Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (born 1998) is a British Nigerian writer, living in London.[1][2] She is best known for her debut novel is the young adult thriller Ace of Spades (2021).

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Born1998
London
OccupationWriter
NationalityNigeria
UK
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
Period 2020- Present
GenreFiction
Notable worksAce of Spades

Early life and education

Àbíké-Íyímídé was born in London,[3] growing up in the south of the city.[4] She lived in Aberdeen, Scotland while studying English, Chinese and anthropology at the University of Aberdeen.[4][5] She currently lives in London while distance learning the final year of the degree course.[2]

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]

Bibliography
  • Ace of Spades. New York: Feiwel & Friends, 2021. ISBN 978-1250800817. London: Usborne, 2021. ISBN 978-1474967532.

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