Author Interview - Nyani Nkrumah

Nyani Nkrumah was born in Boston and raised in Ghana and Zimbabwe. She developed her love of reading and writing from her mother, who taught English Literature and Language and encouraged her children to recite poems and Shakespeare soliloquies. After graduating from Amherst College with a dual major in Biology and Black Studies, Nkrumah received her master’s at the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. She has lived in the Washington, DC, region for the past twenty years. Nyani's debut novel, Wade in the Water (bookshop.org)(libro.fm) is a gripping debut novel of female power and vulnerability, race, and class that explores the unlikely friendship between a precocious black girl and a mysterious white woman in a small Mississippi town in the early 1980s. - We have a limited number of signed copies of Wade in the Water available for purchase in store and at friendlycitybooks.com. - This week, Emily and Nyani will be hitting the road with Rooted Magazine's Lauren Rhoades to visit four of our fellow independent bookstores around the state with author Nyani Nkrumah – and we're giving away FREE copies of her thought-provoking new novel Wade in the Water to high school, college, and graduate students at each tour stop while supplies last. The book tour begins at Friendly City Books, TONIGHT (Monday, September 11th) at 5:30pm! Learn more about the Wade in the Water Mississippi Tour at friendlycitybooks.com. - The Tour: *Monday, Sept. 11 at 5:30 pm: Friendly City Books - 118 5th Street North, Columbus, MS *Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 pm: Off Square Books - 129 Courthouse Square, Oxford, MS *Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 6:00 pm: Story Books - 158 North Sharpe Avenue, Cleveland, MS *Thursday, Sept. 14 at 5:00 pm: Lemuria Books - 4465 I-55, Jackson, MS *Saturday, Sept. 16 at 12:00 pm: Pass Christian Books - 300 East Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, MS Thank you to Nyani for joining us at Friendly City Books for such a special event, and for going on this Mississippi adventure with us! - This tour is presented by the Friendly City Books Community Connection, a special project of the CREATE Foundation. Contribute here to support our book giveaway. - Thank you for supporting Friendly City Books by listening to our podcast. Shop with us in store and online at friendlycitybooks.com/shop or through bookshop.org and libro.fm. Learn more about our author events on our website or sign up for our email newsletter. - Find us on social media - Facebook: facebook.com/friendlycitybooks Instagram: @friendlycitybooks Tiktok: @friendlycitybooks - Host: Emily Liner Guest Author: Nyani Nkrumah Music: Rear Projection by Hartle Road Friendly City Books Inc. Friendlycitybooks.com