Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor, PhD, is a novelist of Nigerian descent known for weaving African culture into creative, evocative settings and memorable characters. Her novels include Zahrah the Windseeker (winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for African Literature), The Shadow Speaker (winner of the CBS Parallax Award), and Long Juju Man (winner of the Macmillan Writer’s Prize for Africa). Okorafor lives in Illinois with her daughter, Anyaugo, and family. Okorafor’s recent work includes the graphic novel LaGuardia, the miniseries Antar from IDW Comics, and Wakanda Forever and the Shuri series for Marvel Comics.

Nnedi Okorafor's Titles

After the Rain A Graphic Novel

After the Rain

After the Rain is a graphic novel adaptation of Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Nnedi Okorafor's short story "On the Road."Features bonus...


Kindred A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Kindred

Kindred, Octavia Butler's literary science-fiction masterpiece, tells the story of Dana, a young black woman who is suddenly and mysteriously...