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Naa Oyo A. Kwate

@naaoyokwate.bsky.social

Nonfiction writer, James Beard Award winner for White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation. *Former* professor. Native plants proselytizer. naaoyokwate.com

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I became a Scrivener convert after taking Ruth Franklin's excellent seminar (this class looks great too).

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you are writing any longform document (e.g., book/essay) esp if it relies on substantial research, and you are using Word to write it, or even Apple Pages, stop what you are doing immediately and get @scrivenerapp.bsky.social. I really cannot stress enough how much you need to do this.

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A quote in Sanneh's review of Hanna Garth's FOOD JUSTICE UNDONE, which came out in February (which reminds me, I need to pick that up!) and a broader discussion of the concept of food deserts.

screenshot of a portion of the text from this New Yorker article

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Frontlist Friday. Get you a copy of this incredible art book by Keisha Scarville, in which she creates a series of works that reinterpret a vintage passport photo of her father, "asking what it means to understand a person, especially a loved one, through an image." Published at MACK Books.

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Today I am starting Frontlist Friday. Get these new nonfiction books! Ashanté M. Reese dropped GATHER: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness. And FEAR AND FURY: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage is Heather Ann Thompson’s latest.

Screenshot of a book cover for FEAR AND FURY

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This is brilliant

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

times 06.25.13 reporting minihigh decree Sec.2 VRA “forbids..denial or abridgement of the right..to vote,” “permanent, applies, nationwide,” “not at issue.” doubleplus ungood rewrite fullwise.

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Moonshine, high in methanol, causes blindness and assorted neurological damage. Also, on illicit distilleries: in 2011, one in Boston exploded and the blast was heard 5 miles away. The deadly fire was so hot it incinerated a car outside. Moonshine, A Global History, by Kevin R. Kosar.

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Phone has drink glass emojis for a cocktail, martini, whiskey neat, wine, champagne clinking, steins of beer (clinking and solo), no water.

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Black to move, mate in two.

A black and white chessboard on a rug with pieces in a set position and captured pieces on either side. The view is from Black's side.

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Naa Oyo A. Kwate @naaoyokwate.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Late to my own party.

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