Nationwide — The 2025 NYC Huge E-book Award has acknowledged When It All Falls Down by Chinedu Achebe because the class winner of African American Fiction. The competitors is judged by specialists from completely different elements of the guide business, together with publishers, writers, editors, designers, booksellers, librarians {and professional} copywriters. Winners and distinguished favorites are based mostly on total excellence.
In regards to the guide
Within the stirring sequel to The Miseducation of Obi Ifeanyi, Obi and Nkechi Ifeanyi, together with their kids, Ikechukwu and Chimamanda, navigate the turbulent waters of contemporary America within the backdrop of Houston, Texas. Amidst the worldwide upheaval of the pandemic, the Ifeanyis try to rekindle their marriage, searching for solace in one another because the world outdoors contends with racial strife and political storms.
Because the contentious 2020 US presidential election unfolds, their story is a testomony to the enduring energy of household, the complexities of identification, and the relentless pursuit of happiness towards all odds. This can be a story of affection, resilience, and the unyielding bonds that maintain us collectively when the world appears to be falling aside.
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NYC Huge E-book Award acquired guide submissions worldwide. Journalists, properly established authors, small and huge press, and first time indie authors participated in document numbers. Entries this 12 months have been acquired from the USA in addition to international locations akin to Australia, Canada, China, Dubai, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Cities represented among the many entries have been Chicago, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Quebec, Rome, San Francisco, Seattle, Singapore, and Victoria.
Publishers included Berrett-Koehler; Brown Books Youngsters; Central Avenue / Simon & Schuster; Forbes Books; Muse Literary; New Harbinger Publications; New York College Press; Oxford College Press; Pegasus Books; She Writes Press; College of Massachusetts Press to call a number of.
Winners included “What’s My Legacy?” by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger; “Mikhail Gorbachev – How he modified our lives” by Bettina Schaefer; Berrett-Koehler’s “From Founder to Future: A Enterprise Roadmap to Influence, Longevity, and Worker Possession” by John Abrams; The Cooking Lab’s “Modernist Bread at Residence” by Nathan Myhrvold; and “Wild Fox Ridge” by Xue Mo to call some key titles on the awarded record.
“With so many high quality publishers and authors from world wide collaborating this 12 months, I’m desirous to share these books with a world readership,” mentioned awards sponsor Gabby Olczak.
In regards to the creator
An award-winning creator, Chinedu Achebe is Nigerian American who was born in Richmond, Virginia. Chinedu graduated from the College of Houston along with his Bachelor’s diploma in Economics. He revealed his first guide, Blunted on Actuality in 2012. In 2017, Chinedu revealed his second guide, The Miseducation of Obi Ifeanyi.
He was awarded the 2023 Impartial Press Award within the class of African American fiction for that guide. Chinedu additionally has written articles for The Huffington Put up, Medium, and Bella Naija. He at the moment lives in Houston, Texas along with his spouse and youngsters.
Remember to comply with him on social media at Twitter/X and Instagram
When It All Falls Down is out there on Amazon
NYC Huge E-book Award is introduced each fall. NYC Huge E-book Award is open to all authors, publishers, and illustrators, and consists of submissions from the massive 5 publishers: Penguin Random Home, HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster.
Be a part of us for the Impartial Press Award, deadlines each December and introduced each spring, is open to impartial authors and publishers. Go to: www.independentpressaward.com/2025winners
Be a part of us on the Awards Dinner on April twenty fifth to have fun the recipients of each packages as they obtain their awards on stage. The dinner is a part of the BookCAMP occasion, a publishing business convention held within the New York metro space, April 24-25, 2026, www.independentpressaward.com/ipabookcamp
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