Do What You Gotta Do: Caine Prize for African Writing
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A special live episode recording with the shortlisted writers for the Caine Prize for African Writing, 2019: Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria) ‘Skinned’, Meron Hadero (Ethiopia) ‘The Wall’,  Cherrie Kandie (Kenya) for ‘Sew My Mouth’ Ngwah-Mbo Nana Nkweti (Cameroon) for ‘It Takes A Village Some Say’, and Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor (Nigeria) for ‘All Our Lives’; in partnership with the Caine Prize. A playlist of the songs featured in this episode including a soundtrack to each sti The stories can be read in written and audio formats here: http://caineprize.com/the-shortlist-2019 Tweet your thought on this episode using the hashtag #Booksandrhymes, follow @booksandrhymes on twitter and instagram A playlist of the songs featured in this episode including a specially curated soundtrack to each story is available on Spotify and YouTube I’m so thankful for your positive feedback on previous episodes of the podcast. Subscribe to the mailing list at booksandrhymes.com. Do me a favour and subscribe, rate, and review Books & Rhymes on iTunes and your favourite podcast listening platforms. Tell your friends about the podcast and continue the conversation by following @booksAndRhymes on twitter, and instagram The song you heard at the intro and outro is titled Dismembered by Meakoom. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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