I Like The U.s. And Feel Gratitude

I Often Make The Mistake Of Thinking That Something That Is Obvious To Me Is Obvious To Everyone Else.

I Think It's Important To Humanize History; Fiction Can Help Us Remember. A Lot Of Books I've Read In The Past Have Been So Much More Important Than Textbooks - There Is An Emotional Connection With One Particular Person. I'm Very Much Of A Research-is-important Type Of Fiction Writer, Even For Contemporary Fiction. I Wrote About Blogs In America And I've Never Blogged. But I Read Many, Many Blogs - Usually About Feminist Things, Or About Race, Or About Hair.

There Has Always Been A Strange Dissonance Between The Public And The Private In Nigeria.

One Of The Things That Struck Me When I Came To The U.s. Was Discovering American Poverty.

I Divide My Time Between Columbia, Maryland, And Lagos, Nigeria.