Tucson Festival of Books

'Pemi Aguda

IfeOluwa Nihinloloa

’Pemi Aguda is an MFA graduate from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. Her writing has been published in Granta, Ploughshares, Zoetrope, and other publications, and has been awarded the O. Henry Prize for short fiction. "Ghostroots," her debut collection, was a Finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, she currently lives in Philadelphia.

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Awards: National Book Award

Communities: African

Scheduled events:

Worlds Beyond: Reimagining Reality

Journey with 'Pemi Aguda, Mateo Askaripour and Nnedi Okorafor as they craft alternate realities … blending the supernatural, futuristic, and speculative to challenge societal norms and inspire new ways of seeing our world.

Modern Languages Room 350 (Seats 318, Wheelchair accessible)

Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)

Panelists: 'Pemi Aguda, Mateo Askaripour, Nnedi Okorafor
Moderator: Jessica Braithwaite

National Book Awards: The Art of Ancestry

Join these 2024 National Book Award honorees to hear how they translated multigenerational family stories and mythologies into new and distinct works of art. Moderated by Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation, this session is presented in partnership with the NBF.

Campus Store (Seats 250)

Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
National Book Awards
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)

Panelists: 'Pemi Aguda, Josh Galarza, m.s. RedCherries
Moderator: Ruth Dickey

Book:

Ghostroots

Stories
Fiction / Literature
W. W. Norton, Incorporated
May 2024
ISBN 9781324065852
224 pages