African Books & African Literature: The Noisy Book Club Podcast

 In this episode of Author Chats, host Benny sits down with award-winning Nigerian writer Mustapha Enesi to discuss his debut short story collection, I Cry at the Feet of My Other Body — a powerful and deeply moving exploration of Nigerian womanhood. The collection explores the complex themes of motherhood, longing, grief, sexuality, and acceptance — unfolding against the backdrop of women navigat...

On this episode of Author Chats, Host Benny sits down with Tomilola Coco Adeyemo to discuss her festive Nigerian romance novel, A Nollywood Christmas — exploring the inspiration behind the story, its characters, relationships, and the playlist that brings it all to life. Tomilola shares what it takes to write authentic, culturally rooted love stories for Nigerian readers and the diaspora, and what...

In this Townhall episode of the Noisy Book Club Podcast, members gather to discuss Love, Lagos and Other Complications by Zainab Uche Imam. What starts as a light billionaire romance quickly turns into deeper conversations about love, perception, complicated Lagos moments, and whether money influences genuine connection. You’ll hear first impressions from members, a lively debate between the “Year...

On this month’s Member Chat, Benny sits down with Anjola Robert — known in the club as the “Glass Captain” — for a, lively, and hilarious conversation. Together, they discuss the book of the month, romance, vulnerability, timing, and emotional risk. For Anjola, the book was nothing short of a Valentine’s miracle — a story that restored her faith. Beyond the book, the conversation drifts into perso...

In this episode of the Love in Detty December series, Modupe chats with Pearl Bassey, contributing author to Ponmo Is a Bird That Has No Place in a Cultured Culinary Sky and Other Stories and writer of the story Stardust. Pearl shares the fascinating contradiction in her craft: though she does not consider herself a romance reader, she is deeply drawn to writing love stories. Together, discuss her...

Kicking off the Ponmo is a Bird Author Chat Series is a fun and in-depth conversation featuring Oluchukwu Nwabuikwu, author of the titular story in Ponmo is a Bird that has no place in a cultured culinary sky. In this first episode, temporary host Modupe Daramola sits down with Oluchukwu (DJ 2P2E) to explore his journey from growing up in Aba, Anambra State—where he felt like a “spare part”—to car...

In this episode of the Noisy Book Club Podcast, Benny sits down with author Zainab Uche Imam, the mind behind our Book of the Month, Love, Lagos and Other Complications. Zainab shares her unexpected journey from balancing a 9-to-5 career to embracing her identity as a writer, after believing music would be her first creative path. They explore the emotional shift of realising that people are not o...

This October, the Noisy book club gathered to discuss Caged Ocean Dub by Dare Segun Falowo — an anthology that weaves Nigerian culture with elements of speculative fiction, horror, and magical realism. In an open and thought-provoking conversation, members explored the book’s central themes, which are organised into three collections: Hunger , Hauntings , and Heralds. What You’ll Hear in This Epis...

In this episode of  Author Book Chat , host  Benny  speaks with  Dare Segun Falowo , author of  Caged Ocean Dub . We unpack the book’s blend of African cosmologies, surreal horror, soft sci-fi and mythmaking, and trace Dare’s creative journey from idea to publication. Hear close readings of standout stories, practical craft advice for emerging writers, and a conversation about how contemporary Nig...

In this episode of the best African literary podcast , host Benny sits down with Ibifubara Davis — psychologist, writer, book club member, and former Big Brother Naija housemate. Together, they dive into our October Book of the Month, Caged Ocean Dub by Dare Segun Falowo, exploring its themes, their shared love for psychology, and why stories like this matter in today’s African literary landscape....

Our host, Benny, sits down with poet Inuwa Niimah to discuss her debut collection,  In the Wake of What Was .In this episode, they explore her journey of writing the collection, the path to publication, and the inspirations that shaped her poetry. About the Book In the Wake of What Was , gathers the fragments of love, loss, womanhood, and becoming into tender verses that speak to the shared experi...

In this episode of our Author Book Chat series, podcast host Benny sits down with Samuel Kolawole, author of the internationally acclaimed debut novel  The Road to the Salt Sea . Together, they explore the novel’s unforgettable characters, powerful themes, and the creative journey behind this thought-provoking story. Join Benny and Samuel in this insightful and funny conversation as they discuss K...

This September, the Noisy book club gathered to discuss The Road to the Salt Sea by Samuel Kọ́láwọ́lé , a powerful debut novel that traces one man’s harrowing journey from Nigeria to Europe in search of a better life. In this open, thought-provoking conversation, book club members explore the novel’s urgent themes—migration, survival, class, and the search for meaning in a broken world. From the h...

In this Member Book Chat, host Benny and Modupe Daramola, a member of the Noisy Book Club, dive into The Road to the Salt Sea by Samuel Kolawole—a gripping, deeply emotional novel about survival, migration, class, and the search for a better life. Together, Benny and Modupe unpack the powerful journey of Able God, a low-paid hotel worker whose life is upended after a violent encounter forces him t...

For our very first Author Book Chat, podcast host Benny sits down with award-winning Nigerian-Canadian writer Francesca Ekwuyasi, the brilliant author of Butter Honey Pig Bread. Together, they dive deep into the novel’s unforgettable characters, powerful themes, and the creative journey behind this internationally acclaimed debut. In this warm, reflective, and engaging conversation, Francesca shar...

Noisy Podcast presents “The Noisy Book Club” a podcast series where we will bring to you, interviews with African  authors of our Monthly reads, town hall episodes of our actual monthly Book club meetings as well as reviews and conversation around books that will make you laugh, cry or rethink something you thought you knew!  The Book Club Podcast is a place to discuss and celebrate African storie...