Ayobami Adebayo on A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS
\u201cI'm one of those writers that \u2026 I think I know the story I want to write when I'm going in with a novel \u2026 but by the time I get into the middle of it, it's like I've discovered a totally different story.\u201d
Ay\u1ecd\u0300b\xe1mi Ad\xe9b\xe1y\u1ecd\u0300\u2019s A Spell of Good Things explores class, love, and family ties with interwoven narratives of struggle, heartbreak and hope in Nigeria. She joins us to talk about her cast of unforgettable characters, how misogyny permeates life and literature, what surprised her while writing this novel, her literary influences and more with Poured Over host, Miwa Messer. Listen after the episode for a TBR Topoff from Marc and Jamie.\u202f\xa0
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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0
A Spell of Good Things by Ay\u1ecd\u0300b\xe1mi Ad\xe9b\xe1y\u1ecd\xa0
Stay with Me by Ay\u1ecd\u0300b\xe1mi Ad\xe9b\xe1y\u1ecd\xa0
Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta\xa0
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout\xa0
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri\xa0
What It Means when a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah\xa0
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer\xa0
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward\xa0
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Featured Books (TBR Topoff):\xa0
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dar\xe9\xa0
Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham\xa0\xa0
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Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays with occasional Saturdays here and on your favorite podcast app.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0