We conclude our conversation with renowned Ugandan author, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi in which she reflects on migrant narratives in her collection of short stories, Manchester Happened (published in the USA as Let’s Tell This Story Properly), we explore the ways in which Sweet Mother by Nico Mbaga contribute to conversations on the treatment of indigenous Ugandan feminism in relation to western feminism in the novel, The First Woman (published in the USA as A Girl Is A Body of Water), and we also draw explicit parallels between Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Makumbi’s Kintu.

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The song you heard in the intro and outro of this podcast is titled: Reset by Meakoom (Meakoom) link to her music is available on Bandcamp

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's Bibliography:

- Kintu

- Manchester Happened (Published as Let's Tell This Story Properly in the USA)

- The First Woman - (Published as A Girl Is a Body of Water in the USA)

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What power do editors have in steering a writer’s career? What are the real value of winning literary prizes such as the Kwani! manuscript project? What challenges do African writers encounter when attempting to publish literary fiction that exclude the white gaze?

Our guest Jennifer Nansubuga Mamukbi, award winning author whose novels include Kintu (pronounced ChinTu), The First Woman (published as A Girl Is A Body of Water in the USA), and the short Story collection, Manchester Happened (published as Let’s Tell This Story Properly in the USA) situate Ugandan mythology in the fictional narrative of historical and contemporary Ugandan experiences.

We use the music of Miriam Makeba, Queen, Eddy Kenzo, Tracy Chapman, Krizbeatz x Teni and more to explore Makumbi’s experience of being published, the real value of winning the Kwani! manuscript project & how it defined her writing career, why writers must to invest in good editors, and we also discuss her response to that introductory essay to the USA edition of Kintu.

Listen to Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s curated playlist on Spotify, and Deezer.

Follow @booksandrhymes on Twitter and Instagram to stay informed on the latest news on classic and contemporary books by writers of African descent. We would love it if you share your thoughts & tag us in your social media posts of this episode.

The song you heard in the intro and outro of this podcast is titled: Reset by Meakoom (Meakoom) link to her music is available on Bandcamp

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's Bibliography:

- Kintu

- Manchester Happened (Published as Let's Tell This Story Properly in the USA)

- The First Woman - (Published as A Girl Is a Body of Water in the USA)

Books discussed and referenced in this episode:

- Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream to The Sun – Sarah Ladipo Manyika

- The Famished Road – Ben Okri

- God's Bits of Wood - Sembene Ousmane

- Lives of Great Men - Chike Frankie Edozien

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What is psychogeography? How does architecture affect our emotional, mental, and psychological wellbeing? Caleb Femi, a poet, educator, and multidisciplinary artist whose debut collection of poetry, Poor, celebrate and interrogate youth culture and masculinity, while the articulating the complex lived experiences of working class migrant communities in the UK join us in conversation. We use the music of Burna Boy, J-Hus, Wizkid, Giggs, Sunny Ade, and more to explore the problematic relationship between architecture and social stratification, the importance of finding and reading resonant poetry, the conversational between poetry and photography, and the philosophy that undergirds his work.

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I am pleased to announce an international giveaway of two signed copies of Caleb Femi’s collection of poetry, Poor, in collaboration with Ed Public Relations. The giveaway ends on Monday 16th of November. For a chance to win one signed copy of the book, simply subscribe to the mailing list via link in the episode description. The winner will be seleted from our list of subscribers.

For a chance to win the second signed copy, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @booksandrhymes, entry details will be posted.

The song you heard in the intro and outro of this podcast is titled: Reset by Meakoom (Meakoom) link to her music is available on Bandcamp

Books discussed and referenced in this episode:

- Citizen – Claudia Rankine

- Salt – Nayyirah Waheed

- The Light Song of Light – Kei Miller

- Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth – Warsane Shire

- Surge – Jay Bernard

- The Perseverance – Raymond Antrobus

- My Darling From the Lions – Rachel Long

- Some Bright Elegance– Kayo Chingonyi

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