A Zibby Summer Reads Pick—Loss and Grief: You Too? M. K. Asante, NEPHEW: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Award-winning filmmaker, recording artist, professor, and bestselling author MK Asante joins Zibby to discuss NEPHEW, an explosive, intimate, and innovative memoir written as a love letter to a nephew who was shot nine times and survived. MK highlights the intentional connections between this book and his first memoir, BUCK, and then delves into his inspirations: his nephew; his brother, who was killed; his grandfather, who fought in the Civil Rights Movement; and African American culture, particularly through the lens of hip-hop. He also reflects on his journey as a multidisciplinary artist, from collaborating with Dr. Maya Angelou to co-writing the Monday Night Football anthem with Snoop Dogg and Chris Stapleton.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and I am the host of this podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. |
| 0:08.1 | I am also a newly minted USA Today bestselling author of the novel, Blank. |
| 0:14.2 | I've created a whole community of book lovers around this podcast, a publishing company, reading retreats, a bookstore, and more. |
| 0:21.8 | Learn more at zivimedia.com or follow me on social at Zivie Owens or join the community at |
| 0:28.4 | Zibi Readers. |
| 0:31.3 | M.K. Asante is the author of Nephew, a memoir in four-part harmony. |
| 0:37.2 | He is an award-winning filmmaker, recording artist, distinguished professor, and the best-selling author of Buck, a memoir. |
| 0:44.6 | He studied at the University of London and earned a BA from Lafayette College and an MFA from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. |
| 0:52.5 | He is the host and co-executive producer of |
| 0:55.7 | Wild Black, a SNAP original docu-series produced by NBC Universal, Indigo Development, and |
| 1:01.3 | entertainment arts, and main event media. Asante has been featured on CNN, NPR, the Breakfast |
| 1:07.8 | Club, VH1, and MTV. |
| 1:14.1 | His essays have been published in the New York Times and USA Today, |
| 1:16.8 | and his inspirational story, The Blank Page, |
| 1:22.1 | is featured in the number one New York Times bestseller chicken soup for the Soul 20th anniversary edition. |
| 1:23.3 | Welcome, MK. |
| 1:27.0 | Thank you so much for coming on Moms Don't Have Time to read books to discuss. |
| 1:30.9 | Nephew, a memoir in four-part harmony. Congratulations. Thank you so much for coming on Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books to discuss. Nephew, a memoir in four-part Harmony. Congratulations. |
| 1:34.6 | Thank you so much. I appreciate that, Zibby. Thanks for having me on. |
| 1:37.2 | Actually, I should hold it maybe like this, right? I'm holding it effort. |
| 1:40.5 | Well, you know, that's the question, right? |
| 1:43.3 | Amazing. |
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