Author guide
Akwaeke Emezi Books in Order
Akwaeke Emezi is a Nigerian storyteller and artist born in Umuahia, Nigeria. Their work spans literary fiction, speculative fiction, young adult fiction, romance, memoir, and poetry, drawing deeply on Igbo cosmology, Black spirit, embodiment, ritual, and questions of identity and freedom.
literary fictionspeculative fictionyoung adult fictionromancememoirpoetry
Akwaeke Emezi's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Freshwater
The debut novel and a strong entry point to Emezi's adult literary and speculative fiction.
Pet
The publication-order starting point for the Pet and Bitter companion novels and an accessible entry to Emezi's young-adult fiction.
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty
The best starting point for Emezi's contemporary romance.
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir
A direct entry point to Emezi's memoir and personal nonfiction.
Read in order
Books by series
companion novels · complete
Pet and Bitter
A pair of companion young-adult novels set in Lucille; Bitter is a prequel to Pet.
Outside the series
