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A. Igoni Barrett @aibarrett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

★ A. Igoni Barrett’s sequel to 'Blackass' picks up with protagonist Furo Wariboko four years after the events of the previous novel, when he awakened in his Nigerian home to find he had been transformed into a white man—all except his posterior. It’s jarring and revelatory. buff.ly/K87hT1s

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“Once upon a time, but not so long ago, there was a woman who disobeyed her father by loving another man.” Read from A. Igoni Barrett’s new novel, Whyteface. buff.ly/QXMgtPT

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Whyteface

Once upon a time, but not so long ago, there was a woman who disobeyed her father by loving another man. The hot slap of her rebellion was heightened by the gulf in the social positions of the two …

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 03/08/2026

A story about a Nigerian man navigating Europe after mysteriously becoming white. Written by A Igoni Barrett, recommended by Ethan Nosowsky. buff.ly/iYbCjhK

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BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

In “African Kitchen,” an excerpt from the novel “Whyteface” ( @graywolfpress.bsky.social, 2026) by @aibarrett.bsky.social, a homesick Nigerian reunion dinner in Amsterdam turns into a reckoning over belonging. bit.ly/4h19Pfp

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BOMB Magazine | African Kitchen

In this excerpt from the novel Whyteface , a homesick Nigerian reunion dinner in Amsterdam turns into a reckoning over belonging.

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Vinduet @vinduet.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

«Jeg trodde bøkene mine var for nigerianske til å få oppmerksomhet utenfor landet, og hadde avfunnet meg med det,» sier Igoni Barrett om debutromanen «Blackass» som siden det utkom i 2015 har reist til land så ulike som Kenya, USA, Italia og Kina. www.vinduet.no/journalistik...

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Et hvitt fjes i et hav av svart

Lagos sett gjennom øynene til Igoni Barrett og romanfiguren Frank Whyte.

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Graywolf Press @graywolfpress.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A. Igoni Barrett's WHYTEFACE—a pointed satire about a Nigerian on vacation in Europe, into the heart of whiteness—is out August 4, 2026. Preorder here! www.graywolfpress.org/books/whytef...

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