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1 month ago | 
adastrastories.substack.com | Casey Plett |Akwaeke Emezi |Torrey Peters |Geena Rocero
[Dear readers: This issue contains discussions of transphobia.] In her 1993 Nobel Lecture in Literature, Toni Morrison said: “Oppressive language does more than represent violence, it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge, it limits knowledge.” This quote plays on repeat in my mind (as do many of her other reflections on literature and fascism—which you can find compiled in The Source of Self-Regard), especially these days as “excused” rhetoric and behavior grow...
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
mcnallyrobinson.com | Akwaeke Emezi
Pet Young adult softcover $16.49 Reader Reward Price: $14.84 Young Adult Fiction / FantasyYoung Adult Fiction / People & Places / United StatesYoung Adult Fiction / LGBTQ+ NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST o STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER o ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times o Time o Buzzfeed o NPR o New York Public Library o Publishers Weekly o School Library Journal A genre-defying novel from the award-winning author...
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
libraryjournal.com | Akwaeke Emezi
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty) sets their much-anticipated latest in seedy, seductive New Lagos, a place teeming with perfidy, intimidation, and betrayal disguised as love. Over the course of a single weekend, six individuals contend with the repercussions of an evening that changes everything. Freshly broken up with Aima, Kalu attends a sex party hosted by his friend Ahmed.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
itsonlyzach.substack.com | Akwaeke Emezi |Craig Willse |Phil Elwood |Zach Wilcha
I’ve been switching back and forth lately between two Japanese-themed shows, and I’m realizing that I probably wouldn’t be polite or honorable enough to make it in either one of their worlds. First, there’s Shogun, the opulent adaptation of the novel that’s accomplished the rare feat of capturing the public’s imagination and sweeping away television critics at the same time. It’s got about a thousand Emmy nominations, and it’s the channel’s most watched show of all time, which is so wild.
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
bookreporter.com | Akwaeke Emezi
When someone talks about “feeling all the feels,” they very well could be talking about any of the books penned by one of the literary world’s most original authors, Akwaeke Emezi. They have written New York Times bestsellers, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, was shortlisted for a PEN/Hemingway Award, and won the 2022 Stonewall Prize in the Nonfiction category.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
service95.com | Akwaeke Emezi |Olivia McCrea-Hedley
Arts & Culture, Books | By Akwaeke Emezi is an award-winning writer and visual artist. Born and raised in Nigeria and now based in the US, they have achieved global acclaim for their books including Freshwater, You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty, The Death Of Vivek Oji and Pet. Their latest novel, Little Rot, tells the story of five people over a single weekend in Lagos which will upend their lives.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
nationalgeographic.com | Akwaeke Emezi
In Adeju Thompson’s design studio, the walls and ceilings are a rich cobalt blue and every surface is covered with art, from sculptural bronze pieces to piles of books and family photographs. An artisan from his team sits at a large table, using a feather to paint careful lines of cassava paste on a sea of white fabric, creating àdìre cloth with a traditional Yoruba technique. This resist-dyed fabric will be transformed into garments for Lagos Space Programme, Thompson’s luxury fashion label.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
lithub.com | Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi’s novel, Little Rot, is available now from Riverhead, so we asked them a few questions about writing, reading, procrastination, and more. Article continues below*What time of day do you write? These days it’s usually at night between 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. because that’s when my cat Güs PonPon is asleep and won’t sabotage me working!What part of your writing routine do you think would surprise your readers?
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
electricliterature.com | Logan February |Akwaeke Emezi |Olumide Popoola |Arinze Ifeakandu
Reading Lists These writers revolt against institutionalized homophobia and proclaim, “look, I am here and I will live" In a place where your very existence is threatened and your survival uncertain, every form of art should revolt and proclaim, “look, I am here and I will live.” In Africa, queer people are at risk of being lynched by mobs or killed. These acts are not just individually motivated but endorsed by the government, either overtly or covertly. An evidence of this is the recent...
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Jun 16, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Akwaeke Emezi
LITTLE ROT, by Akwaeke EmeziThere's an art to depicting things going seriously wrong very quickly, and Akwaeke Emezi's latest novel, "Little Rot," is a masterwork of the form. The story takes place over the course of roughly 28 hours, during which a man flees an assassination attempt, another has a knife plunged into his kidney, and yet another is strangled to death while having sex. Astonishingly, none of these events feel gratuitous.
