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WORLDWIDE MEDIA EVENT: Say You’re One of Them

Oprah.com is joining forces with CNN.com and Facebook to present a LIVE Oprah’s Book Club interactive web event on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT/11.00 p.m. GMT with author Uwem Akpan! The webcast will be a 90-minute worldwide event, during which readers can submit their questions for the author and potentially be [...]

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“An Ex-Mas Feast” – from SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM

Click on the below link to watch Oprah’s video blog about the first story from Uwem Akpan’s her Book Club selection for 2009 SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM \”An Ex-Mas Feast\” – from SAY YOU\’RE ONE OF THEM

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Say You’re One of Them Wins!

Say You’re One of Them wins BEST FIRST BOOK for the Africa region Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009   Penguin Books is proud to announce that Uwem Akpan has been awarded the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in the category of Best First Book for the African Region.   Akpan is available for three interviews.  These will be on a first come first served basis.   Elinor Sisulu, [...]

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Say Youre One Of Them Wins Best First Book – Uwem Akpan

Penguin Books is proud to announce that Uwem Akpan has been awarded the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in the category of Best First Book for the African Region. Elinor Sisulu, Chair of the Judges, commented: “Child trafficking, extreme poverty, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, religious intolerance, communal violence and genocide – Uwem Akpan’s short story collection Say [...]

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