A review of Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor By Nisi Shawl Young-adult fiction is influential; women and men often act out stories they read as teens. But try finding feminism in popular fantasies such as Stephenie Meyers’ Twilight, or communities of color in Rowling’s bestselling Harry Potter series. Nnedi Okorafor’s books are a welcome contrast. The […]
Author: Nisi Shawl
Nisi Shawl is the author of Filter House and a winner of the 2008 James Tiptree, Jr., Award; she will be the 2011 Guest of Honor for WisCon, the annual feminist science fiction convention.