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Books and the South in @interviewmag! Had so much fun with @robfrank__ talking about being from the dirty South but meeting at a London house party, staying detached but personal, and our need to finally visit Magic City. by @aokeowo

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Finally done. BLESSINGS AND DISASTERS is out in August with a gorgeous cover photo from my home state by @wesfrazer. —> A look at the galley.
Pre-order link in bio 🙏🏿 taken in The Motherland by @aokeowo

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New story #2! How did a market trader from Lagos end up fleeing for his life in London and a rich senator and his wife being convicted for organ trafficking? I’ve spent some of the last few years digging into what happened for the @guardian Long Read by @aokeowo

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New story! Nigerians have been kidnapped while driving on the road and sleeping in their beds. One man was kidnapped twice; another was taken while delivering a ransom for his brother. Trump thinks it’s a Christian genocide. I wrote about the crisis in this week’s @newyorkermag. by @aokeowo

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Don’t take enough summer photos but thankfully @hilton.als does 💙 taken in IFC Center by @aokeowo

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Interviewed the singular @zendaya for the cover of the @elleusa Summer Issue 💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿 by @aokeowo

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Thanks @britishvogue and @chiomannadi for having me! 💙💙💙 taken in Dovetale by @aokeowo

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Thanks to @lareviewofbooks and @_camerongrace for this fun conversation about where else …

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/everyone-feels-deeply-alabamian/ by @aokeowo

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The book is 2 (months old)! At @thetwentytwo last week + the beautiful people who celebrated the book last month at the home of @sarahrcannon and were 📸 by @manabovetown. taken in Manhattan, New York by @aokeowo

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Oh, this is going to be good. We’re back at the @albertarose.theatre in just THREE WEEKS!

Featuring our special guests ✨

Please note: Guy Branum will no longer be able to join us. Please stay tuned for additional guest updates.

Comedy writer and author of the memoir “Cry for Me, Argentina,” which is about her family’s immigration to the US and her journey as a child actress, @tamarayajia

Journalist, New Yorker staff writer, and author of “Blessings and Disasters,” a blend of memoir, history, and reportage about the state of Alabama, @aokeowo

Alternative folk rock musician, who recently released his new album “Fade Away Blue,” @petedroge

Don’t miss it. Get your tickets now at livewireradio.org. taken in The Alberta Rose Theatre by @aokeowo

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Alabama is more than stereotype - it’s a place of resilience, contradictions, and change.

Join us for An Evening with Alexis Okeowo, acclaimed journalist and New Yorker staff writer, as Okeowo shares insights from ‘Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama.’

✨ Praised by Yaa Gyasi (Homegoing) and Jocelyn Nicole Johnson (My Monticello), Okeowo blends personal reflection with investigative reporting to reveal where race, faith, politics, and power collide.

📅 Tue, Oct 14 | 7:30 PM
📍 Campbell Hall

📚 Books will be available for purchase courtesy of @chaucersbooks, with a signing to follow. taken in Santa Barbara, California by @aokeowo

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Alexis Okeowo joins us to talk about her new book, Blessings and Disasters — and contradictions of the South, growing up in Alabama, journalism and more on #pouredover by @aokeowo

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