"Is there anything Nana Nkweti can't do?" - New york times review
interviews
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interviews 〰️
nana nkweti on writing cameroonian american experiences and crossing genres open country mag / april 2022
“meet the author” WITH TIGNER RAND ROLLING OUT MAGAZINE / SEPTEMBER 2021
Nana Nkweti Talks Book Tour Looks, Personal Style, and Killer Nails Brittle paper / august 2021
Arts & Culture Featurette Harper’s Bazaar / June & July 2021
Cameroonian American Stories About Rejecting Societal Expectation Electric literature / june 2021
CONVERSATIONS WITH AFRICAN WRITERS BLACK STAR NEWS RADIO SHOW / JUNE 2021
Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity LITHUB / june 2021
finding her bliss rutgers class notes / june 2021
voice leading bookforum / june 2021
the complexities of multicultural identity lit hub / june 2021
A Variety of rich characters fierce womxn writing podcast / june 2021
Africa writers now
BBC Radio - cultural frontline / Jul 2019
being in iowa — “An african writer spins african tales
Iowa public radio / dec 2014
REVIEWS
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REVIEWS 〰️
What We’re Reading: Writers and Readers on the Books They Enjoyed in June the guardian / june 2022
32 of the hottest new beach reads for summer 2022 Cosmopolitan UK / JUNE 2022
Walking on cowrie shells: review the skinny / may 2022
introducing the winners of the 2022 Whiting awards the paris review / april 2022
Maya C. James Reviews Walking on Cowrie Shells Locus Magazine / november 2021
books we love - best of 2021 npr books concierge / november 2021
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY: BEST BOOKS FOR 2021 NYPL & GOTHAMIST & TIMEOUT NEW YORK / NOVEMBER 2021
new & notable books locus magazine / september 2021
Editor's Choice: 13 New Books We Recommend This Week NEW YORK TIMES / AUGUST 2021
walking on cowrie shells reviewed by juliana lamy CLEAVER MAGAZINE / JULY 2021
Nana Nkweti’s Tales of Cameroonians at Home and in America New York times book review / june 2021
walking on cowrie shells REVIEW minneapolis star tribune / june 2021
Briefly noted the new yorker / june 2021
Future Selves: on nana nkweti’s “walking on cowrie shells” Los angeles review of books / june 2021
Myth and Metaphor in “Walking on Cowrie Shells” chicago review of books / june 2021
These Stories Dance Deftly Between America And Cameroon NPR / june 2021
24 Books We Can't Wait to Take to the Beach This Summer thrillist / June 2021
PageTurners: Let's Go!! A Plethora of Summer Reads to Add to Your #TBR the root / june 2021
June 2021 Reads for the Rest of Us Ms. magazine / JUNE 2021
10 Short Story Collections to Read This Summer lit hub / JUNE 2021
20 of the Best New Summer Books to Pick Up This June OpRAH Daily / JUNE 2021
pleasurably stung women’s review of books / june 2021
Bookreporter.com Review book reporter / june 2021
Nana Nkweti’s Walking on Cowrie Shells Offers Diverse and Complex Story-worlds
Brittle paper / may 2021
28 New Books To Add To Your Summer Reading List ASAP
BUZZFEED / MAY 2021
starred review
bookpage / may 2021
The 25 Indie Next Great Reads for June
American booksellers association / may 2021
Starred Review
Kirkus / Mar 2021
2021 most anticipated books
the millions / Mar 2021
55 Anticipated African Books of 2021
brittle Paper / Jan 2021
what to read when 2021 is just around the corner
The RUmpUS / DEC 2020
caine writer featurette
bbc news - focus on Africa / Jul 2019
“It takes a village some say” review
bbc news - focus on Africa / Jul 2019
caine prize 2019 finalist announcement
caine prize / may 2019
mining the gift of time
bucknell Magazine / fall 2017
“THE PURE ENERGY of the words strikes first, the thrumming, soaring, frenetic pace of Nana Nkweti’s expression.”
LA Review of books
NKWETI’S SENTENCES SOAR, ENTHRALLING THE READER THROUGH THEIR EVERY TWIST AND TURN, AND OFTEN ENDING WITH A WRY PUNCH…THIS IS GROUNDBREAKING AND VITAL WORK
publishers weekly
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