The TikTok Book Awards shortlist is here - these are the reads to have on your radar Plus how to vote for your faves Marie Claire · Jul 9, 2024
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Satire is a way to make myself less depressed’ The US author on dystopian fiction, the experience of speaking to prisoners about his debut novel and why both of America’s major parties ‘love the war machine’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
Paul Harding and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah among National Book Award finalists Winners from 25 finalists across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people’s literature will be announced in November The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2023
5 new books to read this week This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and The List by Yomi Adegoke. The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah review – criminally entertaining Prisoners fight for survival on reality TV in an exuberant dystopia of doomed love and industrialised racism The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah review – a big and bold dystopian satire that lacks nuance The US author’s violent tale of death row inmates starring in gladiatorial contests for mass entertainment is an intriguing conceit, but its execution is heavy-handed The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023
Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on policing in America: ‘It’s a kind of poison’ His debut novel Chain-Gang All-Stars is a gripping satire of the US penal system. The award-winning short story writer talks voyeurism, violence and trying to make a difference The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023
19 debut authors set to make their mark this year Experts leaf through the debuts to keep an eye on in 2023. By Hannah Stephenson. The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023