Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Born13 October 1999 (1999-10-13) (age 24)
London, England
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short-story writer
  • columnist
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen (MA)
Period2018–present
Genre
Notable worksAce of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (born 13 October 1999) is a British novelist, short-story writer and columnist. Her debut novel, the young adult thriller Ace of Spades (2021), received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens in 2022, and reached the top ten on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Additionally, Àbíké-Íyímídé has contributed writings to several publications, including The Bookseller, gal-dem, NME and Reader's Digest.

Early life and education

Àbíké-Íyímídé was born and raised in Croydon in South London.[1][2][3][4] She lived in Aberdeen, Scotland while studying English, Chinese and anthropology at the University of Aberdeen.[2][5] She currently lives in London.[4]

Career

Àbíké-Íyímídé's debut novel, Ace of Spades,[6] is a young adult thriller with themes of "homophobia in the black community, institutional racism and the diversity of thought among black people".[2] In 2018 she gained an agent and a UK book deal for Ace of Spades with Usborne Publishing.[2][7] In 2020 she gained a US book deal with Macmillan Publishers for Ace of Spades along with a second novel, for a seven-figure sum.[8][9][10][11]

Bibliography

References

  1. CILIPS
    . Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Flood, Alison (8 September 2020). "Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé: the 21-year-old British student with a million-dollar book deal". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Prescod, Danielle (21 June 2021). "'Ace of Spades' Is This Summer's Must-Read YA Novel". Marie Claire. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Young British-Nigerian author, Faridah Abike-Iyimide lands 7-figure book deal on debut novel". Alternative Africa. 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ^ Williams, Janice (3 September 2020). "Everything to know about "Ace of Spades"—the book that earned a 21-year-old 7 figures". Newsweek. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. ^ Eyre, Charlotte (1 November 2018). "Àbíké-Íyímídé exposes racism in 'explosive' debut novel". The Bookseller. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. USA TODAY
    . Associated Press. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ^ "21-year-old young adult author Faridah Abike-Iyimide gets 7-figure book deal". The New Indian Express. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "21-year-old Black author signs seven-figure books deal". New York Daily News. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  11. ^ "21-year-old young adult author gets 7-figure book deal". ABC News. Associated Press. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

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