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Books With Abena — 69 episodes

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68. First Quarter Reading Wrap-up & Life Lately

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67. From imagination to illustration: Interview with Tracy Arthur

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66. Valentine's Day Special: Interview with Gia Kise

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65. The Bookmas Party: Interview with Jessica Carmichael

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64. Welcome to 2026: My 2025 Reading Year & 2026 Goals

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63. The Bookmas Party: 2025 Reading Wrap Up with Bene

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62. Interview with Mr. Poetivist on the making of Kumbaya - the elegy of distant relatives

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61. Interview with Yejide Kilanko on the book In Our Own Ways

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60. Interview with Nana Asaase: Narratives in Transition

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59. Nana Malone: Love, Legacy & The Gold Coast Dilemma

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58. Interview with Readers Truss: Building and Sustaining a Reading Community

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57. Interview with Mr.Poetivist on Poetry,Protest and Purpose

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56. Mid Year Reading Review and Life Lately

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55. How to get Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) and Free Books for Book Influencers

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54. Interview with Samira Bawumia Literature Prize (SBLP) Winners: Cyril and Emmanuela

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53. Bookclubs in Ghana pt 4: Interview with Read Along With Cally's Bookclub

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52. Curated Romance Reading List: Interview with Bene

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51. Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond on the book My Parents' Marriage

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50. Welcome to 2025: Interview with Maame Wirekoaa

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49. 2024 Reading Wrap Up with Nasiba and Bene

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48. Events: Pa Gya - African Traditional/Oral Storytelling in Modern Times with Kofi Dzogbewu & Kwame Brenya

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47. Events: All African Book Fair pt. 3

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46. Events: All African Book Fair pt 2

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45. Events: All African Book Fair pt 1

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44. Hot Take on Books and Authors pt. 1

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43. Poetra Asantewa on the book Someone Birthed Them Broken

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42. Mid Year Reading Check-in with Bene, Nasiba and Amba (2024)

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41. Ani Kayode Somtochukwu on the book And Then He Sang A Lullaby

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40. Elvin James Mensah on the book Small Joys

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39. Tsiddi Can-Tamakloe on Voice Acting and Audiobooks

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38. Booksclubs in Ghana Pt. 3 Interview with Two Bookclub

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37. Life Lately

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36. Author Spotlight - Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

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35. Kataru Yayha on the book Home is a Silhouette

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34. Welcome to 2024: Interview with Racheal Kizza

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33. 2023 Reading Wrap Up

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32. Booksclubs in Ghana Pt. 2 Interview with Bibliophiles and Vibes

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31. How Book Influencers are shaping the Literary Space. Interview with Racheal Kizza

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30. How to Start a Bookstagram: Interview with Bene, Nasiba & Aseye

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29. Curated Reading List: Uganda - Interview with Racheal Kizza

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28. Book Discussion: Small Worlds with Bene, Nasiba & Aseye

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27. Remembering Ama Ata Aidoo

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26. Should you DNF the book or Not? Interview with Afrah and Bene

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25. Good Story Openings Pt. 1

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24. Interview With Tryphena Yeboah

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23. Mid Year Reading Check In with Bene and Afrah (2023)

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22. Self Publishing Pt.2 with Ami Tamakloe

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21. The Reading Culture in Ghana with Martin Egblewogbe

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20. Uwem Akpan on the book New York, My Village

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19. Anniversary Episode: Ask Me Anything

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18. Publishing in Africa - Interview with Accord Literary

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17. Self Publishing Pt 1 with Yeayi Kobina, Grace Dorcas Annan and Emma Ofosua

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16. Reading for Pleasure - World Book Day!

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15. First Quarter Reading Review

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14. Christian Adofo on the book A Quick Ting on Afrobeats

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13. Aiwanose Odafen on the book Tomorrow I Become a Woman

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12. Black History Month with Alexis Milton

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11. Victoria Adukwei Bulley on the book Quiet

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10. Bisi Adjapon on the book Daughter in Exile

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9. Bookish In&Outs - Anticipated Books of 2023

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8. 2022 Wrap Up

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7. Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra - Review

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6. Mamle Wolo on the book The Kaya Girl

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5. Bookclubs in Ghana Pt.1 Interview with Aekua Bobson

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4. Poetra Asantewa on the book Woman Eat Me Whole

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3. Why African Book Influencers are important

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2. Author Spotlight - Ama Ata Aidoo

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1. Get To Know Me Through Books

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