Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Explained

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Birth Place:London, England
Nationality:British
Period:2018 - present
Notableworks:Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 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] She lived in Aberdeen, Scotland while studying English, Chinese and anthropology at the University of Aberdeen.[4] [5] She currently lives in London.[3]

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".[4] In 2018 she gained an agent and a UK book deal for Ace of Spades with Usborne Publishing.[4] [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]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-09-09. Breaking New Ground: Celebrating British Writers and Illustrators of Colour. Markie. DeLeavey. 27 June 2019. CILIPS.
  2. News: Yolanthe. Fawehinmi. 2021-06-25. How a 22-year-old British-Nigerian student landed a million-dollar book deal. The Telegraph. 18 June 2021. 0307-1235.
  3. Web site: Danielle. Prescod. 2021-06-25. 'Ace of Spades' Is This Summer's Must-Read YA Novel. 21 June 2021. Marie Claire.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-09. Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé: the 21-year-old British student with a million-dollar book deal. Alison. Flood. 8 September 2020. The Guardian.
  5. Web site: 2020-09-09. Young British-Nigerian author, Faridah Abike-Iyimide lands 7-figure book deal on debut novel. 6 September 2020. Alternative Africa. 26 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926105805/https://alternativeafrica.com/2020/09/06/young-british-nigerian-author-faridah-abike-iyimide-lands-7-figure-book-deal-on-debut-novel/. dead.
  6. Web site: 2021-02-13. Everything to know about "Ace of Spades"—the book that earned a 21-year-old 7 figures. Janice. Williams. 3 September 2020. Newsweek.
  7. Web site: 2020-09-09. Àbíké-Íyímídé exposes racism in 'explosive' debut novel. Charlotte. Eyre. The Bookseller. 1 November 2018.
  8. Web site: 2020-09-09. 21-year-old young adult author gets 7-figure book deal. Associated Press. USA TODAY.
  9. Web site: 2020-09-09. 21-year-old young adult author Faridah Abike-Iyimide gets 7-figure book deal. The New Indian Express. 3 September 2020.
  10. Web site: 2020-09-09. 21-year-old Black author signs seven-figure books deal. 8 September 2020. New York Daily News.
  11. Web site: 2020-09-09. 21-year-old young adult author gets 7-figure book deal. Associated Press. ABC News. 3 September 2020.

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