…I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book but at its core was the desire to write for black teenage girls growing up reading books they … - Tomi Adeyemi

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…I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book but at its core was the desire to write for black teenage girls growing up reading books they were absent from. That was my experience as a child. Children of Blood and Bone is a chance to address that. To say you are seen.

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About Tomi Adeyemi

Tomi Adeyemi (born August 1, 1993) is a Nigerian-American novelist and creative writing coach.

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