The African Authors Podcast

Title: The Bone River with Nkereuwem Albert Episode Number:  #32 Guest: Nkereuwem Albert ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  24th April 2026. Description: This week, we are joined by the viral Nigerian author Nkereuwem Albert, who took the literary community by storm with his debut book, The Bone River. Albert gets honest with us about his journey as a writer growing up in...

Title: Where The Shadows End with Onyema Achukwu-Ononye Episode Number:  #31 Guest: Onyema Achukwu-Ononye ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  17th April 2026. Description: This week, we are joined by a phenomenal Nigerian author, Onyema Achukwu-Ononye, whose debut book, "Efe: Musings of a filly," has been catching a lot of attention in the literary community. Onyema...

Title: Where The Shadows End with Louisa Bello Episode Number:  #30 Guest: Louisa Bello ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  10th April 2026. Description: This week, we are joined by the incredible Louisa Bello, a Nigerian-British author in the diaspora. Louisa gets very candid about her Nigerian roots, embracing her Nigerian dad's culture, although raised in London, and naviga...

Title: The Sex Lives of African Women with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Episode Number:  #29 Guest: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  27th March 2026. Description: This week, we have our first Ghanaian author and advocate for African women's pleasure. The award-winning and incredible Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah joins us this week on the podcast. She gets vulnerable with us...

Title: Soft Spot Rotten Spot with ⁠ Efe Orakpo Episode Number:  #28 Guest: Efe Orakpo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  6th March 2026. Description: This week, we are joined by one of Nigeria's beautiful poets, Efe Orakpo, who gets vulnerable with us about her journey as a writer. She recounts her first time (3:34) writing a poem and how that became a tool for expressing herself without...

Title: Melodies of Love with ⁠⁠Amaka Azie⁠⁠ Episode Number:  #27 Guest: Amaka Azie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  27th February 2026. Description: This week, we have the amazing and energy-infectious Amaka Azie, one of the continent's finest authors in the last decade. Amaka walks us through her journey from her early days in writing and developing her unique writing style. She gets cand...

Title: The Heartbeat of Christmas Magic with ⁠ Ihunanya Erondu⁠ Episode Number:  #26 Guest: Ihunanya Erondu⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  20th February 2026. Description: This week, we have the astounding poet and, most recently, an author, Ihunanya Erondu, who joins us on the show. Ihuanaya gets real with us on her personal journey as an academic to finding her love for creative writing ove...

Title: We Will Live Again with Chukwuemeka Famous⁠ Episode Number:  #25 Guest: Chukwuemeka Famous⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  13th February 2026. Description: This week, we have one of Nigeria's most riveting writers, Chukwuemeka Famous, who joins us today on The African Authors Podcast. He walks us through his journey (3:10) from an academic to an author, growing up in Benin to Igbo paren...

Title: Letters of Light with ⁠ Chinedu Ndigwe⁠ Episode Number:  #24 Guest: Chinedu Ndigwe ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  6th February 2026. Description: Yes! We are back from our hiatus! We know we left you guys hanging for a bit. Our apologies. But we are back now, and can't wait to bring y'all more amazing author stories in 2026. We are joined by Chinedu Ndigwe our first guest this year who is...

Title: Tearless with Ayo Deforge Episode Number:  #23 Guest: Ayo Deforge ⁠ ⁠⁠ Release Date:  3rd October 2025. Description: This week on the show, we are graced by the iconic French-fluent Nigerian storyteller and author, Ayo Deforge. She opens up (4:04) with her inspiration for writing and how the grief of losing her mother influenced her writing style. Ayo left Nigeria for France (9:05) in 2012,...

Title:  Mystery Monkey with ⁠⁠⁠⁠George Gathiani⁠ Episode Number:  #22 Guest: ⁠ ⁠ George Gathiani Release Date:  26th September 2025. Description: We are back after that little break! We return with yet another mind-blowing episode for your listening pleasure. This week, we are joined by the amazing and trailblazing conscious African author George Gathiani. He talks to us about his journey (4:12) t...

Title:  ÌṢẸ́PẸ́ with Yusuf Àlàbí Balógun Episode Number:  #21 Guest: Yusuf Àlàbí Balógun ⁠⁠ Release Date:  5th September 2025. Description: This week on the show, we are graced by the iconic indigenous Nigerian storyteller, author, and orator Yusuf Àlàbí Balógun, popularly known as Àrẹ̀mọ Gemini. We start off (5:05) the episode by getting into the mind of Yusuf as he recounts events in his life th...

Title:  The Power of Your One Thing with ⁠ ⁠⁠ Elvis Prince Tognia⁠⁠ Episode Number:  #20 Guest: ⁠⁠⁠ Elvis Prince Tognia⁠ Release Date:  29th August 2025. Description: This week on our landmark 20th episode on the show, we are joined by Elvis Prince Tognia, our first Cameroonian and public speaker featured on the podcast. Elvis starts off (4:50) talking to us about his journey, moving from his vill...

