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    Jan 13, 2025
    Hi friends! We hope you've had a beautiful start to 2025. We'll be spending less time on here, but you can find us on Insta and subscribe to our weekly newsletter. This week we're writing about Chimamanda's new novel - no spoilers, just vibes. Join us → afreada.com/newsletter
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    Sep 15, 2022
    It's Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's birthday, so here's a thread of her short stories that you can read online.
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    Apr 19, 2020
    Chimamanda as hand sanitisers. A THREAD.
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    Oct 26, 2020
    "A Nigerian lawyer, living in Washington DC, is abandoned by her high-powered lover after she learns that she's pregnant..." Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has blessed us all with a new work of fiction, and it's out TOMORROW! [Insert scream here]
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    Jan 5, 2023
    Happy 85th Birthday to the legendary novelist and playwright, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
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    Aug 1, 2023
    Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s second novel, A Spell of Good Things, has been longlisted for the #BookerPrize2023! She's the fifth Nigerian novelist to be nominated for the Booker Prize and would be the second Nigerian-born winner, after Ben Okri.
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    Sep 20, 2021
    Michaela Coel's message to writers: "Write the tale that scares you - that makes you feel uncertain, that is uncomfortable. I dare you. Visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success. Do not be afraid to disappear for a while and see what comes to you in the silence."
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    Mar 25, 2023
    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is back, and this time it's with her first children's book, Mama's Sleeping Scarf. Inspired by her daughter, Chimamanda has written a tender story about a little girl’s love for her mother’s scarf, and the adventures she shares with it and her family.
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    Jul 22, 2023
    This #Barbie reads books by African authors.
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    Sep 15, 2020
    Happy International Chimamanda Day! 🥳
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    Sep 15, 2019
    Happy Birthday Chimamanda! 💕 Today, we celebrate our literary fave with links to 10 of her brilliant short stories that you can read online. Issa thread! 😍
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    Mar 20, 2023
    "Africa is my audience, the west and the rest are markets.” — Ousmane Sembène.
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    Oct 28, 2022
    Yaa Gyasi explores the power of fiction, and the difference between reading a story and watching a story.
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    Sep 22, 2022
    This Ama Ata Aidoo interview from 1987 is a timely reminder that storytellers are the most valuable people in any society, and every day is a good day to support them.
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