Akwaeke Emezi

• Feb-2018
• / Literary
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An extraordinary debut novel, FRESHWATER explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self. It centers around a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who develops separate selves within her as a result of being born "with one foot on the other side." U...

• Sep-2019
• / Fantasy
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The highly-anticipated, genre-defying new novel by award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi that explores themes of identity and justice. Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look? There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in t...

• Aug-2020
• / General Fiction
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What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew? One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son’s body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. What follows is the tumul...

• Feb-2022
• / General Fiction
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From National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to the critically acclaimed PET that explores both the importance and cost of social revolution--and how youth lead the way.After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled t...

• May-2022
• / Women's Fiction
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A Good Morning America Buzz Pick, a Best Romance of 2022 by The New York Times and The Washington Post, and a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily, Vulture, Harper’s Bazaar, Thrillist, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Marie Claire, Para...

• Jun-2024
• / General Fiction
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“A masterwork…mesmerizing…We come away troubled, unsettled -- and in some subtle way changed.”�"The New York Times"The perfect steamy read for those hot summer nights." �"PeopleA thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, vi...

• Apr-2025
• / Science Fiction / Fantasy
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From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers.Somadina and her twin brother, J...

• Nov-2025
• / Contemporary Romance
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From New York Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi comes a steamy paranormal romance set in the Black South—a bold new foray that takes us on a journey of magic and fantasy, from the whispering creeks outside the city of Salvation t...