hope y'all enjoy this episode. Kaila, thank you so much for being my guest this week!
IG: @purplediarypod
Email: purplediarypod@gmail.com (contact me if you want to be on an episode or if you have a...2020-07-0942 min
Arts & IdeasIrenosen Okojie and Nadifa Mohamed. Midsummer archaeologyThe writing life of two authors who should have been sharing a stage at the Bare Lit Festival. Irenosen Okojie and Nadifa Mohammed talk to Shahidha Bari in a conversation organised with the Royal Society of Literature. And 2020 New Generation Thinker Seren Griffiths describes a project to use music by composer at an archaeological site to mark the summer solstice and the findings of her dig.The Somali-British novelist Nadifa Mohamed featured on Granta magazine's list "Best of Young British Novelists" in 2013, and in 2014 on the Africa39 list of writers under 40. Her first novel Black Mamba Boy...2020-06-2248 minPurple Diary by Danielle Richardson29. How to Be a Writer with Megan GiddingsDon't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!* Hello everyone! This week I have the incredibly talented author Megan Giddings on to talk about how she researched for and wrote Lakewood, the extreme lack of diversity in publishing, and what kinds of black stories she wants to read. This conversation was so insightful and so fun, and I am so grateful to Megan for taking the time to talk with me. Everyone please go support Lakewood and all of Megan's future work! She is so talented, and I can't wait to read what she releases in the...2020-06-181h 05
OLLI at UNT PodcastEpisode 42: Discovering Afrofuturism with Jordan WilliamsIn this episode, Susan speaks with Jordan Williams, Senior Communications Specialist for UNT's Lifelong Learning & Community Engagement department, which runs OLLI at UNT. They discuss Jordan's interest in Afrofuturism and he does his best to explain what the term means. Jordan identifies some key concepts that relate to Afrofuturism and gives examples of artists and works of art that exemplify the genre.
Episode Notes:
Listen to actor LeVar Burton give a dramatic reading of Lesley Nneka Arimah's short story, "What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky" at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/levar-burton-reads/e/50741707.
To learn...2020-05-1342 min
The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 409: Ten Minutes with Kelly BarnhillTen minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.
Jonathan is joined by Newbery Medal and World Fantasy Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill to discuss the joys of listening to audiobooks, the importance of reading gently, and much more.
Books mentioned include:
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill
The Ogress at the Far End of Town by Kelly Barnhill (coming next year)
The Book of Delights b...2020-05-0512 min
The PupcastWhat It Means When a Man Falls From The Sky (music)What It Means When a Man Falls From The Sky is part of a 2017 collection of Short Stories, by the same name, by Lesley Nneka Arimah. It’s a sort of quasi-sci-fi magical realism where a whole world gets built deftly and almost indirectly, but very vividly. One that rewards paying attention to the nuance, I suppose.
Is it interesting that I should have chosen a Jamaican writer and a Nigerian writer right off the bat, leaving myself with choices to make about how, if at all, it is possible or acceptable for me to adopt these pe...2020-04-2831 minThe PupcastWhat It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (no music)What It Means When a Man Falls From The Sky is part of a 2017 collection of Short Stories, by the same name, by Lesley Nneka Arimah. It’s a sort of quasi-sci-fi magical realism where a whole world gets built deftly and almost indirectly, but very vividly. One that rewards paying attention to the nuance, I suppose.