Title:  I Cry at the Feet of My Other Body with ⁠ ⁠ Mustapha Enesi⁠ ⁠ Episode Number:  #19 Guest: ⁠ ⁠ Mustapha Enesi⁠ ⁠ Release Date:  22nd August 2025 Description: On the show this week, we are joined by ⁠ Mustapha Enesi ⁠ ,one of Africa's brightest young writers, charting his course in the literary space with his unique message-driven writing style. Firstly, Mustapha walks us through his jou...

Title:  Boy Child with Franz Owano Episode Number:  #18 Guest: Franz Owano Release Date:  15th August 2025 Description: On the show this week, we are joined by one of the leading African authors, Franz Owano, trailblazing the niche space of existential and metaphysical writing across the continent. Franz Owano, a trained medical doctor, graced us with his captivating presence and left us with more...

Title:  The Crimson Vigilante with Olayinka Yaqub Episode Number:  #17 Guest: ⁠ Olayinka Yaqub⁠ Release Date:  8th August 2025 Description: On the show this week, we are joined by Olayinka Yaqub, one of Nigeria's brightest young minds, who has taken the crime fiction space by storm with his latest book, "The Crimson Vigilante." Olayinka takes us through his journey (4:02) as a young...

Title:  Love & Poetry with ⁠ Margaret Gathenya ⁠| Ep. 16 Episode Number:  #16 Guest: ⁠ Margaret Gathenya ⁠ Release Date:  1st August, 2025 Description: On the show this week, we are joined by one of Africa's finest sensual and vulnerable writers, Margaret Gathenya. She gets really candid with us about her journey from writing to filmmaking and how that has shaped her view of the world. Mar...

Title:  Lost in You with Maranatha Abutu | Ep. 15 Episode Number:  #15 Guest: Maranatha Abutu Release Date:  25th July 2025 Description: On the show this week, we are joined by the voluble and delectable Maranatha Abutu one of Nigeria's finest romance novelists, charting a unique lane in the African literature space. As a seasoned podcaster and conversationalist herself, Mara takes us on her j...

Title:  The Days We Long For with Oluwabunmi Adaramola ⁠ | Ep. 14 Episode Number:  #14 Guest: Oluwabunmi Adaramola Release Date:  11th July 2025 Description: On the show this week, we have one of Africa's finest writers and legal aficionados in the diaspora in Olubunmi Adaramola. The UK-based Nigerian author chats with us about growing up (4:54) in Ibadan, Nigeria, and being an expressive kid....

Title:  The Years of Blood with Adedayo Agarau | Ep. 13 Episode Number:  #13 Guest: Adedayo Agarau Release Date:  4th July 2025 Description: On the show this week, we have our first poet on the podcast, and we hit a goldmine, landing a prominent name in the African poetry space in Adedayo Agarau, a Wallace Stegner Fellow. He joins us to discuss his journey as a poet and the alternating parallels h...

Title:  Heart of Resilience and Transformation with⁠ Nicholas Kisara Episode Number:  #12 Guest: Nicholas Kisara ⁠ Release Date:  27th June 2025 Description: On the show this week, we have one of Kenya's inspiring authors, Nicholas Kisara, known for his unique way of telling real-life stories. Nicholas starts off (4:55) the show by telling us about his childhood growing up in Mombasa, Kenya, and e...

Title:  The Lagos Flash Fiction Series and Nothing Comes Close with⁠ Tolulope Popoola Episode Number:  #11 Guest: Tolulope Popoola Release Date:  20th June 2025 Description: On the show this week, we have the Queen of Flash Fiction herself, Tolulope Popoola, one of Nigeria's most influential writers known for her captivating storytelling and sixth sense for character layering. Our host starts...

Title:  Ophelia and Eastern Butterfly with⁠ Sandra Nekh Episode Number:  #10 Guest: Sandra Nekh Release Date:  11th June 2025 Description: On the show this week, we have one of Kenya's priced jewels in the country's literature space. She starts off the show (2:19) by telling us how she got into writing, watching Hollywood movies, and reading books back in the day, and trying to model the storyline...

Title:  Love's Direction and Love's Beacon with⁠ Iyanuoluwa Olorode⁠ Episode Number:  #9 Guest: ⁠ Iyanuoluwa Olorode⁠ Release Date:  2nd June, 2025 Description: On the show this week, we have one of Nigeria's brightest minds in the Christian novelist space. She starts off the show revealing how she got inspiration (2:13) from a Sunday school for her debut novel. Then she talks about her love for s...

Title: Prince of Monkeys and The Brevity of Beautiful Things with Nnamdi Ehirim Episode Number: #8 Guest: Nnamdi Ehirim Release Date: 9th May, 2025 Description: This week, we have seasoned Nigerian storyteller Nnamdi Ehirim on the show. He starts off recounting how he got into storytelling (1:00) from listening to hip-hop early and writing his first verses to Nas' "One Mic". Then we delve into the...