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Join West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel as he reviews books from all walks of literature.

Book Review: Binti: The Complete Trilogy

"Binti: The Complete Trilogy" is 2021's "Big Read," A community reading event hosted by the Purdue english department, in parternship with the West Lafayette and Tippecanoe county public libraries. Author Nnedi Okorafor uses this trilogy (+1) of short stories to explore the concept of "Africanfuturism" while telling the compelling story of a Namibian youth coming of age and dealing with the conflicts of tradition and progression in an alien environment.  West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel has the review.

Nick Schenkel, retired Director of the West Lafayette Public Library, is a long time WBAA contributor who reviews books from all walks of literature.
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