Is it interesting that I should have chosen a Jamaican writer and a Nigerian writer right off the bat, leaving myself with choices to make about how, if at all, it is possible or acceptable for me to adopt these pe...2020-04-2831 min
Story Sessions With JerryWindfalls - Lesley Nneka Arimah (A Short Story)An audio rendition of a short story written by Lesley Nneka Arimah, one of Nigeria's finest storytellers.2020-04-2218 min
Change By Degrees029: Book TalkShow notes: Welcome back to Change By Degrees. In this episode we discuss books!What we are reading currently, what books we have loved this year, and we talk about a book’s first chapter that we read together: first impressions and what we liked and what we didn’t (you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out what book!) AND a bonus--Big surprise, we start talking about our favorite books that were adapted into films. Here are a list of the books we discuss: -The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O’Neal -H...2020-04-0952 min
Lannan Center Podcast"Power and Language" with Caine Prize Winner Lesley Nneka ArimahOn February 18, 2020, the Lannan Center presented "Power and Language," a special event with Caine Prize winning writer Lesley Nneka Arimah. Welcome: Aminatta Forna (Director of the Lannan Center, Georgetown University). Introduction: Scott Taylor (Director of the African Studies Program, Georgetown University).Lesley Nneka Arimah is the author of “Skinned,” winner of the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing; What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky (2017), her debut short story collection; and “Light,” winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa. What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky was chosen for the New York...2020-02-211h 01
SFF Yeah!African SF/FSharifah and Jenn discuss further awards news, including the gender breakdown of Hugo winners, African SF/F, and more.This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, the audiobook edition of The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz, and Loki: Where Mischief Lies, written by Mackenzi Lee, read by Oliver Wyman.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here.To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter!NEWS...2019-09-2544 minArts & IdeasCaine Prize. Ivo van Hove. Female Desire.The Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove on staging Ayn Rand's ideas in The Fountainhead. 'The theme of my novel', said Ayn Rand, 'is the struggle between individualism and collectivism, not in the political arena but in the human soul. Plus Shahidha Bari meets Lesley Nneka Arimah, the winner of the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing and looks at sex lives on screen and in print. How much do women share and how quickly do ideas about shame and acceptance come into play? Zoe Strimpel researches dating and sexual relationships and Lisa Taddeo has spent 8 years finding and tracking...2019-07-1045 min
Books & Rhymes: The PodcastDo What You Gotta Do: Caine Prize for African WritingA special live episode recording with the shortlisted writers for the Caine Prize for African Writing, 2019: Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria)‘Skinned’, Meron Hadero (Ethiopia) ‘The Wall’, Cherrie Kandie (Kenya) for ‘Sew My Mouth’ Ngwah-Mbo Nana Nkweti (Cameroon) for ‘It Takes A Village Some Say’, and Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor (Nigeria) for ‘All Our Lives’; in partnership with the Caine Prize.The stories can be read in written and audio formats here: http://caineprize.com/the-shortlist-2019Tweet your thought on this episode using the hashtag #Booksandrhy...2019-07-0800 min
De BoekenpodcastMieke van der Weij en Jeroen Vullings bespreken: Machines zoals ik, De onverwachte rijkdom van Altena, Arthur, de koning van eens en nooit, Wat het betekent wanneer er een man uit de lucht valtMieke van der Weij en Jeroen Vullings van het NPO Radio 1-programma Nieuwsweekend (OmroepMax) bespreken vier recent verschenen romans waarover zij enthousiast zijn:
'Wat het betekent wanneer er een man uit de lucht valt' van Lesley Nneka Arimah
'De onverwachte rijkdom van Altena' van Jan van Mersbergen
'Machines zoals ik' van Ian McEwan
'Arthur, de koning van eens en ooit' van T.H. White2019-05-2528 min
Storytelling Saga"Who Will Greet You at Home"Ali discusses the short story, "Who Will Greet You at Home," admiring the creative yet heartbreaking tale from a book of short stories called What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah. She also talks about the reason she bought the book per a recommendation from the creator of one of her all-time favorite TV shows and how she had the opportunity to meet him and chat with him about it.2019-04-1520 min
Ignite An Game-Changing Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Victor Lavalle, John Joseph AdamsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354512to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
