AKWAEKE Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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TOP FIVE, BAYBEE 💥🎉🙌🏾 my debut romance novel hit the bestseller list in the UK and i just *know* the british transphobia are choking lmfaoooo 🔥🌈 many congratulations to @faberbooks + @darkmattermktg for such a spectacular launch week!

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CONTENT WARNING: EVERYTHING has been out for almost two weeks and i am so delighted with the critical reception🥂🎉 thank you all for reading these poems! 🥰🌸

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“What makes BITTER so powerful is how it touches on each of those states and takes them as equally valid + true. Akwaeke Emezi gives frightened Black teens the opportunity for hope, the worn down the blessing of self-care, and the energized the gift of wisdom.” —@QueenOfRats 🙏🏾❤️‍🔥 https://t.co/7wlGBAcb4A

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Delighted to be launching Chinelo Okparanta’s sophomore novel HARRY SYLVESTER BIRD with her in person in Brooklyn! Come through! ❤️‍🔥🙌🏾📚 https://twitter.com/greenlightbklyn/status/1541827129326936066

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When I was starting my (amputated) MFA as a baby writer, I read Stephen King’s ON WRITING + it was so useful to see a practical account of how his career kicking off changed his life. It reminded me that there’s always a moment *before* everything + I was in that moment then.

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I am absolutely obsessed with this excerpt of THE DEATH OF VIVEK OJI performed by Emmanuel Okoye and sponsored by @DubCityCouncil for the 2022 @DublinLitAward shortlist 🤩🙌🏾❤️‍🔥 Please watch it and scream with me!!! https://t.co/AREfJyn8gN