Author Chat With 'Pemi Aguda

## Author Chat with ’Pemi Aguda

Join Mocha Girls Read for a special Author Chat featuring ’Pemi Aguda, author of One Leg on Earth.
Mocha Girl Renée will sit down with our July sponsored author for an engaging conversation about One Leg on Earth, her writing, and the stories and ideas behind her work. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear directly from the author and connect with fellow Mocha Girls who share a love of books, thoughtful conversation, and community.

Whether you have already read One Leg on Earth or are discovering ’Pemi Aguda’s work for the first time, you are welcome to join us.

📚 Author: ’Pemi Aguda
🎤 Hosted by: Mocha Girl Renée
📅 Friday, September 18, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET

About the book:
Something is haunting the pregnant women of Lagos. Across the city, they are walking into water . . . and drowning.
Twenty-three-year-old Yosoye arrives in Lagos ready to start her life. Working for a slick architectural firm, she finds a city of adventure and opportunity. Her new world is one of fancy gallery openings, glamorous friends, and all the shiny potential of the future, encapsulated in projects like Omi City, the ultra-luxury development her company is building, a symbol of the dawn of a brighter Lagos.
But Yosoye’s idyllic vision of Lagos soon begins to seem naive, and its darker, stranger layers trouble her. Something is not right about Omi City, and as construction speeds ahead, stories of strange deaths in the city’s open waters reach a fever pitch. And then, after a chance encounter, Yosoye discovers she is pregnant . . . a revelation which puts her on a collision course with an inexplicable force that is as seductive as it is deadly. A masterwork by a writer hailed as “an astonishing talent” (Lauren Groff), One Leg on Earth is an ambitious novel like no other: a coming-of-age story, an uncanny exploration of motherhood, and a chilling vision of the dark side of progress.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Meeting ID: 818 6953 3170
Passcode: 8959