Author

Helen Oyeyemi

18 books, mostly literary fiction, for Penguin Audio and Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd, 2010–2026

Helen Oyeyemi is a Nigerian-born British novelist, short-story writer, and playwright who has lived in London since childhood. She wrote her debut novel, The Icarus Girl, while studying for her A-levels, and has since published acclaimed novels and story collections including Mr. Fox, Boy, Snow, Bird, Gingerbread, Peaces, and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours. Her work is known for blending literary fiction with folklore, fairy-tale motifs, and the uncanny.

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Publishers

Penguin Audio 5 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd 2 Faber & Faber 2 Little, Brown Book Group 2 Recorded Books 2 Audible Studios 1 BBC Audio 1 Book Slam Productions Ltd 1 Penguin 1 W. F. Howes Ltd 1

18 audiobooks

A Ghostly Little Book

Helen Oyeyemi, Roddy Doyle, Olga Ravn, Eliza Clark, Tom Crewe

October 1, 2026

A New New Me

Helen Oyeyemi

August 26, 2025

Mr. Fox

Helen Oyeyemi

July 22, 2025

A New New Me

Helen Oyeyemi

May 8, 2025

A Cage Went in Search of a Bird

Naomi Alderman, Helen Oyeyemi, Tommy Orange, Ali Smith, Charlie Kaufman, Elif Batuman, Keith Ridgway, Yiyun Li, Leone Ross

May 30, 2024

Parasol Against the Axe

Helen Oyeyemi

March 5, 2024

Parasol against the Axe

Helen Oyeyemi

February 8, 2024

Furies

Margaret Atwood, Helen Oyeyemi, Emma Donoghue, Ali Smith, Kirsty Logan, Chibundu Onuzo, Caroline O'Donoghue, Linda Grant, Susie Boyt, Stella Duffy, Rachel Seiffert, CN Lester, Claire Kohda, Eleanor Crewes, Kamila Shamsie

March 8, 2023