What do Olivia Newton-John and Nadia Owusu have in common?
Both Olivia Newton-John and Nadia Owusu have written memoirs. Newton-John’s memoir is entitled Don’t Stop Believin’. If you were a Grease fan, you will want to find out how ‘Sandy’ is doing post-Grease. Plaguing health issues have not daunted her spirit, and she has become a serious advocate for cancer research and treatment in Melbourne, Australia. Her memoir will help your spirits soar.
Nadia Owusu wrote Aftershocks to chronicle an unusual childhood and the challenges of her mixed heritage. Aftershocks is Owusu’s first book, however, the author has won numerous awards for works featured in literary publications. Her memoir has been compared to William Styron’s Darkness Visible.
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Author Talk, Aftershocks
Nadia Owusu is a Brooklyn-based writer and urban planner. She is the recipient of a 2019 Whiting Award. Her lyric essay So Devilish a Fire won the Atlas Review chapbook contest. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The New York Times, The Washington Post’s The Lily, Literary Review, Electric Literature, Epiphany, and Catapult. Aftershocks is her first book.