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Narrator: Various, Adenrele Ojo, Paul Boehmer, Nancy Wu, Soneela Nankani, Kyla Garcia, Roxana Ortega, Prentice Onayemi, Vikas Adam, Darrell Dennis, N'jameh Camara, William Demeritt, Dani Martineck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 2 minutes
Release date: February 5, 2019
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
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A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America—from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howe...2019-02-053h 02Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionA People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by John Joseph Adams, Victor LavallePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354512to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Author: John Joseph Adams, Victor Lavalle
Narrator: Dani Martineck, William Demeritt, N'jameh Camara, Darrell Dennis, Kyla Garcia, Vikas Adam, Prentice Onayemi, Roxana Ortega, Soneela Nankani, Adenrele Ojo, Nancy Wu, Paul Boehmer, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 2 minutes
Release date: February 5, 2019
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America—from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howe...2019-02-053h 02Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesA People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Victor Lavalle, John Joseph AdamsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354512to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Author: Victor Lavalle, John Joseph Adams
Narrator: Various, Adenrele Ojo, Paul Boehmer, Nancy Wu, Soneela Nankani, Kyla Garcia, Roxana Ortega, Prentice Onayemi, Vikas Adam, Darrell Dennis, N'jameh Camara, William Demeritt, Dani Martineck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 2 minutes
Release date: February 5, 2019
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America—from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howe...2019-02-053h 02
Explore New Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & DystopianA People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by John Joseph Adams, Victor LavallePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers Author: John Joseph Adams, Victor Lavalle Narrator: Dani Martineck, William Demeritt, N'jameh Camara, Darrell Dennis, Kyla Garcia, Vikas Adam, Prentice Onayemi, Roxana Ortega, Soneela Nankani, Adenrele Ojo, Nancy Wu, Paul Boehmer, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 2 minutes Release date: February 5, 2019 Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian Publisher's Summary: A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America—from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh...2019-02-0510 minExplore New Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & DystopianA People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by John Joseph Adams, Victor LavallePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354512to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Author: John Joseph Adams, Victor Lavalle
Narrator: Dani Martineck, William Demeritt, N'jameh Camara, Darrell Dennis, Kyla Garcia, Vikas Adam, Prentice Onayemi, Roxana Ortega, Soneela Nankani, Adenrele Ojo, Nancy Wu, Paul Boehmer, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 2 minutes
Release date: February 5, 2019
Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian
Publisher's Summary:
A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America—from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howe...2019-02-053h 02
MisReadBest Books of 2018Join us as we look back on our favorite books of the year and what we are planning to read in 2019!
Time Stamps:
Favorite movies: 6:00
Favorite music: 6:52
Favorite podcasts: 16:00
Best books of 2018: 20:08
Memorable books of 2018: 33:42
2019 TBR: 46:18
Books mentioned:
- How to love a Jamaican, Alexia Arthur’s
- If Beale street could talk, James Baldwin
- Widow Basquiat, Jennifer Clement
- Heads of the colored people, Nafissa Thompson-Spires
- Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi ** See note below
- Circe, Madeleine Miller
- A Lucky Man, Jamel Brinkley
- The 7 spiritual laws of success, Deepak Chopra
- Sister Outsider, Audre Lorde
- Motherhood by...2018-12-201h 00
What Page Are You On?Top 10 of 2018Alice and Bethany finish up the year with their top 10s of 2018.
Alice's book of the year is Women by Chloe Caldwell - https://amzn.to/2QiG9PM
Bethany's book of the year is Skin Deep by Liz Nugent - https://amzn.to/2zP3IFm
Bethany's top 10:
Skin Deep by Liz Nugent - https://amzn.to/2zP3IFm
Women by Chloe Caldwell - https://amzn.to/2QiG9PM
Normal People by Sally Rooney - https://amzn.to/2AYKxc0
House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara...2018-12-1055 min
Not Just HemingwayBumni Ogunsiji - What it means when a man falls from the skyBunmi and Dieuwke discuss
“What it means when a man falls from the sky” by Lesley Nneka Arimah
and focus on “The future looks good”
Should a collection have a central theme? Or be stylistically uniform?
