My Lit Adventure

On this episode, Eseosa, Olivia and I talk about the absolute chaos that is Nikki May's Wahala. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast. Enjoy! 💛

Damisola and I are back again talking about Patsy and exploring themes of mental health, gender, sexuality, motherhood, romantic relationships and the difficult road to redemption and forgiveness. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates. Enjoy! 💛 Content warning: suicide, self-harm

Damisola and I talk about the loneliness of immigration, the struggles of measuring up to parents' expectation and the importance of seeing our parents as people who had lives before they had us as we review Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure for updates 💛

In this episode, I discuss Hana Khan Carries On, the first book I've read set in a South Asian Canadian muslim community. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure for updates 💛 Content warning: suicide American National Suicide Hotline - +1-800-273-8255 Nigerian suicide hotline - https://www.opencounseling.com/hotlines-ng Crisis Services Canada - +1-833-456-4566 NHS UK https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/

In this episode, Farida and I talk twins, spirituality, living in Lagos and creating a community as an African in the diaspora through the lens of Butter Honey Pig Bread. Follow our Instagram @mylit.adventure for more updates 💛

In this episode, Adaora and I explore Sweden through the experiences of Brittany, Kemi and Muna as they navigate being Black immigrants in a homogenous culture. Follow @mylit.adventure on instagram for more updates. Enjoy! 💛

Olivia and I talk about what it means for a person to become your home and why friendships that fill you up are so important through the lens of Christina Lauren’s The Soulmate Equation. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates. Enjoy! 💛

Happy Valentine's Day! I've been looking to read more books by non-Nigerian African authors and this book gave me the perfect opportunity. In this episode, Ikeme and I talk about what love looks like for us and the importance of making seemingly selfish decisions as we explore Sierra Leone in the 60s and post war in the early 2000s. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast. Enjoy! 

On this episode, Kehinde Odusote and I discuss Chibundu Onuzo's Sankofa and explore themes of finding one's self, colonization, authoritarianism and the struggle of realizing that our parents are flawed people. For more information on the This Ability documentary, follow @thisability_doc on Instagram and @thisabilitydoc on Twitter. Enjoy! Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast 💛

In this episode, I explore the enigma that is Lagos as I review Leye Adenle’s Easy Motion Tourist. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure 💛