#1 New York Times bestselling author, Tomi Adeyemi, spoke to me about the film adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone, her evolution as a writer, and the final book in her Orisha trilogy, Children of Anguish and Anarchy.

Tomi Adeyemi is the #1 New York Times bestselling, Hugo and Nebula award-winning novelist and screenwriter who was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, Forbes’s 30 Under 30 in Media, and whose website was named one of the 101 Best Websites for writers by Writer’s Digest.

Her Children of Blood and Bone series continues to be a publishing phenomenon, acquired in a heated bidding war with the first two books becoming instant #1 NY Times bestsellers – spending over 150 weeks on the list – and over 1.5 million copies in print to date including recent paperback re-releases.

The Nigerian/American writer graduated from Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature and studied West African mythology, religion, and culture in Salvador, Brazil

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In this file Tomi Adeyemi and I discussed:

Her newly found balance and definition of success as a writer 

Facing rejection early on in her career

How she persevered through meticulous planning

Why her acknowledgments are so lengthy in her long-awaited capstone to her trilogy

What’s next for the superstar

And a lot more!

Show Notes:

⁠tomiadeyemi.com⁠

⁠thewritersroadmap.net⁠

⁠Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orisha, 3)⁠ – June 25, 2024 by Tomi Adeyemi (Amazon)

⁠Tomi Adeyemi Amazon Author Page⁠

⁠Tomi Adeyemi on Instagram⁠

⁠Tomi Adeyemi on Twitter⁠

⁠Kelton Reid on Twitter

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