So Much More Than Nigerian Harry Potter: On Nnedi Okorafor’s “Akata Woman”
Jonathan P. Lewis reviews the third book in Nnedi Okorafor’s Nsibidi Scripts series, “Akata Woman.”
Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.
— Dr. Seuss
Jonathan P. Lewis reviews the third book in Nnedi Okorafor’s Nsibidi Scripts series, “Akata Woman.”
Jonathan P. LewisMay 20, 2022
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