Akwaeke Emezi, author portrait
© David Uzochukwu

Akwaeke Emezi

Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature; and Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Selected as a 5 Under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation, they are based in liminal spaces.
Somadina
Little Rot
Bitter
Dear Senthuran
The Death of Vivek Oji
Pet

Books

Somadina
Little Rot
Bitter
Dear Senthuran
The Death of Vivek Oji
Pet

Books for International Transgender Day of Visibility

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