December 2, 2021

The Ethiopian novelist’s event is themed “Forgotten Heroines & Tomorrow’s Sheroes.”

The collection of stories about Nigerian gay men, which arrives June 2022, is now available for pre-order.

The Booker Prize winner will be the second woman to hold the position. She is “one of literature’s most passionate and effective advocates,” said retiring president Marina Warner.

The Ghanaian poet’s debut collection has spurred comparison to “folk poets like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.”