What They Wrote with Faridah Abdulrazaq and Ore Onabanjo

What They Wrote with Faridah Abdulrazaq and Ore Onabanjo

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What They Wrote with Faridah Abdulrazaq and Ore Onabanjo episodes

  • Yinka Where's Your Huzband
    In this episode, Ore & Faridah sit down with the debut author of Yinka Where's Your Huzband, Damilola Lizzie Blackburn, to discuss the themes explored in the book, her writing process, inspirations behind the book, and what we can look forward to from her in the future.
    44 min
  • How We Rate
    In this short and sweet episode, Ore & Faridah discuss the way they rate the books they read. They debate sequels, short stories, plot twists and the beauties of a happy ending. So sit back, relax and enjoy!
    37 min
  • What Faridah Wrote
    In this episode, Ore & Faridah are joined by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, author of Ace of Spades and dedicated tea drinker. They discuss everything from Faridah's journey into writing to the rules around fanfiction and television adaptations.
    Special mentions to Nelly Yuki, Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown and the Nigerian folktale, Olajumoke, for causing many emotions.
    54 min
  • What We Read
    What’s your reading goals this year? Reflecting on last year and looking into the new year, Ore & Faridah discuss their top five in 2021, the books they loved and what they’re looking forward to sharing this year! Special mentions to A Burning by Megha Majumdar, The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak and the Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi for causing many emotions.
    39 min
  • Finding Stories

    From book clubs, to bookstagram, Ore and Faridah discuss how they each find the stories they love to read- from their preferences in genre to their favorite romance trope, they explain what external factors affect the type of stories they consume, while leaving you with tips on how to find the right stories for your taste in books.

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    Keep up with us and follow our journey - Website (alittlelouder.co) | Instagram (instagram.com/alittlelouderco) 

    37 min
  • The Bookstagram Episode

    The world of books has changed and an integral component of publishing and advertising books is bookstagram. Bookstagram became more prominent during lockdown with many people rediscovering their love for books and reading. In today’s episode, Ore and Faridah explain the world of bookstagram and their motivations for starting bookstagram pages. They discuss their likes and dislikes about the bookstagram community and what they hope to achieve with their individual accounts; @itan.wa and @karantabooks.

    You can visit the What They Wrote editorial site here.

    Keep up with us and follow our journey - Website (alittlelouder.co) | Instagram (instagram.com/alittlelouderco) 

    37 min
  • Homegoing

    One book that Ore and Faridah have enjoyed is Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Homegoing is a historical novel that traces the descendants of two half-sisters Effia and Esi, born into different villages in Ghana. The sisters' lives follow different paths: Effia marries a wealthy Englishman and lives in Cape Coast Castle, while Esi is captured during a raid and sold into slavery. They discuss the themes, answer some interesting questions surrounding the book and get you geared up to reading it!

    Keep up with us and follow our journey - Website (alittlelouder.co) | Instagram (instagram.com/alittlelouderco) 

    38 min
  • Meet The Hosts

    Hello listeners, are you interested in books literature and storytelling? In this episode, Ore and Faridah introduce all there is to know about What They Wrote, from their love of books to owning bookstagram accounts. Get to know a little bit more about your hosts as they answer questions.

    Keep up with us and follow our journey - Website (alittlelouder.co) | Instagram (instagram.com/alittlelouderco) 

    35 min

About What They Wrote with Faridah Abdulrazaq and Ore Onabanjo

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Hosted by Faridah Abdulrazaq and Ore Onabanjo, What They Wrote explores all things to do with women of color in storytelling. From interviews with women of color, to book reviews, to discussing the…