pickThe author has wonderful stories and a great sense of humor! A really wonderful read! Plus, he now lives in my hometown!
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Never Look an American in the Eye: A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American | 
pickThe author has wonderful stories and a great sense of humor! A really wonderful read! Plus, he now lives in my hometown!
pickThis was an ARC I found in a used bookstore, so I‘m giving it some grace. I liked the storytelling in this one, and was just generally interested to learn more about Nigerian society and culture.
When my son was home I took him to my favorite local book store. I'm not supposed to be buying books. Ooops. 😉
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Not very far into this one but liking it so far.The tea at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant was also good.
#TBRtemptation post! This sounds like a very interesting memoir. It's the funny and penetrating experiences of his move from Nigeria to America. He became editor of "African Commentary" and meant China Achebe, Wole Soyinka, & others. He talks about differences in Nigerian & American etiquette, politics, & stereotypes about each other; being racially profiled for crime; & juxtaposes folk tales with Walk Street. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?
I finally finished my labor of love! I made a list of wonderful releases in 2016 from over 100 indie presses because I love you and I like you:
http://bookriot.com/2016/12/19/a-great-big-guide-to-wonderful-books-in-2016-from...
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I tend to gravitate to books written by rich white women (who write about rich people problems or extramarital affairs) or sardonic men who live in Brooklyn and who are worshipped by the NYTimes book reviewers. This book broke my usual reading mold and I'm so glad that I read it! Reading a memoir from a man who was raised in Nigeria and moved to America: Refreshing, interesting and a good investment of anyone's reading time! 😀
When you're reading and suddenly realize that you need to read the book that had a profound impact on the author. So you buy it.
It is cold and rainy today - so we're camped out here and starting this one
Added in some comfort reads (a couple of re-reads and a visit to Three Pines) to end my year 😀#wanttoreadindec @RealLifeReading
#booktober October favorite by my friend Okey Ndibe. Looking forward to seeing him at a book talk again on Wednesday. #diversebooks @RealLifeReading
Spent a wonderful evening at a book event with Okey Ndibe at Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA #diversebooks
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Happy pub day to Okey Ndibe (top middle)! He was great at Franklin Park Reading Series last night, along with D. Foy (PATRICIDE), Matt Bell (SCRAPPER), Jan Michalski (THE SUMMER SHE WAS UNDER WATER), Zetta Elliott (A WISH AFTER MIDNIGHT), and Stephen O'Connor (THOMAS JEFFERSON DREAM OF SALL HEMINGS).
pickForeign Gods, Inc was brilliant and delightful and that same larger view, dark wit, and ability to capture character are present in Ndibe's nonfiction. With a journalists eye on his own past he wastes no words and colors the picture fully. The subtitle says is all, "Flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American".
