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Tomi Adeyemi's Reading List

"The vast majority of American classics were ruined for me because schools made me read them too young," says the Y.A. fantasy novelist, whose new book is "Children of Virtue and Vengeance."

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By the Book: Tomi Adeyemi (2019)

NYT By the Book column (2019-11-27).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Adalyn Grace · Buy on Amazon
"I always have an itch for great fantasy, which Grace and Bardugo provide."
Cover of Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo · Buy on Amazon
"I always have an itch for great fantasy, which Grace and Bardugo provide."
Erwin Raphael McManus · Buy on Amazon
"I'm always interested in self-development and books that feed my soul like "The Last Arrow.""
Cover of Daring Greatly
Brené Brown · 2012 · Buy on Amazon
"She has a way of perfectly describing some of the most intimate human emotions and experiences, and she provides concrete, actionable solutions. She gave me a new level of self-awareness."
W. E. B. DuBois · Buy on Amazon
"Most of my younger readers probably aren't familiar with "The Souls of Black Folk," by W. E. B. DuBois."
Leigh Bardugo · Buy on Amazon
"I always recommend "An Ember in the Ashes" and "Six of Crows" after one of my readers has finished "Children of Blood and Bone.""
Elizabeth Acevedo · Buy on Amazon
"It's a stunning story told in verse about a young Dominican poet learning to use her voice and take up space."
Sabaa Tahir · Buy on Amazon
"Her debut fantasy … was the epic tale that inspired me to write "Children of Blood and Bone." It moved me in ways a story hadn't moved me before."
Amélie Wen Zhao · Buy on Amazon
"I've heard really great things. I'm excited to check it out!"

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