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Chikodili Emelumadu | Two Fatherless Boarding Schoolgirls Recently Become Enmeshed in Dealings with the Supernatural World
Author Guest / December 14, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? DAZZLING. You should check out that cover. It’s magnificent. Many thanks to The Overlook Press! 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Two fatherless boarding schoolgirls recently become enmeshed in dealings with the supernatural world, one as protector, the other as possible destroyer, putting them on a collision course with each other, as all around them, girls their age begin to vanish. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Oh this was the easiest bit. I went to boarding school in Nigeria at nine years old and was exposed to all sorts of people, routines, dialects, foods, punishments, coursework and chores. It was a huge change. I knew the setting would be perfect for a coming-of-age and the supernatural. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes. I will feed her and give her books and just generally leave her alone. She is carrying a lot on her shoulders at the moment, bless her. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Brave, empathetic, observant. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Persistence. If it wasn’t ready or it did not sit…