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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2023
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Podcast episode
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“…A big part of the journey with this book is realizing that people's humanity shouldn't be negotiable.” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s debut novel Chain-Gang All-Stars tells an explosive, unrelenting and ultimately compassionate story about a not-so-unbelievable future in which incarcerated people become gladiators fighting their way to freedom at any cost. Adjei-Brenyah joins us to talk about the underlying love in his dystopian setting, creating his characters through voice, the realities that led him to his plot and more with Poured Over host, Miwa Messer. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Madyson. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Solitary by Alfred Woodfox Featured Books (TBR Topoff): The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Released:
May 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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