Wayétu Moore
Liberian-American author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wayétu Moore (born 1985) is a Liberian-American author and social entrepreneur. Her debut novel, She Would Be King, was published by Graywolf Press in September 2018, and was named a best book of 2018 by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Entertainment Weekly & BuzzFeed.[1] The novel was positively reviewed by Time Magazine, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.[2][3][4] Moore has published work in The New York Times, The Paris Review, Guernica Magazine, The Atlantic, and other journals.[5][6][7] She was awarded a Lannan Literary Fellowship for fiction in 2019. Moore's memoir, The Dragons, The Giant, The Women, was named a 2020 New York Times Notable Book, a Time Magazine 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2020, and a Publishers Weekly Top 5 Nonfiction Books of 2020.[8] In 2011, Moore founded a publishing house and nonprofit organization, One Moore Book, which publishes and distributes books intended for children in countries underrepresented in literature.[9][10]
Wayétu Moore | |
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Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Liberia |
Occupation | Author, publisher |
Education | New York University, Howard University, University of Southern California, Columbia University |
Alma mater | Howard University, BA; University of Southern California, MFA; Columbia University, MA |
Genres | Magical realism |
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Notable awards | Lannan Literary Fellowship |
Spouse | Bolobowei Amaso |
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