Episode 316: Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Warrior, Binti, and Beyond




The Coode Street Podcast show

Summary: <p><img src="//jonathanstrahan.podbean.com/mf/web/3gnvwb/akata.jpg" alt="akata.jpg" width="125" height="184" align="right" hspace="10">This week we’re joined by the fabulous <a href="http://nnedi.com/">Nnedi Okorafor</a>, whose <em>Akata Warrior</em> (sequel to <em>Akata Witch</em>) will be published next week, and whose <em>Binti: The Night Masquerade</em> (concluding her award-winning <em>Binti </em>trilogy of novellas) is due in January. We discuss not only these books, but the ongoing excitement about the possible TV adaptation of <em>Who Fears Death?, </em>the forthcoming novel <em>Remote Control, </em>the growing awareness of African and Naijamerican SF and fantasy, her work in comics and graphic novels, her <em>Star Wars </em>short story, and the problems of juggling academic work with writing. Nnedi is one of the busiest writers in the field these days, and her insights, as always, are fascinating.</p>