She then moved to England, where she survived boarding school for girls and fell in love with Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte, before moving to the United States permanently. Her conversion to Christianity in her twenties changed the course of her life forever. Tessa holds a Master of Divinity from Yale, where she was elected as the co-chair of the Evangelical Fellowship at the Divinity School for one year.
She served in women and prayer ministries for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer and speaker. Search for:. Words related to book publishing, bookstores, libraries, or anything else related to books may lead you to your perfect book-related username. Use a fictitious place from your favorite book. Many readers find themselves wishing they could attend Hogwarts or live in The Shire. If you have a favorite fictitious place, you can use it as inspiration for your username.
If the place name itself is already in use as a username, add your name or a number to it. Leave a Comment We respond within 24 hours. Terms of Use Cancel reply. I mean, in some people read Conrad and miss all the colonial and imperialist bullshit in his work, so go figure. Kintu is important because it is the book and Makumbi, is the author that has pushed me into imagining what it could mean to centre ourselves in our work without an anxiety to write back to empire.
What about our own worlds? What is there in our own worlds? Kintu is one clear example of an imagination that ultimately pays due homage to those who resisted and built a counter archive but is continuing from where they stopped by centering an archive that sees ourselves without reducing us to countering Europe.
Some of the essays in the non fiction book have been published online, and Small Deaths, a short story from the forthcoming fiction book was published in Transition. Panashe, perhaps, more than Makumbi acknowledges and deals head on with Imperialism and its continued violence, but from a centre where we are the subject, and without the anxieties of building a counter archive.
Everything bell hooks. I do not have to give reasons why. And Audre Lorde. I know I also do not have to give reasons, just as bell hooks above. Like Liked by 1 person. Thanks for stopping by! For me, this is what reading is about…. Well said, Lisa. I love the various examples you gave too! Thanks for stopping by xx. This has been very enlightening and has pushed me to question what being well read means to me.
They are the books that make me feel fulfilled. I enjoyed this. Well done. Hi Lydia. Thanks for passing by! Like Like. Interesting and real thought provoking discourse in the interviews, Darkowaah. What does well read mean to me? Reading as many books of any genre or should I say writing that appeals to me on a deeper and intellectual level, as well as emotive level and being able to hold serious discussion on such themes with like minded people. I believe no book, no matter how well written or badly written comes out without some message and thought provoking themes.
That said, what is actually well read? Is it only reading books that means one is well read? Or being highly educated that means one is well read?
Hmmm, you pose some serious questions, Celestine. Thank you for this two part series Darkowaa. I enjoyed the various opinions and book suggestions. Thanks for stopping by, Osondu! I came to this post having an answer in my head but after these blog posts my answer is a little bit different but retains most of the sentiments I previously had. Thanks for this contribution, Osondu! So many people read Adichie, Achebe, ToMo etc absentmindedly and still hold strong prejudices against the very things these authors write about.
Sooo many books to add to our TBRs! Thank you again for reading and engaging, as always, Leslie!
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