Podcasts about Chibundu Onuzo

Antonia 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 and Manet, her work often depicts fleeting moments of intimacy and moments of solitude. Often the subjects of Caicedo Holguín's paintings seem to be in a state of introspection, or lost in reverie. She works with a variety of materials, including oil paint and unconventional materials like coffee grounds, coffee dyes, natural Latin American pigments, and found objects. Caicedo Holguín received her Master of Arts in 2023 from the prestigious Slade School of Fine Art, at University College London in London, England. She has exhibited internationally, and has received the following awards and grants: The Olive Award, in recognition of art process experimentation, The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, 2023, The Sarabande Foundation, Emerging Artist Fund, 2023, The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award, 2022, and The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, 2021. She was a featured guest on the 250th episode of The Art Newspaper's podcast, The Week in Art, hosted by Ben Luke in 2023. She was featured in The Art Newspaper, in an article titled “Art stars of tomorrow? Four of my favourite artists from the Slade School degree show in London” by Dr. Chibundu Onuzo in 2023, and again in 2024 in the article “I commissioned an artist for the first time: here's what it taught me about what it really means to be a ‘collector'.” The artist lives and works in London, England. Antonia Caicedo Holguín, My Friend Hannah Uzor - Portrait in the Studio 2024 Oil and oil pastels on canvas 47 x 43 in (119.38 x 109.22 cm) Antonia Caicedo Holguín, Her Heart Sets the Beat, 2024 Acrylic, oil, and pastels on canvas 67.25 x 66.50 in (170.82 x 168.91 cm) Antonia Caicedo Holguín, Sunkissed 2024, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 47 x 43 in (119.38 x 109.22 cm)

Chibundu Onuzo tells the fascinating story of ‘Africa's Mona Lisa' and artist Ben Enwonwu

This 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 American novelist Daniel Torday, 43, meets African American writer Monica Brashears, 25. Daniel is the author of Boomer1, a novel exploring intergenerational strife in the Baltimore suburbs and Monica is about to release her debut novel, House of Cotton, a gothic story set in the American South. They talk about their shared anxiety over climate change and the tensions between Gen Z and Baby Boomers. Two musicians from India, Suhail Yusuf Khan, in his 30s, and Sarvar Sabri who's in his 60s discuss the way their musical tradition is handed down and different approaches to the student teacher relationship. Plus Australian Aboriginal artists, Mother and daughter Lauren Jarrett, 65, and Melissa Greenwood, 38, talk about their shared artistic practice and how making work helps them address intergenerational trauma within their community. Producer: Simon Richardson (Photo: Lauren Jarrett and Melissa Greenwood)

Chibundu 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 - Chibundu OnuzoYou can sign up for Penny's newsletter here Penny on Instagram - @pennywincer

When 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. 

For 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 Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Commonwealth Book Prize.   Chibundu's second novel, Welcome to Lagos, was published by Faber in 2017 and in June 2018, Chibundu was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, as part of its "40 Under 40" initiative. In the same year, she was awarded a PhD in History from King's College London for her research on the West African Students' Union. In 2020, "Dolapo is Fine," a short film which Onuzo co-wrote, co-produced and composed the film score for, won the 2020 American Black Film Festival's HBO Short Film Competition and was long-listed for a BAFTA in 2021. Chibundu is also a singer songwriter and won the Drake Yolanda Music Award in 2021. Onuzo's most recent novel, Sankofa, has already been selected by Reese  Witherspoon as her book club pick for October 2021.  In February 2022, she will release her first EP titled “Coming Home” published in June 2021 by Virago. Snap, this girl packs a punch!  How to connect with Chibundu: Connect with Chibundu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chibundu.onuzo/ The Spider King's Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo Links to check out: Writers' and Artists' Yearbook by Peter James Frantz Fanon Goodreads  Shaka Senghor Goodreads Maya Angelou Goodreads  

Nigerian 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.

