EPISODE · Apr 7, 2025 · 1H 14M
Episode 4: Leye Adenle in Conversation with Jola Naibi
from Tokunbo: Conversations with Nigerian Storytellers in the Diaspora · host Jola Naibi
Send us Fan MailLeye Adenle is a writer and coach who is best known as one of Nigeria’s foremost contemporary crime thriller writers. He created the Amaka Mbadiwe series of books which includes Easy Motion Tourist, When Trouble Sleeps, and Unfinished Business. His short story, The House, was recently published in Lolwe Literary Magazine. In this conversation with Jola Naibi, for the Tokunbo Podcast Series, he talks about his unique origin story as a writer and how he brings Lagos to life when writing from the diaspora. He also manages to include his recipe for making the best suya.
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Send us Fan Mail Leye Adenle is a writer and coach who is best known as one of Nigeria’s foremost contemporary crime thriller writers. He created the Amaka Mbadiwe series of books which includes Easy Motion Tourist, When Trouble Sleeps, and Unfinished Business. His short story, The House, was recently published in Lolwe Literary Magazine. In this conversation with Jola Naibi, for the Tokunbo Podcast Series, he talks about his unique origin story as a writer and how he brings Lagos to life whe...
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