On 22 September, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Nigerian publishers, Narrative Landscape Press, hosted her in Victoria Island, Lagos. The event, themed “An Evening with Chimamanda,” took place at The Workstation, 7 Ibiyinka Olorunbe Close, Victoria Island, Lagos. There were conversations around her two most recent books, We Should All Be Feminists (2014) and Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto […]
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EVENT | An Evening with Chimamanda in Victoria Island
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Nigerian publishers, Narrative Landscape, will be hosting her in Victoria Island, Lagos. The event, themed “An Evening with Chimamanda,” will take place on 22 September at The Workstation, 7 Ibiyinka Olorunbe Close, Victoria Island. There will be conversations around her two most recent books, We Should All Be Feminists (2014) and Dear Ijeawele, […]
For Just N7,000, Sunshine Bookseller Will Sell You All Six Books by Chimamanda Adichie
For just N7,000, Nigeria’s Sunshine Bookseller is ready to sell you a collection of all six books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. That would mean her three novels, Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013); her short story collection, The Thing Around Your Neck (2009); and her two essay books, We […]
Adichie-inspired Christian Dior T-shirts on Sale for $710 Each
“We should all be feminist” is currently one of the most iconic phrases of global feminism. Last year, the title of Adichie’s celebrated TED talk and feminist chapbook graced the Christian Dior Paris Fashion Week runway. Under the artistic direction of Maria Chiuri, models strutted the runway with t-shirts stamped with “We Should All Be […]
Adichie Talks Dior, Paris, and Her Fashion Week Experience in New Interview with Elle.com
In October, Adichie sat front row at a Christian Dior fashion show in Paris and watched models strutting the run way dressed in t-shirts bearing the inscription, “we should all be feminists.” [read here if you missed it.] In a recent interview published on elle.com, Adichie takes us back to when Dior first invited her to […]
Adichie Celebrates The Swedish Translation of Her Feminist Chapbook With Lovely Video Message
Yesterday, Sweden’s largest publishing house Albert Bonniers Förlag released the Swedish translation of We Should All Be Feminists. Titled Alla Borde Vara Feminister, the translation represents yet another win for a book that has become the go-to document of global feminism. To launch the new translation, Albert Bonniers Förlag partnered with The Swedish Women’s Lobby […]
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