Chimamanda Adicie is the author of Purple Hibiscus (2003) which was shortlisted for the Orange Fiction Prize (2004) and was awarded the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (2005). Her second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) is set before and during the Biafran War. Her collection of short stories, The Thing around Your Neck, was published in 2009.
In the clip below she discusses the danger of viewing a culture through the lens of a single story.
Monday, 25 October 2010
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Novel Spaces: Those darned publishing myths
Novel Spaces: Those darned publishing myths: "We've all read them, and we start out with loads of misconceptions on account of them. How do we separate the industry wisdom from the urban..."
You've invited to join me on Novel Spaces today as we go about shooting down those urban myths of publishing!
You've invited to join me on Novel Spaces today as we go about shooting down those urban myths of publishing!
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Paper good, Kindle bad?
Yes, I've absconded to the dark side: I've begun buying e-books on Kindle on the sly. You're invited to join me as I discuss my defection on Novel Spaces today.
The Dark Side
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