Meeting an icon: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Selfies, shoe goals and freedom of speech at her BBC Reith Lecture

A few weeks ago a mysterious email dropped into my inbox. Addressed directly to me, it was an invitation to attend a Reith Lecture at the BBC on Freedom of Speech, to be given by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie. My first reaction was, “Who me?!” - perhaps there had been some kind of mistake. My second reaction was for my heart to sink - the date was 31st Octob…