I grew up reading Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Robert McCammon, Isaac Asimov's nonfiction books, and Roald Dahl.

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• Nnedi Okorafor:

  I think speculative fiction has fewer unspoken prerequisites than literary fiction for writers of c

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  One of my feet is a whole size longer than the other. One is size ten, the other is size eleven.

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  It's more fun to write villains. They are more of a challenge, and I get a sick kind of pleasure ou

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  I love writing about monsters and food.

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  There's a story in 'Kabu Kabu' called 'Bakasi Man' where I got to explore the mind of a 'bad man.'

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  'Lagoon' is an ambitious novel.

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  I love and am terrified of the water, particularly the ocean.

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy.

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  I love ocean life. I'm fascinated that so much of it remains unexplored by human beings. Diluted se

• Nnedi Okorafor:

  'Who Fears Death' addresses the push and pull in African culture that powerful women face when thei