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.

This 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/adchoices

On 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

It 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. So goodbye for now - go back and listen to our previous episodes, there's nothing wrong with doing that!You can buy Sankofa here - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/sankofa-a-reese-witherspoon-book-club-pick-and-a-bbc-2-between-the-covers-book-club-pick/9780349013152Listen to the audiobook here - https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sankofa-Audiobook/1405545526Follow Chibundu on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chibundu.onuzo) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChaKp8aE8Btv3XiAu6spklg)CREDITSHashtag: #headscarvesandcarryonsArtwork: Mocacoco.studioTheme music produced by Genesis: Insta @alexakdarkoTwitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_akInstagram: @headscarvespodEmail: headscarves.carryons@gmail.com

Chibundu 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/adchoices

CHIBUNDU 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.

Chibundu Onuzo, author of the Reese's and Amazon Editor's Book Pick Sankofa, joins Zibby to discuss her recent six-year journey to publication. Following a book deal at age nineteen and the release of her acclaimed debut, The Spider King's Daughter, at twenty-one, Chibundu pivoted to complete her Masters and PhD degrees — a move that inadvertently inspired her latest novel. Chibundu tells Zibby about that process, what inspired her to tell the story from the perspective of a woman twenty years her senior, and why she's determined to eventually write a children's book.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZuFyzSBookshop: https://bit.ly/3bidPoE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sankofa 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 . . . find ourselves in a setting that fires up the senses and offers up an opportunity for us to get to know Anna better . . . Sankofa means not only to retrieve but also to do so in the spirit of taking something good from the past to better the future. Like her protagonist, the writer Onuzo boldly attempts this in her new novel.” —Angela Ajayi, Minneapolis Star Tribune “With wit, humor, and heart, Onuzo spins a page-turner centered on a woman in search of her past . . . Taking on questions of race, belonging and heritage, Onuzo writes with gusto and beautifully illuminates what Sankofa means: ‘a mythical bird . . . it flies forward with its head facing back.'” —Al Woodworth, Amazon Book Review “Onuzo's clean prose highlights the novel's hopeful contours.” —Estelle Tang, BuzzFeed "Sankofa is a vivid exploration of finding one's place in the world, while confronting the demons brought on by our parentage." —Sarah Stiefvater, PureWow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

Novelist 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.

For the seventeenth episode of The Literary Edit Podcast, I was joined by author Chibundu Onuzo, whose debut novel, The Spider King's Daughter, was the winner of a Betty Trask Award, shorted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Commonwealth Book Prize and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and Etisalat Literature Prize.   You can read about Chibundu's Desert Island Books here, and the ones we discuss in this episode are:   Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta The Earth Sea Quartet by Ursula Le Guin The First Woman by Jennifer Makumbi Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Ake by Wole Soyinka Outline Series by Rachel Cusk The Horse and His Boy by C.S Lewis Segu by Maryse Conde   Other books we spoke about included Chibundu's books, Sankofa and The Spider King's Daughter, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend series.   If you'd like to buy any of the books we discussed in the episode, please consider doing so from the list I created on Bookshop.org, an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. If you're based in Australia, please consider buying them from Gertrude & Alice, who deliver all over the country. To contact me, email lucy@thelitedit.com   Facebook The Literary Edit   Instagram: @the_litedit @chibundu.onuzo   Twitter: @thelitedit @chibunduonuzo  

Nigeria has a very rich literary culture. From the greats like China Achebe and Wole Soyinka to contemporary giants like Chimamanda Adichie and Teju Cole, the nuances that form the Nigerian experience are constantly being documented. Chibundu Onuzo is just another writer whose insights make us more enlightened. Combining her creative talents as a novelist and sometime singer with a background as an academic, Chibundu is proof of the excellence that has become synonymous with young Nigerians. Afiola spoke to her in London. Enjoy!

