Braids Take A Day – BOOKED OUT Zainab Boladale
Abidemi can’t wait for summer, her last one at home in Ennistymon before she goes to college. She’s ready to say goodbye to school, spend time learning new braids and hairstyles – and see where things go with her friend Jack. But then secrets start to unravel … Join journalist & TV presenter Zainab Boladale for a talk, reading and Q&A based on her brilliant YA debut Braids Take A Day (The O’Brien Press).
Zainab Boladale is a journalist, TV presenter and public speaker. She was born in Nigeria and raised in Ireland. In 2017, she made her TV debut on RTÉ’s children’s programme, news2day, as the first Afro-Irish woman on Irish TV news. On news2day, she presented stories from around the world to the young people of Ireland. Zainab now travels around the country as a presenter and reporter for Ireland’s long-running factual feature programme, Nationwide. Zainab has also written and directed her first short film, Worthy, released in 2023. Her eagerly awaited YA debut novel, Braids Take A Day, was published in 2024.