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With the Book Chief

Benita Umoh

17 episodes

5 days ago

There is beauty in Africa and I have found mine in the pages of African books. Here, I’m creating a home for African books with the aim of getting people all over the world to experience the beauty that is African literature. So join me🤗 Follow on instagram @withthebookchief

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There is beauty in Africa and I have found mine in the pages of African books. Here, I’m creating a home for African books with the aim of getting people all over the world to experience the beauty that is African literature. So join me🤗 Follow on instagram @withthebookchief

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Episodes (17/17)

With the Book Chief

Bookstagram made me read it

First off, this episode is dedicated to Adanna by Adesuwa Nwokedi and not for good reasons. 😭

Listen and be blessed 🚶🏽‍♀️

8 months ago

16 minutes 14 seconds

With the Book Chief

Valentine Shenanigans and The Wrath of The Madame by Jack Oswald

Let’s gist… I have no man but I got a Valentine’s package 🤭

And I finally completed Jack Oswald’s second book.

9 months ago

15 minutes 16 seconds

With the Book Chief

My January Bookish Wrapped

I read five books in January and I would have honestly felt bad if I did not give you guys the tea on it. So in this episode I gave my two cents on all the books I read last month.

Do not forget to share your thoughts with me here or on instagram and TikTok @withthebookchief

9 months ago

16 minutes 2 seconds

With the Book Chief

The Man Who Knew Too Much

I read a Nigerian thriller novel. In this episode I talk about reading out of my comfort zone and if it was worth it.

9 months ago

10 minutes 31 seconds

With the Book Chief

Five Books to Kickstart your Fiction Journey 🇳🇬

You just have to read these books to kickstart your Nigerian fiction journey. Take my word for it. 😉❤️

Listen to my review on The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s wives.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ly1zxpKcKwvtEvwSbKsvl?si=LGTA9gV2QXaYQOLA3ZcfxA

10 months ago

24 minutes 12 seconds

With the Book Chief

Buzz😍 or Boo😒

Before we have our guests coming in, let me share my two cents on this year’s bookish buzz. Were these trending books a buzz to me or not.

11 months ago

24 minutes 30 seconds

With the Book Chief

Horroctober I: Ghost Roots and my Nigerian roots

I read Ghost Roots by Pemi Aguda for Horroctober and I thought it was quite foreign to my Nigerian roots. How so?

1 year ago

20 minutes 38 seconds

With the Book Chief

Is this the end?

On this episode I talk about what kept me away for 4 months and if With the Book Chief will be coming to an end.

1 year ago

22 minutes 48 seconds

With the Book Chief

Inside African Fiction II

Our guest Majesty, had a lot to get off her chest concerning African Fiction in this episode, do listen 😂

1 year ago

33 minutes 1 second

With the Book Chief

Inside African Fiction I

In this Part One of Inside African Fiction, I and a very special guest talk about a few flaws and misconceptions about African fiction amidst lots of laughter, so get ready to laugh too as you listen.

1 year ago

20 minutes 18 seconds

With the Book Chief

Back like I never left

After 77 days of being off, I’m happy to announce that I am back and back for good. Listen to this episode to know what kept me away, what I was up to while away and all the juicy bits I have in store for y’all in subsequent episodes.

1 year ago

8 minutes 13 seconds

With the Book Chief

In the Midst of it All, will love thrive?

In this episode, I talk about In the Midst of it All by Thabile Shange, the easy love in this book thriving in hard times.

1 year ago

27 minutes 59 seconds

With the Book Chief

Caleb Azumah’s Open Water; beauty in perfection, perfection in beauty.

In this episode, I share my thoughts on what I believe is more than a love story, beauty and perfection coming together to birth a masterpiece. As you listen make sure not to keep the butterflies that may flutter in your stomach at bay, let them have their way as you tap into black love, while enjoying this episode.

1 year ago

24 minutes 46 seconds

With the Book Chief

MFL-The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

In this episode I share, rant and laugh about the master piece that Lola Shoneyin created with this book. I know you’ll enjoy it, so listen away and don’t forget to share your thoughts on it on our social media pages. ig@withthebookchief, twitter@umohbenita3

1 year ago

30 minutes 55 seconds

With the Book Chief

MFL-Nights of the Creaking Bed

I love short stories, so it’s only fitting that Nights of the Creaking Bed is one of my first loves. In this episode I talk about a few stories in this collection of short stories and I really hope you enjoy it. ❤️

1 year ago

26 minutes 34 seconds

With the Book Chief

In this debut episode of With the Book Chief I share my reading journey, how I became a book lover and progressed into falling in love with African books, going forward to list out the books that caused my fall.

1 year ago

20 minutes 19 seconds

With the Book Chief

With the Book Chief (Trailer)

1 year ago

39 seconds