KÒKÚ ÀKÀNBÍ, and the heart of midnight

386pp., illus., paperback, London, 2023

A fantasy novel for children, inspired by West African mythology.

After 13 year-old orphan Koku accidentally releases a demon on a trip to the British Museum, his uncle sends him to Olori, the West African land of origins, to reconnect with his roots.

Maria Motúnráyò Adébísí lives in Manchester. She graduated from the University of Oxford in 2017 with a degree in English Literature.