Lit Talk: Author Dr. Kwei Quartey

Dr. Kwei Quartey leads a busy life in Pasadena, California. He is the lead physician at an urgent care center and tends to patients at a wound care clinic. And on top of his medical career, he just published his debut novel, Wife of the Gods, which he wrote incrementally in the mornings before he headed off to work. As the novel is a detective story set in Africa, Quartey has been compared to Alexander McCall-Smith, but Wife of the Gods is a breath of fresh air in its own right. It is a Ghana-based mystery that at once examines family dynamics, traditions clashing with new practices, the AIDS crisis, and a panorama of compelling characters. Click here for a Writer’s Cast audio interview with the charming author, in which he talks about his childhood in Ghana, his work, his transition into a writing life, and his novel.

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You can catch Dr. Kwei Quartey at the following California locations in the upcoming weeks:

Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Book Soup
8818 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, Calif. 90069
310.659.3110

Sunday, July 19 at 2:00 p.m.
Mysterious Galaxy Books
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
Suite 302
San Diego, Calif. 92111
858.268.4747

Monday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, Calif. 91101
626.449.5320

--Emmaline Silverman

Photo courtesy Dr. Kwei Quartey's site