Moore is the founder of One Moore Book. One Moore Book is a nonprofit organization that encourages reading among children of countries with low literacy rates and underrepresented cultures by publishing culturally relevant books that speak to their truths, and by creating bookstores and reading corners that serve their communities. Her first bookstore opened in Monrovia, Liberia in 2015.
Her writing can be found in Guernica Magazine, The Rumpus, The Atlantic Magazine and other publications. She has been featured in The Economist Magazine, NPR, NBC, BET and ABC, among others, for her work in advocacy for diversity in children’s literature.
Her novel, She Would Be King, will be released by Graywolf Press in September, 2018. Her memoir is also forthcoming with Graywolf.
In the interview, Wayetu shares her story of escaping Liberia during its civil war and moving to the United States. We talk about how reading books helped her rehabilitation during this difficult time period and inspired her to start a publishing company of her own, One Moore Book, dedicating to celebrating multicultural stories that are largely missing in the larger industry. She shares with us the failures she encountered along the way and the lessons she learned from them.
You can follow Wayetu on Instagram and pre-order her upcoming novel at this link.
-
Get your FREE copy of my e-book. Text OZAN to 345345 or navigate to weeklycontrarian.com to download a free copy of my e-book, The Contrarian Handbook: 8 Principles for Innovating Your Thinking. Along with your free e-book, you’ll get the Weekly Contrarian — a newsletter that challenges conventional wisdom and changes the way we look at the world (plus access to exclusive content for subscribers only).
Don’t want to miss future episodes? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play.
As always, thanks for listening.
End of Season 1
Derek Sivers on What It Means to Fail
Cathy Heller on the Power of Radical Empathy
3 Key Insights from Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Baya Voce on the Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic
Dorie Clark on Failure and the Entrepreneurial Journey
Jessica Kriegel on How You Should Ditch Generational Stereotypes
Neil Pasricha: Ask Me Anything
Tara Schuster on Rising Up From Rock Bottom
Frans Johansson on Why Diversity Drives Innovation
Scott Harrison on Transforming Himself and Ending the Water Crisis
BJ Fogg on How Tiny Habits Can Spark Big Life Changes
Laura Vanderkam on Why You Have More Time Than You Think
What to Do When You Make a Mistake
Rene Denfeld on Healing Trauma and Telling Her Story
Why the "Fail Fast" Mantra is a Recipe for Failure
Whitney Johnson on Disrupting Yourself
Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Tim Urban on Overcoming Procrastination and Finding His Voice Through Experimentation
Lindsey Horan on Winning the Women’s World Cup
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
NABOR® TALKS
U.S Property Podcast
Aligned Money Show
The Ramsey Show
Planet Money