Faridah Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Faridah Abike-Iyimide is a YA novelist. New York Times / International Bestselling & Award-winning Author of ACE OF SPADES (2021) | WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE (2024) | Rep’d by: @ZoePlant89 she/her

Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
Margaret Atwood
@BlackwellsMcr Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood!
Paperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
Angela Chen
@DeanAtta Book Lovers by Emily Henry or ACE by Angela Chen
Paperback, 2021
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fangs
Sarah Andersen
@Nafizaa The Death of Vivek Oji Dear Senthuran House of Hollow Fangs (Sarah Andersen) I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)
Hardcover, 2020
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Death Note, Vol. 1
Tsugumi Ohba
This story completely blew my mind and forever changed what I thought about thrillers as a genre. (I’d recommend “Death Note” for readers ages 14 and up — it sounds darker than it is, and it doesn’t get too graphic.)
Paperback, 2005
$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Cousins
Karen M. McManus
Parts of this book rendered me speechless. This is a story steeped in generational secrets, filled with sharp and witty dialogue, and it features a unique and unforgettable twist.
Paperback, 2022
$13.99Member price:$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Roxane Gay
@KSekouM Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi Hunger by Roxane Gay
Paperback, 2018
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frontier
Grace Curtis
@sophieinspace There’s this new book called Frontier by Grace Curtis! Also Scythe is fantastic, it’s probably my favourite series of all time. it has space travel in the later books
Hardcover, 2023
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Their Vicious Games
Joelle Wellington
Finished reading this brilliant book last night! Their Vicious Games by @joelle_welling Imagine a feminist take on Squid Game, set in a sprawling mansion with one of the most disturbing endings ever The thing I think I loved most about this book was the writing, truly masterful https://t.co/PM7wzKuFex
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where Sleeping Girls Lie
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
In the spirit of Barbie, here’s a sneak peek at some art of my main character, Sade, from my second book WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE 💞 🎨 by @ArthShahverdyan 1/2 https://t.co/Wu930Y4W2W
Hardcover, 2024
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sting Like a Butterfly
Paul Coggins
This is one of my favourite stories I have ever written! ‘Sting Like a Butterfly’ is a joyful short story about a young Black muslim girl who wants to be a boxer like her hero Muhammad Ali Illustrated by the phenomenal talent that is @bRakustar01 🔥 Kofi’s art is everything 🖤 https://t.co/u8NKWrP5nr https://t.co/AzppQ80U4f
Paperback, 2020
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book