Actress 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, after separating from her husband and with her own daughter all grown up, she finds herself alone and wondering who she really is. Her mother’s death leads her to find her father’s student diaries, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. She discovers that he eventually became the president – some would say the dictator – of Bamana in West Africa. And he is still alive. We review Jimmy McGovern’s new 3 part drama for BBC 1 is set in a prison. “Time” is a taut emotional thriller where moral lines get blurred, starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham as an inmate and a warder respectively. We're joined by crime writer Mark Billingham and novelist Louise Welsh, who also have some cultural recommendations for listeners to enjoy. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Oliver Jones Main image: Joanna Scanlan in After Love. Image credit: The Bureau/BFI

Award 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. Mentioned in this episode: 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/ticket-info Watch the video for #GoodSoil : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ReTTeP8IcQ More of Chibundu's award-winning work: Dọlápọ̀ is Fine on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81365086 The Spider King's Daughter https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571268917-the-spider-kings-daughter.html Welcome to Lagos: https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571268948-welcome-to-lagos.html Find Chibundu online: YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChaKp8aE8Btv3XiAu6spklg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chibundu.onuzo Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChibunduOnuzo #ChibunduOnuzo #GoodSoil #Sankofa #booksoundtrack #LaunchDay #AfricanNovelists #GoodReads2021 #BookLaunch #Diasporadicals #AfricanPodcasts #AfricanNovelists #PodIn #GoodReads #bookstagram #bookish #bookreview #reading #books #book #booklover #bookworm #read #novels #novelsits #AfricanAuthors #AfricanDiaspora #booknerd #bookstagrammer #bookaddict #bibliophile #readersofinstagram #instabook #love #booksofinstagram #reader #bookaholic #readingtime #bookshelf #writing #booklove #bookphotography #literature #booksbooksbooks #b #instabooks #bookblogger #author #bhfyp #Writers #newbook

What 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

She'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!

Are 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 Spider King's Daughter' and ‘Welcome to Lagos' became successful at a young age and has grown to understand that everyone works differently and therefore progress looks different for everyone.In this episode, Chibundu spoke about how we have a choice in how much we enjoy the process to get to the destination we are striving for in work, she also got real about asking where the expectations we put on ourselves come from and why it's so important to break down big goals into small steps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! And our number one goal this year is CONSISTENCY! This week we're talking: - Lending money to friends - Good and bad money habits - Ugandan presidential elections - Africans doing big things (Michael Dapaah & Chibundu Onuzo) The book mentioned by Chrissy is 'Welcome to Lagos' written by Chibundu Onuzo. Join the conversation on twitter/instagram @culturethreaduk!

As 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 the edge of the little platform attached to the automobile. She began to sing. Her clothes were unbelievably dirty and ragged, and she, too, was unwashed. Her ash-blond hair hung down in long skeins. ... she was beautiful, and in her untutored way, she could sing. She smiled as she sang, smiled rather sadly, and sang only a single line of a song”. The girl, named Annie Morgan, repeated the fragment seven times in exchange for a quarter per performance, and Niles left with "three lines of verse, and a magnificent idea". Based on this fragment, Niles composed the version of "I Wonder as I Wander" that is known today. This most unusual of carols touches people in different ways. With childhood memories from a 1960s RAF base in Oxfordshire, a Nigerian schoolgirl who found her place in Winchester Cathedral, reflections from a candlelit vigil in an Appalachian town, and a Christmas gift as described by world renowned singer Melanie Marshall. Guests: Performer Melanie Marshall, Ron Pen (biographer John Jacob Niles), Viva Choir member Louise Sheaves, author Chibundu Onuzo and music scholar John McClain. Featuring music from John Rutter and Burl Ives. Consultant: Ted Olson. Producer: Nicola Humphries

Neil 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".

On 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.

