Author

Ayobami Adebayo

4 books, mostly general, for Canongate Books and Random House Audio, 2017–2023

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ is a Nigerian novelist and writer whose debut novel, Stay with Me, was published in 2017 and won the 9mobile Prize for Literature and Prix Les Afriques. Her second novel, A Spell of Good Things, was longlisted for the Booker Prize. She holds degrees in literature from Obafemi Awolowo University and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, and has written for publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the Financial Times.