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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ is an acclaimed Nigerian author known for her bestselling novels Stay With Me and A Spell of Good Things. Her debut, Stay With Me, won the 9mobile Prize for Literature and the Prix Les Afriques, and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Wellcome Book Prize. A Spell of Good Things was longlisted for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. Adébáyọ̀ has written for major publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the BBC, and served as a judge for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction. She lives between Nigeria and the UK.