Jane Igharo
Jane Igharo | |
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| Born | Jane Abeiyuwa Igharo |
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| Nationality | Nigerian Canadian |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Period | 2020–present |
| Genre | Romance, fiction |
Jane Abeiyuwa Igharo is a Nigerian fiction writer of contemporary romance novels. She is best known for her debut novel Ties That Tether.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Jane Igharo was born in Nigeria to parents from Edo State and spent most of her childhood in the country before she immigrated alongside her family to Canada at the age of twelve.[3] She pursued her education and earned a Journalism degree from the University of Toronto after which she worked as a communications specialist in Ontario, Canada.[3]
Growing up as the child of immigrants, Igharo stated that her family had great expectations for her and she was told by her mother that she could not date or marry outside her ethnicity in a bid to ensure that continuity of their culture in a western setting. This eventually gave her the idea and concept of her debut novel.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Igharo's debut novel, Ties That Tether inspired by her personal life and Immigrant experiences was published by Berkley on 29 September 2020, and received mainly positive feedback from critics and readers.[4][5] Her second novel, The Sweetest Remedy was published in September 2021 and is an Amazon, it received positive reviews.[2][6]
Where We End & Begin, Igharo's third novel was published in 2022 and is also an Amazon Editors pick.[7][8]
Bibliography
[edit]- Ties That Tether- Berkley (29 September 2020)
- The Sweetest Remedy – Berkley (28 September 2021)
- Where We End & Begin – Berkley (27 September 2022)
- Sisi Americanah (forthcoming, 2023)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brewer, Robert Lee. "Jane Igharo: Exploring Romance Through the Lens of an Immigrant Caught Between Her Culture and Her Heart". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Q&A: Jane Igharo, Author of 'The Sweetest Remedy'". The Nerd Daily. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "In Writing Fiction, I Finally Found Myself". Shondaland. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Q&A: Jane Igharo, Author of 'Ties That Tether'". The Nerd Daily. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Staff, B. G. N. (20 November 2020). "Author Jane Igharo on the Nigerian Experience, Interracial Dating, and Her Book 'Ties That Tether'". Black Girl Nerds. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Nigerian Canadian author Jane Igharo heads back home for her latest novel, about a family and a funeral". thestar.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Amazon Editors Pick for Best Romance Novel". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Where We End & Begin by Jane Igharo: 9780593440230 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "All the Scoop on Nigerian Author Jane Igharo's Forthcoming YA Novel Sisi Americanah". brittlepaper.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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| National | |
- Living people
- Nigerian women novelists
- Canadian women novelists
- Canadian people of Nigerian descent
- Writers from Ontario
- Novelists from Texas
- University of Toronto alumni
- 21st-century Nigerian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Nigerian women writers
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- Women writers of young adult literature
- Women romantic fiction writers