Uche Okwonko presents A Kind of Madness, feat. Sidik Fofana

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome writer Uche Okwonko for a discussion of her newest book, A Kind of Madness— named an Oprah Daily Most Anticipated book of 2024, a searing, unflinching collection of stories set in Nigeria that explores themes of community expectations, familial strife, and the struggle for survival — with a discussion, audience Q&A, and book signing!

Uche will be joined in conversation by 2023 Whiting Award-winning author Sidik Fofana. After the talk, Uche will sign copies of her book.

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• This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating
• Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase of the featured event book or any product in our café the night of an event.
• We encourage all guests to wear masks.
• The talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&T Knitwear. If you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event, we're happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Uche Okonkwo’s stories have been published in A Public Space, One Story, Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019, and Lagos Noir, among others. A former Bernard O’Keefe Scholar at Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and resident at Art Omi, she is a recipient of the George Bennett Fellowship at Phillips Exeter Academy and a Steinbeck Fellowship. Okonkwo grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and is currently pursuing a creative writing PhD at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Sidik Fofana is a public school teacher in Brooklyn and graduate of NYU’s MFA Creative Writing program. He is a recipient of the 2023 Whiting Award and was also named an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Center for Fiction in 2018. His work has appeared in the Sewanee Review and Granta. He is the author of Stories from the Tenants Downstairs, published by Scribner in 2022.