Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is a British novelist, short-story writer and columnist. Her
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, the young adult thriller ''
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'' (2021), received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens in
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, and reached the top ten on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Additionally, Àbíké-Íyímídé has contributed writings to several publications, including ''
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Early life and education

Àbíké-Íyímídé was born and raised in
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in South London. She lived in Aberdeen, Scotland while studying English, Chinese and anthropology at the
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. She currently lives in London.


Career

Àbíké-Íyímídé's debut novel, ''
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,'' is a young adult thriller with themes of "homophobia in the black community, institutional racism and the diversity of thought among black people". In 2018 she gained an agent and a UK book deal for ''Ace of Spades'' with
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. In 2020 she gained a US book deal with
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for ''Ace of Spades'' along with a second novel, for a seven-figure sum.


Personal life

Àbíké-Íyímídé is openly queer.


Publications

*''
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''. New York:
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, 2021. . London: Usborne, 2021. . *''Where Sleeping Girls Lie.'' New York: Feiwel & Friends, 2024. . *& Jaigirdar A. ''Four Eids and a Funeral''. New York: Feiwel & Friends, 2024. .


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