Leone Ross “Come let us sing anyway” and Lesley Nneka Arimah prove one collection can contain traditional short stories AND dystopian stories, or even romantic or horror.
Other books/ authors mentioned:
- Alison Munro
- Lydia Davis
- Alice Walker with The Colour purple
- Ben Okri with The famished Road
- Raymond Carver
- Ottessa Moshfegh
- Arundhati Roy with The God of small things2018-09-0300 min
fiction/non/fictionAlice Bolin and Kristen Martin on the Problem With Dead Girl StoriesIn this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, writers Alice Bolin and Kristen Martin talk with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan about the appeal and popularity of stories that revolve around dead girls and women. Bolin, author of Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession, discusses why we seek out stories that depict violence against women and how we can be more deliberate and reflective in our consumption of true crime. Kristen Martin, author of “Why We Love—and Need to Leave Behind—Dead Girl Stories,” joins in on the discussion about this ubiquitous and problematic trope.
...2018-07-2653 min
Bay Area Book Festival PodcastLiving in Two Worlds: Crossing Borders and Identities to Create HomeBorder-crossers and novelists Lesley Nneka Arimah (“What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky”), Laleh Khadivi (“A Good Country”) and Pajtim Statovci (“My Cat Yugoslavia”) contemplate a life between the lines. Sponsored by the Center for the Art of Translation, the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, FILI - Finnish Literature Exchange, and Finlandia Foundation National.2018-06-061h 16
Not Another Book PodcastEP 1 | I Like Good Books and I Cannot LieWelcome to our first episode of "Not Another Book Podcast". This week, BooksandRhymes, bookshy and Postcolonialchild discuss their overhyped books and underrated writers to look out for and Postcolonialchild drops the mic on Chinua Achebe and African literature.Key takeaways:Are some African writers being overhyped ?Overhype vs quality of writing?How literature festivals contribute to the hypeWho is behind the hype of some these overrated writers?The contribution of the school curriculum to hyping the western canons of...2018-04-1739 min
Not Your African ClichéNYAC S3 E15: Millennials' Parents Are Hustlers (with Ashley Akunna)On this episode, we chat with Ashley Akunna (founder and producer of The Grapevine) about the term millennials, characteristics of African millennials, the origin of The Grapevine, and how it serves to amplify the voices of millennials. Listen and share with your friends.
Mentioned:
- March series by Congressman John Lewis
- Bruno Mars episode on The Grapevine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9NTvCyprsA)
Reading:
- Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
- What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
Watching:
- Grownish (TV show)
- Ozark (Netflix)
- Mudbound...2018-04-1000 min
Get BookedShort Story SpecialAmanda and Jenn discuss all the short stories in this week’s special episode of Get Booked!This episode is sponsored by Random House.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books DiscussedThe Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg (recently announced transition to...2018-03-2043 min
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #195 - Ayobami Adebayo, SJP Book Club Central selection and bestselling authorAyobami Adebayo, the latest Book Club Central selection by Sarah Jessica Parker and the American Library Association, joins Adam all the way from Nigeria to discuss her moving novel Stay with Me. They also discuss how she built a character out of her surroundings, studying under legendary authors and that realizing that there is no perfect situation to write... you simply have to do it. She also offered the following African literary selections: When We Speak of Nothing by Olumide Popoola Longthroat Memoirs by Yemisi Aribisala Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi ...2018-01-2936 min
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 35 - Chris & Emily Discuss Their TopEpisode Thirty Five Show Notes
CW = Chris Wolak
EF = Emily Fine
Join our Goodreads Group!
Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page.
We have an upcoming read-along:
February – Maurice by E.M. Forster.
