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Buki Papillion's debut is No 'Ordinary Wonder'

On the podcast: Debut author Buki Papillon talks about her acclaimed novel of an intersex teen coming of age in Nigeria.

Find the full transcript after the Episode Notes.

Episode notes

MFA in Creative Writing Interim Director Janet Pocorobba speaks with alumna Buki Papillon about her acclaimed debut "An Ordinary Wonder," a coming of age novel about Oto, an intersex teen growing up in Nigeria. Buki talks about the drive that keeps her writing, rewriting almost her whole book after she got a book deal, and lots more.

Read more about "An Ordinary Wonder" with this New York Times book review.(link is external)

Listen to our interview with Janet Pocorroba from Season 1.

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