Dua Lipa in Conversation With Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Author of Half Of A Yellow Sun

One thing I respect about Dua is that she asks as a reader and listens. She makes the interview about the guest and their work, not about her.

This book was a revelation. So much rich texture, shifting between the everyday and the horror of war in the blink of an eye. Few books make me cry; this did. Thank you Adichie for your work, thank you Dua for sharing your intelligence and devotion to literacy. You are both heroes. We salute you!

i adore Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie so much

Am impressed with Dua Lipa, not only is she talented singer/artist, she is great at interviewing. She's so humble.

Both, the writer and the interviewer are deeply layered women. This conversation was wonderful. I'll be be making a book purchase for Fall. Tthanks so much.

Not only is Dua a wonderful and talented singer, but also a fantastic, humble and down to Earth human being. I love Dua, the one on the big screen and the one on videocalls (I must admit I love the latter, even more) ❤

Please Dua don't stop this. It's amazing to hear you interview all these writers. I knew Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie but I want to discover all the other authors you recommend. Thanks for that! ❤

I love Chimamanda, I find her incredibly smart especially to listen to. I am currently rereading the half of a yellow sun,

Please keep posting full videos of the interviews if you can!

Dua Lipa there is something about your voice that drives me crazy, when you sing, when you talk, with that british accent, you just melt me ❤❤❤💎💎💎🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎🤘🤘🤘🎧🎵🎧

What a wonderful interview. The way they appreciate each other is beautiful

I really enjoy how Chimananda talks about her writing process as like a dialogue between her and her characters, a feedback loop with her own initial ideas and the reflections on the plot that occur as she writes. It’s no doubt similar with many writers, but talking about it this way just makes you understand how flexible and open you need to be to create masterful works. Willing to adapt and change your ideas as it all develops. A lot like life in many ways. I think a lot of people try to plan out everything from the onset and foresee every detail and development ahead of time, but I love her serenity in accepting that her work does in fact gain a life of its own once she starts to write. No matter how much we plan in life, you will always meet with change and unexpected circumstances. Her approach to this embraces that fact rather than trying to fight it, like so much of Western culture which has both intentionally and unintentionally conditioned us to do. Your average westerner needs to learn “dance moves” before they can dance, most of the global south just moves to the rhythms, learning along the way and are much better at dancing for it. Funny enough, in the West this is becoming a golden rule in entrepreneurship: launch early and learn along the way. Don’t try plan out the perfect idea down to the last detail before launching and getting mass feedback from customers. Anyways, I’m running late for something, so imma end this here. But just wanted to add that I’m probably going to go buy her book now. I love it when the hype of a person is not misplaced or purely manufactured by industry PR experts. Like with Stormzy (imo). You wonder before engaging with their work whether the hype is superficial or based on something promising that doesn’t quite hit the mark on the deeper levels of experience. And then you engage and it hits you unmistakably: they are deserving of it and then some!

Two of the most intelligent and beautiful women in the workd talking to each other…this is epic!!

Immediately ordered the audiobook. I last read Americanah. Thank you for brining this to my attention.

Such a wonderful conversation! Every single time I watch the discussion right after reading the bookclub pick, I feel like they are so many details I didn't quite understand at first. Dua and Chimamanda are both wonderful women and I'm excited to go watch Adichie's TED Talks. I didn't know either about the biafran war before reading this book. I usually read books about war that are bloody and devastating and inhumane and reading the experience of civilians trying to carry on with their lives while being completely wrecked was truly interesting. Loved their discussion about love! If I may ask though, why can't the discussions have spoilers in them, since it's a bookclub discussion (so people who watch are supposed to have read the book)? Can't wait for the next read! Thankyou Service95!

I love watching Dua talk with other people about literature, it is as enlightening as it is fun to see people have a good conversation. I love every part of it and it is giving me a good addition to my read list. 😊❤️ As an American political tribal warfare is especially troublesome, and half the yellow sun is definitely a book I need to read. Thank you both ❤️🕊️

Books are great. And instructive. A person learns a lot from them and understands other things that do not directly affect him. Books bring people together. As well as music. 📖🎵👍

Nigeria 🇳🇬 to the world

Chimamanda has got to be one of the most beautiful women in the world.

I felt so much energy between these women and a lot of emotion too. I don’t know maybe if anyone felt the same?