Akwaeke Emezi

Akwaeke Emezi

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Little Rot (Standalone) was the most recently released book by Akwaeke Emezi, on June 18th, 2024.

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Akwaeke Emezi Stats: The highest rated book by Akwaeke Emezi on Book Notification is The Death of Vivek Oji, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Freshwater, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Akwaeke Emezi on Book Notification is The Death of Vivek Oji, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Freshwater, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Akwaeke Emezi books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Pet Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
92019
2
82022

List of Memoirs in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2021

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2022

Akwaeke Emezi

Akwaeke Emezi was born on June 6th, 1987 and is currently 37 years old. Akwaeke Emezi was born in Umuahia, Nigeria.

Akwaeke Emezi is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 5 novels available. The first standalone was released in 2018 with the novel Freshwater. The most recently released novel was Little Rot which was released in 2024.

Akwaeke Emezi has also written the Pet series which has 2 books including Pet and Bitter.

Akwaeke Emezi: Awards & Accolades

Emezi's books have won multiple awards, Freshwater won the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 2019. Dear Senthuran won the Stonewall Book Award, Non-fiction, in 2022.

The following novels by Akwaeke Emezi were nominated for these awards:

  • Pet: National Book Awards, Young People’s Literature (2019). Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2019). Stonewall Book Award, Children's and Young Adult (2020).
  • The Death of Vivek Oji: Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction (2020). Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction (2020). Dylan Thomas Prize, Best Published English Language Literary Work (2021). Stonewall Book Award, Literature (2021).
  • You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: Goodreads Awards, Best Romance (2022).

Akwaeke Emezi: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Death of Vivek Oji was a New York Times: 100 Notable Books in 2020.
  • You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty was a New York Times: 100 Notable Books in 2022 and a New York Times: Best Romance Novels in 2022.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Akwaeke Emezi are:

  1. Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of the novel: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
  2. Gabrielle Zevin, author of the novel: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry.
  3. Kristin Hannah, author of the novel: The Nightingale.
  4. Matt Haig, author of the novel: The Midnight Library.
  5. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.

Akwaeke Emezi: F.A.Q

When was Akwaeke Emezi Born? How old is Akwaeke Emezi?

Akwaeke Emezi was born on June 6th, 1987. Akwaeke Emezi is currently 37 years old.

Where was Akwaeke Emezi Born?

Akwaeke Emezi was born in Umuahia, Nigeria and is Nigerian.

What book awards has Akwaeke Emezi won?

Freshwater: Otherwise Award Best Science Fiction (2019).
Dear Senthuran: Stonewall Book Award Non-fiction (2022).

What was the first book Akwaeke Emezi wrote?

The first book written by Akwaeke Emezi was Freshwater, published in 2018.

What was the most recent book Akwaeke Emezi wrote?

Her most recently released work was Little Rot on June 18th, 2024.

Will there be any more books by Akwaeke Emezi?

Akwaeke Emezi has a new book coming out on April 15th, 2025 called Somadina.

How many books has Akwaeke Emezi written?

Akwaeke Emezi has written 9 books. 2 books in the Pet Series, 1 book in the Memoirs Series, 5 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Collections.

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