About this episode

Foluso Agbaje discusses her writing process, influences, and her latest thriller 'The Talk of the Party'.

This week, we chat to Foluso Agbaje. Her debut, 'The Parlour Wife', was published to widespread acclaim in 2024. She's following it up with 'The Talk of the Party'. It tells the story of a 60th Birthday Party, the envy of Lagos. However, the dream of Bukola Obanile's perfection comes at a price, and this one glorious night could shatter and detroy a family buily on deception. We talk about why she gets fussier in her pursuit of perfection in each book, also why she uses Canva to write her novel, and why she went back to school to learn to write. You can hear about the energy of Dubai influencing her storytelling, how she's trying to unpick Nigerian culture, and why she's always across how everything looks. Get a copy at uk.bookshop.org/shop/writersroutine This week's episode is sponsored by Philippa Hall's 'Quick Book Reviews' Podcast. Support the show - patreon.com/writersroutine ko-fi.com/writersroutine @writerspod writersroutine.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Simpson

Guest: Foluso Agbaje

Topics covered

• writing
• thriller
• Nigerian culture
• Dubai influence
• pursuit of perfection

Keywords

• Foluso Agbaje
• The Talk of the Party
• thriller
• Dubai
• Nigerian culture
• writing process
• pursuit of perfection

Sponsors

Philippa Hall's 'Quick Book Reviews' Podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: uk.bookshop.org

Books & works: The Talk of the Party, The Parlour Wife

Places: Dubai, Lagos

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