Tomi Adeyemi, bestselling YA author of the Legacy of Orisha books, was one of 9 young creators featured in the three-part Hulu special Your Attention Please, which focuses on bringing youthful black voices and experiences to the forefront. Brought to social media in two parts, the short video shows Adeyemi creating a magic of her […]
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After eagerly devouring Tomi Adeyemi‘s debut novel Children of Blood and Bone, YA readers have been waiting rather impatiently for any new details they can get on the sequel, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, including its cover. Well, it’s finally here and it’s worth the wait! Fierce Reads revealed the stunning cover design by Sarah […]
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CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE author Tomi Adeyemi is just like us. She loves Harry Potter, 90s music, and she’s into anime! We got a chance to spend some time with first-time author Tomi Adeyemi to talk about her bestselling debut novel Children of Blood and Bone, working with Temple Hill productions on a movie […]
CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE author Tomi Adeyemi talks about the book on Jimmy Fallon! Tomi Adeyemi‘s epic fantasy Children of Blood and Bone was The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon‘s Summer Reads pick for 2018! After devouring the book alongside fans, Fallon invited the author on to the show to discuss! Tomi and Jimmy […]
Back in November, I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC of Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi. This was a highly anticipated debut fantasy that follows people blessed by the Nigerian gods. In the story, Zelie is still mourning the loss of her mother over a decade before, killed along […]
Tomi Adeyemi‘s Children of Blood and Bone has been getting a lot of attention in the YA book community. That seven-figure book deal caught everyone’s attention, as have the movie rights being optioned by 20th Century Fox. And there’s a really good reason for it: The novel is rich, exciting, and imaginative (consider that a […]
This might be the most soul-piercing book cover we’ve seen this year! We’ve been longing for Tomi Adeyemi‘s YA fantasy debut Children of Blood and Bone ever since we heard about the sharp premise and the seven-figure deal the author received to publish her novel. The book follows 17-year-old Zélie Adebola, who leads the charge […]