#1591 – Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

January 15, 2019 • 00:25:24
#1591 – Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The Book Show
#1591 – Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Jan 15 2019 | 00:25:24

/

Show Notes

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s first short story collection, “Friday Black,” is a satirical look at what it’s like to be young and black in America, offering surreal tales and dystopian satire about American consumerism and race.

Other Episodes

Episode

May 05, 2020 • 00:29:55
Episode Cover

#1659: Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Book of Longing” | The Book Show

In Sue Monk Kidd’s, new novel, “The Book of Longing,” she imagines a young woman named Ana, who becomes the wife of Jesus. The...

Listen

Episode 0

July 27, 2021 • 00:27:40
Episode Cover

#1723: James Ellroy "Widespread Panic" | The Book Show

This week, from the modern master of noir James Ellroy, comes the new novel “Widespread Panic;” about the malevolent monarch of the 1950s Hollywood...

Listen

Episode 0

March 26, 2024 • 00:27:27
Episode Cover

The Book Show | Anna Quindlen - After Annie

Anna Quindlen puts her trademark wisdom on family, friendship, and the ties that bind us at the center her new novel, “After Annie.” When...

Listen