Ep 29: Butter Honey Pig Bread with Francesca Ekwuyasi(Book Chat)

ABOUT THE BOOK: Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interwoven stories of twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi. Kambirinachi is convinced she was born an ogbanje, a spirit that plagues families with misfortune by dying in childhood to cause its mother misery. When the estranged women meet years later, they confront their past and find forgiveness through food from their childhood.  ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Francesca Ekwuyasi is a writer, artist, and ﬁlmmaker born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her writing has been published in Winter Tangerine Review, Brittle Paper, Transition Magazine, The Malahat Review, Visual Art News, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and GUTS magazine. Her story “Orun is Heaven” was longlisted for the 2019 Journey Prize. Butter Honey Pig Bread is her ﬁrst novel. Enjoy! Drink Of The Pod | Red wine with some cannabis Books Mentioned In The Episode Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie || Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta || Longthroat Memoirs by Yemisi Aribisala || My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite || The Icarus Girl, The Opposite House by Helen Oyeyemi || The Death Of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi || The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison In Case You Missed It Tips for Reading Multiple Books at a Time   The 2021 Something Bookish Reading Challenge       #LipglossmaffiaGuide On How To Make Time For Reading       Get Scribd HERE The Litty Podcast With Amyn and Karachi   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected] Or just DM on social. SOCIAL MEDIA Something Bookish Instagram | Website | Newsletter Lipglossmaffia Twitter |  | Instagram  Join the book club, The Indulgent Bibliophile

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interwoven stories of twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi. Kambirinachi is convinced she was born an ogbanje, a spirit that plagues families with misfortune by dying in childhood to cause its mother misery. When the estranged women meet years later, they confront their past and find forgiveness through food from their childhood. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Francesca Ekwuyasi is a writer, artist, and ﬁlmmaker born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her writing has been published in Winter Tangerine Review, Brittle Paper, Transition Magazine, The Malahat Review, Visual Art News, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and GUTS magazine. Her story “Orun is Heaven” was longlisted for the 2019 Journey Prize. Butter Honey Pig Bread is her ﬁrst novel. Enjoy! Drink Of The Pod | Red wine with some cannabis Books Mentioned In The Episode Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie || Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta || Longthroat Memoirs by Yemisi Aribisala || My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite || The Icarus Girl, The Opposite House by Helen Oyeyemi || The Death Of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi || The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison In Case You Missed It Tips for Reading Multiple Books at a Time The 2021 Something Bookish Reading Challenge #LipglossmaffiaGuide On How To Make Time For Reading Get Scribd HERE The Litty Podcast With Amyn and Karachi CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected] Or just DM on social. SOCIAL MEDIA Something Bookish Instagram | Website | Newsletter Lipglossmaffia Twitter | | Instagram Join the book club, The Indulgent Bibliophile

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