Akwaeke Emezi’s “The Death of Vivek Oji” Part 2

Colored Pages Book Club

Welcome back, literary listeners, to another episode of the Colored Pages Book Club! Join us as we finish the second half of Marci’s wonderful, amazing, and tragic pick, The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi! Yes, tune in as we talk about the crown jewel of Crayola crayon packs, our Sesame Street/Netflix young adult television pitch, “Juxtaposition and Friends”, as well as the intersection of affection, attraction, expectations, and shame!

Intro: 00:20 – 17:15

Summary: 17:30 – 58:15

Discussion: 58:25 - 1:43:00

In the discussion section, we briefly mentioned "She of the Mountains" by Vivek Shraya and "He Mele A Hilo: A Hilo Song" by Ryka Aoki. Check out that collab and interview here:

She of the Mountains with Books and Boba

He Mele A Hilo - A Hilo Song Interview with Ryka Aoki

Also correction: Nigeria has over 100 million people--not 60 million, so even more than Ako estimated!

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