– Just Read –
Chris DNF’d a book: Picnic at Hanging Rock – Joan Lindsay
The Rules of Magic – Alice Hoffman (EF)
Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival – Velma Wallis (CW)
Cove – Cynan Jones (EF)
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir – Alexandria Marzano...2017-12-261h 05
Bay Area Book Festival PodcastWriting From AfricaWhere is Africa in world literature? After centuries of being confined to a cramped corner of the literary world—to being described by explorers, tourists, journalists, and activists—African writers discuss what it means to tell their own stories, in their own words and languages, and the journey their work takes to arrive in print, at home and abroad. Lesley Nneka Arimah’s ‘What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky’ is “completely captivating…whether you’re in Nigeria or Chicago” (Ebony); Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s ‘Kintu’ has been called “a masterpiece of cultural memory” (Publishers Weekly), and Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s ‘...2017-12-181h 13Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadDavid Bowie, Espionage, Gravediggers, Willa Cather and more...Episode Thirty Two Show Notes
CW = Chris Wolak
EF = Emily Fine
Join our Goodreads Group!
Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page.
We have two upcoming read-along’s:
December – The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.
Send in questions or comments by Dec 7th – we will discuss on December 12th episode.
February – Maurice by E.M. Forster.
United for the Troops – if you are interested in donating writing journals to this effort please email us at bookcougars@gmail.com and we wil...2017-11-141h 12
How She Ate An ElephantEpisode 6 – Be Your Own Best FriendHighlights A cautionary tale about of making it about yourself Be honest, would you be friends with you? Note to self: Please stop projecting and take your OWN advice Episode Resources Book of the week [EXTENDED] What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky – Lesley Nneka Arimah. This is a collection of 12 […]2017-11-0200 minHow She Ate An ElephantEpisode 6 – Be Your Own Best FriendHighlights A cautionary tale about of making it about yourself Be honest, would you be friends with you? Note to self: Please stop projecting and take your OWN advice Episode Resources Book of the week [EXTENDED] What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky – Lesley Nneka Arimah. This is a collection of 12 […]2017-11-0208 min
Not Your African ClichéNYAC S3 E5: On the Beauty of Storytelling (w/ Nancy Adimora)On this week's episode, the ladies of NYAC chat with Nancy Adimora, editor of AFREADA, about her online literary platform, and her identity as a Nigerian born and raised in London. She spoke to us about how she started AFREADA (Africa + Reader), the necessity of accessible short stories written by Africans and her strong sense of identity as a Nigerian.
Resources:
www.afreada.com
www.brittlepaper.com
https://soundcloud.com/mostlylitpod
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Reading:
- What It Mean When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
- A Moonless, Starless Sky by Alexis Okeowo
- Men, Women and...2017-10-1000 min
Club BookClub Book Episode 62 Lesley Nneka ArimahNigerian-American short fiction favorite Lesley Nneka Arimah made waves in April with the release of her long-awaited collection What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky. For months prior, publications as varied as Time, Elle, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and even Buzzfeed had lauded it as one of 2017’s most anticipated releases – and with good reason. Arimah’s debut features a dozen stories, several of which have already earned her an international following. These include the O. Henry Prize-winning, National Magazine Award-nominated “Glory,” about a doll woven from hair which comes to life, and “Light,” winner of the...2017-10-0356 min
LeVar Burton ReadsBonus Episode: A Conversation with Lesley Nneka ArimahToday, a special bonus episode featuring a wide-ranging conversation between LeVar and Lesley Nneka Arimah, author of "What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky". Thanks to our presenting sponsor Audible. Start your free trial and get a free audiobook at audible.com/levar.
2017-08-0827 min
LeVar Burton Reads"What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky" by Lesley Nneka ArimahA mathematician has discovered a formula that explains the universe and makes it possible to manipulate human bodies and emotions. "What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky" is the title story of Lesley Nneka Arimah's collection from Riverhead Books. Thanks to our presenting sponsor Audible. Start your free trial and get a free audiobook at audible.com/levar.
