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Black & PublishedGiving Too Much with Walela NehandaThis week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Walela Nehanda, author of, Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir. As a Black, non-binary, disability justice advocate and stem-cell transplant survivor, Walela's book is an outgrowth of their time and work as a slam poet. In our conversation, Walela, explains why even though their publishing journey may seem like a Cinderella story, they definitely put in their 10,000 hours. The moment they fell in love with poetry. And why their therapist said their life was a documentary on “physical torture.”Support the showFoll...2024-07-1646 min
What Happens In BetweenCultural Worker x Transplant Survivor x Agender with Walela NehandaEpisode Summary: In this week’s episode of What Happens In Between, I sit down with Walela Nehanda, a cultural worker, transplant survivor, and agender writer who created their debut book, Bless the Blood - A Cancer Memoir as an archive for Black, Young, and Disabled people. Walela helps us shift the narrative toward a world rooted in care, interdependence — and ultimately, revolution. How do we define our realities without molding ourselves into a presentation? Join us on today’s episode as we explore what it means to be a Cultural Worker x Transplant Survivor x Agender human u...2024-05-0153 min
This Is the AuthorS9 E7: Walela Nehanda, Olivia A. Cole, and Stephanie KuehnertIn this episode, meet Walela Nehanda, Olivia A. Cole, and Stephanie Kuehnert. Press play to hear what it was like for these authors to record the audiobooks of their new works for young adults, and discover who went to a Hozier performance in preparation for recording. Enjoy!
Bless the Blood by Walela Nehanda: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703192/bless-the-blood-by-walela-nehanda/audio
Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/715920/ariel-crashes-a-train-by-olivia-a-cole/audio
Pieces of a Girl by Stephanie Kuehnert: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318849/pieces-of-a-girl-by-stephanie-kuehnert/audio2024-03-1915 min
Explore New Worlds, Free Audiobook Are the Golden PearlsBless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir Audiobook by Walela NehandaListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 685388
Title: Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir
Author: Walela Nehanda
Narrator: Walela Nehanda
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6:18:36
Language: English
Release date: 02-06-24
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Genres: Teen, Tough Topics, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ+
Summary:
A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties, for fans of Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals and Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout.
When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the un...2024-02-066h 18
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsBless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela NehandaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/685388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir Author: Walela Nehanda Narrator: Walela Nehanda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: February 6, 2024 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties, for fans of Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals and Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout. When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the unsympathetic world of tubes and pills, doctors wh...2024-02-0609 min