S6 Ep57: Yomi Adegoke, novelist and non-fiction writer

Yomi Adegoke, bestselling author of The List and co-author of Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible , spoke to me in August for this episode. We discussed the stellar career she's established in her twenties and early thirties – from launching a self-made magazine, to producing an acclaimed book on the experience of black British women, to writing a novel that has sold more than 150,000 copies in little over a year. Yomi spilled the beans on the steep learning curve of moving from non-fiction to fiction; her love of a good edit; and why she thinks literary critics are underappreciated. You can buy Yomi's books here in the In Writing bookshop: Order my book In Writing: Conversations on Inspiration, Perspiration and Creative Desperation : London: I'm in conversation with BBC Radio 4's Sheila Dillon at Ink@84 on 7 November: Edinburgh: I'm in conversation with novelist Maggie O'Farrell organised by Rare Birds Books on 10 November: Glasgow: I'm reading from my book and being interviewed at Glasgow University on 11 November: Durham: I'm being interviewed by writer Kathryn Tann at Collected Books on 12 November: This season of In Writing is sponsored by Curtis Brown Creative – the renowned writing school run by the literary and talent agency. Use code INWRITING20 for £20 off your first online writing course, eligible courses can be found here . Visit to find out more.

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S6 Ep57: Yomi Adegoke, novelist and non-fiction writer is an episode from In Writing with Hattie Crisell.

This episode is 41:07 long.

This episode was published on Nov 1, 2024.

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