AfroReads Podcast
1) Episode 17- Dream Count by Chimamanda Adichie (Dreaming Uncensored)
This episode of AfroReads Podcast breaks down Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s powerful novel Dream Count—a bold, unfiltered exploration of African womanhood, life, societal and self expectations and reams....Show More
2) Episode 16 - The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
The Old Drift is an epic tale of an African nation, told by a chorus that calls itself man's greatest nemesis. It starts with a British man who finds his way to The Old Drift settlement near Victoria ...Show More
3) Episode 15 - The First Woman: Man Cannot Cannot
The First Woman by Jennifer Makumbi follows the journey of Kirabo, a Ugandan girl from a rural village, as she searches for her identity to try and find a place in the world. We explore her experience...Show More
4) The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
This episode, we are joined by Mani Mengiste (no relation to the author) who is part of an African book club at Harvard, to discuss The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste. In her book, Maaza melodically te...Show More
5) Episode 13 - At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
At Night All Blood is Black, by David Diop is a novel about a Senagalese man by the name of Alfa Ndiaye, who goes off to war with his childhood friend fighting for the French during World War I. The s...Show More
6) Episode 12: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
This book talks about the real hustle of an American immigrant. The reality on ground, the battles they face in their home, work, and within the family. Please listen to us review this amazing book
7) Season 2 Episode 11 - The Fortune Men
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed takes you through the emotions of a Somali immigrant named Mahmood, who finds himself in Cardiff, Wales. He has three children with a Welsh woman, but lives on his ow...Show More
8) Episode 10 - Period Pain: Enduring the Pains and Stains
Kopano Matlwa tells the story of a young doctor who struggles to find her voice and speak out in defense of patients who have been discriminated against in South Africa's political climate. The them...Show More
9) Episode 9 - Secret Son: Who can I run to?
Laila Lalami takes us through the emotional journey of a young man in Morocco by the name of Youseff, who searches for, and eventually finds his father. While skeptical of his father when they finally...Show More
10) Episode 8 - The House at Sugar Beach: Home is where the heartman is
Helene Cooper takes us through her childhood in Liberia, and the hardship that she and her family endured after the coup of 1980, forcing her and her family to relocate to America and start a new a st...Show More