2017-07-1145 min
Reading WomenEp. 21 | Whatever Happened to the Manuals for Difficult Women?Autumn and Kendra talk about books news, short story collections, and what they're currently reading. BOOKS MENTIONED Difficult Women by Roxane Gay A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri In the Country by Mia Alvar You can find all the books mentioned in this podcast in our brand new online bookstore! https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/store/2017-books/ Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Contact hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Social Media: @thereadingwomen You can fin...2017-05-0333 min
Reading WomenEp. 21 | Whatever Happened to the Manuals for Difficult Women?Autumn and Kendra talk about books news, short story collections, and what they're currently reading. BOOKS MENTIONED Difficult Women by Roxane Gay A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri In the Country by Mia Alvar You can find all the books mentioned in this podcast in our brand new online bookstore! https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/store/2017-books/ Music “Stickybee” by Josh Woodard Contact hello@readingwomenpodcast.com Social Media: @thereadingwomen You can find th...2017-05-0333 min
Drunk of the Book ClubEp 24- What It Means When A Man Falls From the SkyWe're back this week, talking about What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka Arimah.We discuss: some "punch-in-the-guts" moments in the stories, reading short stories as collections versus as individual stories, the uplifting idea that you have to deal with your pain--- no avoiding it!, thematic connections to Girls (I know, seems a little cray), the role storytelling plays in these stories, the question of whether to look up an author before reading their work or not to look up an author before reading their work ;), our new memoir "Stuck With a White...2017-04-2436 min
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Title: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories
Author: Lesley Nneka Arimah
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:19:00
Language: English
Release date: 04-04-17
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore
Summary:
A PBS NewsHour/New York Times Book Club Pick
A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION '5 UNDER 35' HONOREE
WINNER OF THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE
WINNER OF THE NYPL'S YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE LEONARD PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE
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Title: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories
Author: Lesley Nneka Arimah
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2017
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Title: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories
Author: Lesley Nneka Arimah
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7
Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6
Genres: Literary Fiction
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A PBS NewsHour/New York Times Book Club Pick A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION '5 UNDER 35' HONOREE WINNER OF THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER OF THE NYPL'S YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE LEONARD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE...2017-04-045h 19Unlock This Thrilling Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka ArimahPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285039to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories
Author: Lesley Nneka Arimah
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7
Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
A PBS NewsHour/New York Times Book Club Pick A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION '5 UNDER 35' HONOREE WINNER OF THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER OF THE NYPL'S YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE LEONARD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY...2017-04-045h 19Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Literature, Fairy Tales & FolkloreWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka ArimahPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285039to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories
Author: Lesley Nneka Arimah
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7
Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
A PBS NewsHour/New York Times Book Club Pick A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION '5 UNDER 35' HONOREE WINNER OF THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER OF THE NYPL'S YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE LEONARD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY...2017-04-045h 19Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka ArimahPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285039to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories
Author: Lesley Nneka Arimah
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7
Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
A PBS NewsHour/New York Times Book Club Pick A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION '5 UNDER 35' HONOREE WINNER OF THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER OF THE NYPL'S YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE LEONARD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE A...2017-04-045h 19Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka ArimahPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285039to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories
Author: Lesley Nneka Arimah
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7
Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
A PBS NewsHour/New York Times Book Club Pick A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION '5 UNDER 35' HONOREE WINNER OF THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER OF THE NYPL'S YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE LEONARD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE A...2017-04-045h 19
All the Books!New Releases and More for April 4, 2017This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss American War, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, Marlena, and more books.This episode was sponsored by Lola and Things I Should Have Known.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, v...2017-04-0444 min
StoryologicalStoryological 2.06 - LIE TO MEIn which we discuss,1. "Sabbath Wine" by Barbara Krasnoff, Clockwork Phoenix, 2016.
2. "The Future Looks Good" by Lesley Nneka Arimah, Pank, 2014.
2017-03-2728 min