Irenosen is the author of two books. Her novel 'Butterfly Fish' won a 2016 Betty Trask Award, and her short story collection 'Speak Gigantular' is Longlisted for the inaugural Jhalak prize. Both books are published by Jacaranda Books.

IRENOSEN'S BOOK CHOICES:

Geek Love - Katherine Dunn (Abacus) Glyph - Percival Everett (Graywolf Press) Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen - Marilyn Chin (Penguin)

She tweets @IrenosekOkojie and you can visit her website for more information.

SHOW NOTES:

Mentioned: Ishmael Reed

What Irenosen's reading at the moment: Kevin Barry's Beatlebone