MVP Fridays: Imbolo Mbue

Friday, Sept 18, 2026 (Michigan State game)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Geddes Hall, Andrews Auditorium

Join us for our MVP Fridays lecture by Imbolo Mbue, “Every Story Is a Love Story.” Mbue is a Cameroonian American New York Times bestselling novelist, short story writer, and author of the novel Every Story Is a Love Story, which tells a story of hurt, regret, forgiveness, and healing.

Mbue will be introduced by Francisco Robles, associate professor in the English Department, faculty fellow at the Institute for Latino Studies, concurrent professor of the Gender Studies Program, and faculty affiliate of the Initiative on Race and Resilience.

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of English, Creative Writing Program, Notre Dame Initiative on Race and Resilience, Department of Africana Studies, and Franco Family Institute for the Liberal Arts and the Public Good.