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Today, I interview Dr. Ngozi Achebe , a Medical Practitioner, a mother and an author. Dr Achebe's novelist first novel, The Blacksmith Daughter has just been published.   This interview is the last of six-interviews I scheduled with six new authors from three different countries. It started with Tendai Huchu  (Zimbabwe), Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (Ghana), Osundolire Ifelanwa , Myne Whitman (both from Nigeria) and Bryony Rheams (Zimbabwe). However, I also interviewed Fred McBagonluri (Ghana) along the line. Can you tell us something about yourself? I'm a medical doctor and a mother of two. I currently live in the States where I practice medicine and also write. Onaedo is my first published book. When did you begin your literary writings? As a child, especially growing up around people that wrote a lot and read a lot. Which books did you find yourself reading whilst growing up and which are you currently reading? I read quite a variety of books growing up. ...

Nana Ekua's Reading At 7:15 pm yesterday, 13th August 2010, which was a Friday and instead of it being a portentous evening filled with unearthly activities that would gradually converge in evil, we had literary blessings as Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond read from her novel Powder Necklace . The imagistic reading interspersed with humour got everybody laughing. It was a very successful evening in all aspects: the reading, the book purchasing and signing and the conversation that went on on the sidelines. Questions were asked of her and some also congratulated her of telling this story. All I would reveal for now is that it is a coming-of-age novel as I have purchased a copy for future read and review. Also, I met Kinna at Kinna Reads , a Ghanaian book blogger I had met virtually. It was fun talking about books, something I can spend the rest of my life doing.  Righting a Wrong For the past two postings I have been presenting new first novels. So far I have blogged on three of such book...