Brooke Obie

It’s my birthday week! What better way to celebrate than to give away a free, autographed copy of my life’s work, my speculative fiction novel, Book of Addis: Cradled Embers.

In this epic tale of love, loss and the cost of liberation, Addis, a 17-year-old Igbo girl, escapes from her enslaver, the first president of a young country. On the run for her life, with unlikely friends and a nation of enemies, Addis becomes the most wanted person alive and a global symbol of hope to enslaved people longing for freedom.

I wrote this speculative fiction book (the first in a series of three!!) because, simply, I want to change the world:

“The bottom line is this: You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can’t, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world. The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it….If there is no moral question, there is no reason to write. I’m an old-fashioned writer and, despite the odds, I want to change the world. ” — James Baldwin, September 1979 interview with The New York Times

To enter, leave a comment below with how you hope to change the world, by 11:59 p.m. on my birthday, July 31! One lucky winner will be chosen on Monday. 

Buy a copy of Book of Addis and celebrate my birthday with me!

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