Sarah Ladipo Manyika is a bestselling author of In Dependence and Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora. Her work has been featured in Granta, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. Named one of the "100 Most Influential Africans" in 2022, she has served on various nonprofit boards, including the Museum of the African Diaspora, and has judged prestigious literary awards. A San Francisco Library Laureate and fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

'Manyika’s story about an elderly Nigerian woman is quiet, sophisticated and expands the canon of contemporary African literature into welcome new territory.' — Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize Winner

Sarah Ladipo Manyika is a bestselling author of In Dependence and Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora. Her work has been featured in Granta, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. Named one of the "100 Most Influential Africans" in 2022, she has served on various nonprofit boards, including the Museum of the African Diaspora, and has judged prestigious literary awards. A San Francisco Library Laureate and fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

'Manyika’s story about an elderly Nigerian woman is quiet, sophisticated and expands the canon of contemporary African literature into welcome new territory.' — Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize Winner

Sarah Ladipo Manyika is a bestselling author of In Dependence and Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora. Her work has been featured in Granta, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. Named one of the "100 Most Influential Africans" in 2022, she has served on various nonprofit boards, including the Museum of the African Diaspora, and has judged prestigious literary awards. A San Francisco Library Laureate and fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

'Manyika’s story about an elderly Nigerian woman is quiet, sophisticated and expands the canon of contemporary African literature into welcome new territory.' — Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize Winner