Quizlit’s Book of the Month May 2025 is Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor. Her latest masterpiece is a stunning feat of imagination and a remarkable exploration of storytelling.
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Book of the Month May 2025
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Life has thrown Zelu some curveballs over the years, but when she’s suddenly dropped from her university job and her latest novel is rejected, all in the middle of her sister’s wedding, her life is upended. Disabled, unemployed and from a nosy, high-achieving, judgmental family, she’s not sure what comes next.
In her hotel room that night, she takes the risk that will define her life – she decides to write a book VERY unlike her others. A science fiction drama about androids and AI after the extinction of humanity. And everything changes.
What follows is a tale of love and loss, fame and infamy, of extraordinary events in one world, and another. And as Zelu’s life evolves, the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur.
Because sometimes a story really does have the power to reshape the world.
“There’s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes.” — Ursula K. Le Guin
“Okorafor’s book bounces between the novel (about the writer) and the novel-within-the novel (about the robots), and the result is an ambitious blend of genres.” — NPR
“One of her most revealing, deeply felt, and insightful novels to date.” — Locus magazine, Gary K. Wolfe
“An impressive feat of Africanfuturism.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Metafiction at its finest… equal parts sharp social commentary and deeply human storytelling.” — Readers Digest (Editor’s Pick)
“A captivating Möbius strip of literary SF.” — Library Journal (starred review)
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