Akwaeke Emezi

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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books
  • First Book:
    February 2018
  • Latest Book:
    November 2025
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Books in Order: 9 titles

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  • Son of the Morning

    From New York Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi comes a steamy paranormal romance set in the Black South -- a bold new foray that takes us on a journey of magic and fantasy, from the whispering creeks outside the city of Salvation to t...

  • Somadina

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers.Somadina and ...

  • Little Rot

    “A masterwork…mesmerizing…We come away troubled, unsettled -- and in some subtle way changed.”"The New York Times"The perfect steamy read for those hot summer nights." "PeopleA thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, vi...

  • You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

    A Good Morning America Buzz Pick, a Best Romance of 2022 by The New York Times and The Washington Post, and a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily, Vulture, Harper’s Bazaar, Thrillist, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Marie Claire, Para...

  • Bitter

    From National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to the critically acclaimed PET that explores both the importance and cost of social revolution--and how youth lead the way.After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled t...

  • Dear Senthuran

  • The Death of Vivek Oji

    What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew? One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son’s body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. What follows is the tumul...

  • Pet

    The highly-anticipated, genre-defying new novel by award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi that explores themes of identity and justice. Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look? There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in t...

  • Freshwater

    An extraordinary debut novel, FRESHWATER explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self. It centers around a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who develops separate selves within her as a result of being born "with one foot on the other side." U...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Akwaeke Emezi has published 9 books.

Akwaeke Emezi does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Son of the Morning, was published in November 2025.

The first book by Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater, was published in February 2018.

No. Akwaeke Emezi does not write books in series.
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