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#NnediOkorafor

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Walt

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Nnedi Okorafor, born April 8, 1974, is a Nigerian-American author renowned for her contributions to science fiction and fantasy. Her acclaimed novella Binti follows a young Himba woman who becomes the first of her people to attend an intergalactic university Binti won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. ​
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This book cover is for Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella. The central image is a close-up of a young woman’s face, partially obscured by elongated, dark brown fingers coated with thick, vivid orange clay. The woman’s expression is calm and intense, her lips slightly parted and her eyes partially closed. Her skin is smooth and dark, and her face is illuminated by a soft, diffused light that highlights her features against a black background speckled with faint stars, suggesting outer space. The title BINTI is centered at the bottom in large, metallic, futuristic typography that resembles steel or chrome. The author’s name, "Nnedi Okorafor," appears just below in a clean white font. Above the title, a banner reads: “Hugo and Nebula Award-Winner!” in small white uppercase letters. Below the author’s name, there is a quote from Ursula K. Le Guin in white text: “There’s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics.” This endorsement connects the book to established speculative fiction traditions while highlighting its originality. The overall design emphasizes the blending of science fiction and African cultural aesthetics, particularly the orange clay, which references the Himba people’s traditional use of otjize. The use of space elements and earthy textures visually represents the novel’s fusion of interstellar travel with deeply rooted cultural identity.
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Sean Eric Fagan

Cached US Kindle giveaway on bsky: 10 copies of IKENGA by @nnedi, over at bsky.app/profile/kithrup.bsky.

Bluesky Social · Sean Eric Fagan (@kithrup.bsky.social)https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSH6AW63VHG57VA https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS37ZUTQ7QNVY3Z https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSXUDHWSYEW2PAE https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS58ZSP6N572L9S https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS8FA2QQMRMRJXA https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSWUQ23ABMJBN96 https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSS2MRHCHSTZCAK https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSJJGS2FG5PFQTY https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSBH5ZZ7PAV4KVS https://amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSRXMADFY8BQVE3
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Dr. Amy H. Sturgis 📖

Twelve Tomorrows is currently $1.99 on Kindle in the U.S. #ScienceFiction #SFF #Bookstodon #EBookDeal

From a strange new virtual currency to an AI’s unexpected evolution, explore the future in this thought-provoking collection from authors like #KenLiu and #NnediOkorafor. Hailed upon publication as “probably the best science fiction anthology of the year” (World Fantasy Award–winning editor Jonathan Strahan).

amazon.com/dp/B08BT2BSWZ

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Lydia Conwell :mastodon:

I'm #reading Who Fears Death
#Book by #NnediOkorafor

and ... it's a bit slow paced for my liking. Stuff has happened but I'm on chapter 14 and the story still hasn't got going yet. The main character wants to be trained by a sorcerer who refuses to teach her. But she keeps going to him to be refused.

I don't know how many times I need to read the same thing.

Also she can turn into animals and it feels a little bit like young adult #fiction. As far as I know it's a book for adults.

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Calixthe

#WalterMosley is one of my favorite authors and certainly my favorite living author. His latest book Every Man A King is a follow up to Down the River Unto the Sea, both apart of his new King Oliver mysteries.

In any case, the audiobooks are masterfully narrated by Dion Graham and just absolutely enjoyable.

https://www.waltermosley.com/every-man-a-king/

You can find many great books and audiobooks via your local public library and listen at your leisure. Two of the most popular apps are #Libby and #Hoopla .

Libby provides e-books and audiobooks, and Hoopla delivers "audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen"

https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby

https://www.hoopladigital.com

The federal government has conveniently set up a website to help you search for your local library: https://www.usa.gov/libraries and https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/CommunityServices/find-libraries.aspx

Or you can just search for "Public Library + Your City or County and State"

I am typing all of this out real slow Riley Freeman style because people are busy and tired and sometimes forget that we have these resources at our fingertips.

Also because this is what the Republicans, third party candidates and those telling you NOT to vote want to take away from all of us.

E-books, audiobooks, movies, music and TV series available at your local public library for you, your children, your siblings, your elders and your friends, free of charge and best of all, no late charges because the content is returned automatically on the due date.

We all know this, but sometimes we get tired and we forget.

In any case, you can pop over to #FOSS @omnivore@pkm.social https://omnivore.app , start a free account and save any of these links as bookmarks to review at your leisure.

@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
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Calixthe

Everyone should check out @nnedi@mas.to , her wonderful cats and her amazing sci-fi. #NnediOkorafor

https://nnedi.com

#SciFi #SciFiBooks #ScienceFiction #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #AfroFuturism #Binti

ALT TEXT: photo attached of book cover of Binti by Nnedi Okarafor a young Himba (indigenous people of northern Namibia) girl with a SciFi theme of stars. Original toot includes photo of hairless Sphynx cat named Neptune in an orange and black striped cat sized t-shirt standing on a desk in front of the keyboard and monitor with grey and black striped cat named Periwinkle behind him.

RE: https://mas.to/users/nnedi/statuses/110685283692826364

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Nnedi Okorafor

📣ANNOUNCEMENT: Nigerian publisher Ouida Books is launching a new imprint called PHOENIX, 😊.

Initiated by writer Lola Shoneyin and me, PHOENIX is dedicated to promoting and publishing fresh africanfuturism and africanjujuism (science fiction and fantasy) by writers of African descent worldwide. 🌍📚✍🏾

The imprint will be managed by Omotoke Solarin-Sodara. Please send your manuscripts to Phoenix@ouidabooks.com.

The logo for the imprint, a black phoenix rising.
#Africanfuturism#africanjujuism#nnediokorafor
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