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ⓘ About Lesley Nneka Arimah
Lesley Nneka Arimah is an author of fiction. She currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ever since she started making waves on the literary scene, she has been acclaimed as one of the top rising authors of fiction today. She has made the short list for the Carrie Prize and received other awards and acclaim. This author has had her work published in such print houses as Granta and the New Yorker. She also won Africa’s Commonwealth Short Story prize in 2015. Lesley was born initially in the United Kingdom. She moved with her family quite a bit, mostly because they had to go where her father was working. He would be stationed in different places, which included places like Nigeria and more.
All Book Series by Lesley Nneka Arimah
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
Single-title series · published 2015
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2011
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2019
Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lesley Nneka Arimah?
Lesley Nneka Arimah is an author of fiction. She currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ever since she started making waves on the literary scene, she has been acclaimed as one of the top rising authors of fiction today.
Which Lesley Nneka Arimah series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series, the earliest of Lesley Nneka Arimah's multi-book series: it opens with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 (2011) and runs to 9 books across 2011–2019, ending with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019 (2019).
How many books has Lesley Nneka Arimah written?
Lesley Nneka Arimah has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2023. 9 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series with 9 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Lesley Nneka Arimah's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lesley Nneka Arimah's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (2011–2019, 9 books).
How are Lesley Nneka Arimah's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lesley Nneka Arimah's 12 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (9 books, 2011–2019).