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 first novel at age 14, and her first book hit the shelves age 21. She discusses her early years writing and creating, her path to traditional publication, the journey since. Additionally, Chibundu and Zeze dive into meaningful cultural conversations, such as tackling cultural ignorance, what defines “Third Culture African,” and the layered meaning behind the question, “where are you from?” Highlights of the episode: Experiences have added value; understanding the context of the question, “Where are you from?” (9:28) The decision to pursue the traditional publishing route over self-publishing and how she went about finding her representation (12:12) Realizing how people in the West have this narrow perspective of what Africa is like (27:19) Becoming a full-time writer and writing for the screen (35:36) Combating ageism in literary circles and what was the hardest part of publishing in the beginning (43:22) Mentioned Resources The Spider King’s Daughter Welcome to Lagos Malée

Michael 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 Betty Trask Award. Her second novel, ‘Welcome to Lagos’, was published in 2017 to great acclaim. Chibundu talks to Michael Berkeley about growing up in Lagos, and the challenge of adapting to life at boarding school in Britain. She chooses a carol, ‘I Wonder as I Wander’, that she sang with her school choir in Winchester Cathedral. The soundtrack to a Nigerian television advert from the 1990s speaks to her about the tensions between Western and traditional values in Nigeria. We hear a miniature by Christian Petzold that will be familiar to anyone who has ever learned the piano, alongside music from Handel and from Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’. And, in a special moment for Private Passions, Chibundu is joined in the studio by members of her family to sing a setting of Psalm 23 by her uncle, Bishop Ken Okeke. Produced by Jane Greenwood. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3.

The 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 twenty years old she became the first female elected councillor in Africa, and later the mayor of Freetown. But following independence, she would find herself in exile in London. Matthew Parris is joined in the studio by Chibundu and Constance's grandson, Dennis Cummings-John, to discuss prejudice, class and colonialism, through the inspirational story of a woman ahead of her time. Produced in Bristol by Polly Weston

One of the youngest authors ever to be published, Chibundu Onuzo takes up her pen to investigate the goldilocks nature of the thyroid in this evening's essay. In an ongoing collaboration with BBC Radio 3, Wellcome Collection's Reading Room is the setting for a series of 'The Essay' devoted to the bodily organs. 'Body of Essays' invites five writers to ruminate on a different organ of the body. This strange proposition has a mysterious allure: the organs are hidden, buried from view, and yet are at the very core of our physical functioning as well as our mental and emotional world. Suctioned together in dark flesh, the organs can be all the more puzzling and intriguing. Chibundu Onuzo is the author of the novel The Spider King's Daughter.

Open Book celebrates 20 years with Mariella Frostrup in front of a live audience.

Two 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 Rise Again in which she examines Zimbabwean history through the lives of her grandmothers. (L) Panashe Chigumadzi (credit: Jodi Bieber) (R ) Chibundu Onuzo (credit: Blayke Images)

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.

Sometimes 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 only because of her gorgeous voice, but because of the wisdom she has gathered through her twenties as she's collected both degrees and publication credits.   I know you'll fall in love with Chibundu, her writing, and the ability she has with language. Her tips on how to make a sentence more beautiful alone make this well worth the listen.   Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Chibundu Onuzo, a talented, young writer from Lagos, Nigeria who paints a provocative portrait of contemporary Nigeria in her new book, “Welcome to Lagos” It's a novel of political corruption, intrigue, and hope, with heart and humor--which starts right at the title: unlike most cities, Lagos has no “Welcome” sign. Through the storylines and clever plot turns, the book transports readers to a bustling, complex and diverse city.

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Chibundu Onuzo, a talented, young writer from Lagos, Nigeria who paints a provocative portrait of contemporary Nigeria in her new book, “Welcome to Lagos” It's a novel of political corruption, intrigue, and hope, with heart and humor--which starts right at the title: unlike most cities, Lagos has no “Welcome” sign. Through the storylines and clever plot turns, the book transports readers to a bustling, complex and diverse city.

