![]() ![]() ![]() “I went to a really working-class school in south London – we all had the same socio-economic background, most of us were black or Asian. It explores the fallout when gossip about the pair leaves them fighting for their reputations and eventually their lives. I’d usually do uni during the day, then come home and write until 4am.” Often in publishing, a lot of black authors don’t get the support so it was just so lovely to see them not lowball meįollowing talented musician Devon and head girl Chiamaka, the only two black students at the overwhelmingly white Niveus Private Academy, Àbíké-Íyímídé’s novel is a thriller. ![]() I thought it’d be so cool if the shows I grew up with, like Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl, had more black people in them, so I started planning a story. “I loved it so much but I was really sad that there weren’t many people who looked like me in it. ![]() I was watching a lot of TV shows and I binged Gossip Girl in a few days,” said Àbíké-Íyímídé, who is currently waiting for her term to start – remotely. “I was in my first year at university and I didn’t have many friends because I don’t drink as I’m Muslim, so I’d be in my room trying to figure out what to do. ![]()
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