"I have the Nigerian Secret Police to thank for this."

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Geraldine Brooks reflects on being jailed in Nigeria while reporting on the Shell Oil controversy, saying the experience prompted her to rethink war reporting after becoming a mother and ultimately led her to pursue a career as a novelist. SUNDAY: America's Book Club with Geraldine Brooks – 6pm ET on C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/americas-book-club/guest/29/geraldine-brooks- Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. https://www.c-span.org/c-spanNow/ Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at https://www.c-span.org/classroom/ C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: https://donorbox.org/support-c-span?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video_Description&utm_campaign=Donations&utm_content=Donate Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSPAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/cspan Instagram: h

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