O.O. Sangoyomi

Aug 30, 2024 | journalgazette.net | Christina Dodd |Lisa Wingate |Priscilla Morris |O.O. Sangoyomi

These works of historical fiction are newly available through the Allen County Public Library. “A Daughter of Fair Verona”by Christina Dodd The eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet rejects the betrothal planned by her parents and tries to find the groom-to-be a more suitable bride. “Shelterwood”by Lisa Wingate In 1990 Oklahoma, Valerie, a law enforcement ranger reporting for duty at Horsethief Trail National Park, is immediately faced with the long-hidden burial site of three children.

Jul 8, 2024 | audiofilemagazine.com | O.O. Sangoyomi

This splendid romantic adventure, loosely based on the Persephone myth, receives a sterling performance by Ariel Blake. In the fifteenth century, Odòdó is a member of the women's blacksmith's guild in Timbuktu, where conditions are terrible for her and other women. When Timbuktu falls, Odòdó is abducted and spirited away to the Royal City, where her life changes forever. The Aláàfin wants her to be his wife. The well-crafted plot takes Odòdó from rags to riches and power.

Jun 25, 2024 | reactormag.com | Stefan Raets |O.O. Sangoyomi

We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Masquerade, a new historical novel by O.O. Sangoyomi—publishing with Forge Books on July 2nd. Òdòdó’s hometown of Timbuktu has been conquered by the warrior king of Yorùbáland, and living conditions for the women in her blacksmith guild, who were already shunned as social pariahs, grow even worse. Then Òdòdó is abducted.

Apr 10, 2024 | reactormag.com | O.O. Sangoyomi

A young Yorùbá woman rises from social pariah to power in a reimagining of pre-colonial West Africa… We’re thrilled to share the map from O.O. Sangoyomi’s debut novel, Masquerade—publishing July 2nd with Forge Books. Get a look at the full map by artist Virginia Allyn below, along with a note from the author. Òdòdó’s hometown of Timbuktu has been conquered by the warrior king of Yorùbáland.

Apr 1, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | O.O. Sangoyomi

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman’s fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she’ll go to secure her future.