Ep. 853 – Parade of Streetlights with Itua Uduebo (@iuduebo)

“People always get impressed by the feat of writing a book, but they don't think about the love of it. Love can make it less daunting.” – Itua Uduebo

Today’s featured author is an essayist, poet, and storyteller, Itua Uduebo. Itua and I had a fun on a bun chat about his debut novel, “Parade of Streetlights”, his early memories of moving to America from Nigeria, and more!!!

Key Things You’ll Learn:

How Itua’s experience as a black Nigerian immigrant influences his writing

His passion for poetry and how it plays a role in Itua’s writing

What helped him to deal with the setbacks before getting his first book published

Itua’s Site: https://ituauduebo.com/

Itua’s Book: https://a.co/d/7REUcR0

The opening track is titled "Heatsource" by the magnanimous chill-hop master, Marcus D (@marcusd). Be sure to visit his site and support his craft. https://marcusd.net/

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