The Chocolate Tea Party: Interview with Lola Akinmade @ChocolateCoveredPages

Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

In this episode of The Chocolate Tea Party, I’m sitting down with Nigerian-Swedish author and travel photographer Lola Akinmade, the internationally bestselling author of In Every Mirror She’s Black, Everything Is Not Enough, and Bitter Honey.

We chat about her multi-continent storytelling, the complexities of Black womanhood, mother–daughter relationships, and the characters that won't let her get any sleep.

*Books Mentioned:

-Bitter Honey by Lola Akinmade amzn.to/48Ir94k
-In Every Mirror's She's Black by Lola Akinmade amzn.to/4aov4o9
-Everything is Not Enough by Lola Akinmade amzn.to/3Kyn35x
-Johan by Lola Akinmade amzn.to/4j2Whin

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