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THE LIES WE TELL FOR AMERICA, a memoir, out on Nov 10, 2026 from Flatiron Books. PhD student @ University of Nebraska-Lincoln ll Author of A Nation in Labour 📚 ll Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa 🏆
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@beranena.bsky.social✨ Early praise for Anena’s memoir by Kiese Laymon (“beautifully particular and unexpectedly relentless”), Leslie Jamison (“glimmers with careful attention”), and Morgan Jerkins (“a strong debut by a keen and astute observer”). Preorder now! 📚 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Show PostHave you ever nearly DNF’d a book, switched to listening thru an app like Speechify & suddenly it’s great? Sometimes the medium changes everything. The same story can hit differently through your ears than your eyes. Honestly, I don’t think Avatar would ever work as a book. #BookSky #AuthorSky
Show PostLately it feels like every part of my life needs something from me at the exact same time. Writing. Marketing. Work. Deadlines. Revisions. Family. Life. I’m getting it done, but some days it honestly feels overwhelming. #AuthorSky #LifeSky
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