We 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 The Guardian, with a special interest in Nigeria. Instagram | Twitter | Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø on his novel based on Macbeth; playwright Mark Ravenhill on why the play rarely works on stage, James Shapiro on the contemporary events which shaped it and Emma Whipday on the elements that Shakespeare borrowed from 16th century domestic dramas. Plus Ellah Wakatama Allfrey on rereading Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel and the echoes of Macbeth she found there. Presented by Shahidha BariA 60th anniversary reading of Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe and abridged by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, Publishing Director at The Indigo Press, is taking place at London's Southbank Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on April 15th, with readers including Lucian Msamati, Chibundu Onuzo, Margaret Busby and Olu Jacobs. Jo Nesbø's Macbeth is published now and the plot summary reads: When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it's up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. He's also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past.Macbeth - starring Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff - is on stage at London's National Theatre until June 23rd and will be broadcast live to cinemas on 10 May. It's also at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon - starring Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack - until September 18th and will transfer to London between Oct 15th and Jan 18th 2019. Mark Bruce Company are on tour with their dance-theatre version visiting Ipswich, Blackpool, Exeter, Salisbury and Milton Keynes. Macbeth directed by Kit Monkman is in cinemas around the UK. Producer: Torquil MacLeod.

In 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? To racist undertones? To a history that is contrary to black pride? How does the status of the afro influence a woman with an African background and how she views herself and her role in the society? The discussion about the Western hair norm recently peaked in South Africa, where girls at a school were forced to chemically straighten their hair or they would be expelled, as afros were considered unruly and against school policy. How could it be that we build modern structures in a way that makes women´s natural African hair banned? And what are the implications? In the panel: Ongezwa Mbele, theater producer, actress and poet Lilian Donkor, conference speaker and coach Lea Bateman, flight attendant Moderator is Nosizwe Baqwa The event is a collaboration between the Norwegian Council for Africa and Oslo Afro Arts Festival.

The authors of two buzzy new novels, Homegoing and Welcome to Lagos, explore ancient and modern stories of west Africa

Tronsmo 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" was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and the Etisalat Prize, shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and Commonwealth Book Prize and won a Betty Trask Award. Her second novel, "Welcome to LAgos", is out in January. She writes opinion pieces for the Guardian, with a special interest in Nigeria. Chibundu is a History graduate and she is currently pursuing a PhD in History at King's College. The book launch is an event in a series of seminars arranged by the the Norwegian Council for Africa, all of which have a focus on Lagos, Nigeria's megacity. Lagos is a city where urban development happens rapidly - the question is, development for whom? Is there a way of building and expanding the city that does not compromise the lives and communities of those living in the city?

Chibundu 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: All-Story, Conjunctions, Guernica, and Gulf Coast, among others. Nonfiction essays and reportage have appeared in Harpers, Tin House, n+1, and The Guardian. She is the author of the short story collection Intimations, and a debut novel You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anne McElvoy talks to Nadeem Aslam and Chibundu Onuzo about their novels set in Pakistan and Nigeria which follow characters who have to find safe places to live following violent uprisings; Alex Evans joins them to explore myth-making plus we hear from Julius Bryant, the curator of an exhibition at the V&A about Lockwood Kipling art teacher and father of Rudyard. Nadeem Aslam is the author of books including Maps For Lost Lovers and The Blind Man's Garden which have won a series of awards. His new novel is called The Golden Legend. Chibundu Onuzo's first novel The Spider King's Daughter won a Betty Trask Award and her new novel is called Welcome to Lagos. Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London is a free display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London opening Saturday January 14th. The Myth Gap: What Happens When Evidence and Arguments Aren't Enough by Alex Evans is out now. Producer: Harry Parker

Andrew 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 and in his latest work turns his attention to the flavour of corruption in the West. Producer: Katy Hickman.

Chibunu Onuzo reads her own story Going Home, which explores the challenges faced by a father who would like to take his mixed race family home for the Christmas holidays.

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