Nikki May, WAHALA: A Novel

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 5 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Zibby is joined by author Nikki May to discuss her debut novel, Wahala, which many are calling "Sex and the City with a killer twist." Nikki shares the meal with friends that inspired her to write this story, how she mapped out her four main characters' personalities on a spreadsheet that ended up being taller than her, and why she wants all of her novels to feature mixed-race characters with true-to-life experiences. Nikki and Zibby also talk about the upcoming BBC adaptation of the novel and what role Nikki is happily playing in that development.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:07.1	If you like this podcast, you will love my new anthology called Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids.
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0:17.9	All the authors have been on this podcast. Also, check out my TikTok at With Zibby and Tracy, my other podcast Sex Talk with Zivie and Tracy.
0:25.8	Check out Moms Don't Have Time to Write on Medium.
0:28.5	And of course, my new publishing company called Zivvy Books.
0:32.3	And now back to our daily author interview site and a quick hello from some of my kids.
0:36.9	Hi.
0:37.4	Hi. Hello. Enjoy the show.
0:41.3	Nikki May is the author of Wahala, a novel. Born in Bristol and raised in Lagos,
0:46.5	Nikki May is Anglo-Nigerian. At 20, she dropped out of medical school, moved to London, and began a
0:51.7	career in advertising, going on to run a successful agency.
0:55.0	Her debut novel, Wahala, was inspired by a long lunch with friends. It's published around the
1:00.1	world and due to be turned into a major TV series. Nikki lives in Dorset with her husband and two
1:05.4	standard schnauzers. Welcome, Nikki. Thank you so much for coming on moms don't have time to read books
1:10.1	to discuss Wahala.
1:11.5	Thanks for having me, Zibi.
1:13.3	Oh, I love that cover. I still have the galley, but this is one of my favorite colors, so I'm very excited about it.
1:19.8	Hot pink. I love it. Okay, would you mind telling everybody listening what your book is about?
1:26.2	And then I want to know what inspired you to write it.
1:28.4	Why this story? It's my debut novel. It's called Wahala and other people are describing it as
1:34.2	sex in the city with a killer twist. And I'll take that. It's a modern, it's a modern
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