Named one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people, Tomi Adeyemi is a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Nigerian-American writer, actress, and model based in New York, NY. After graduating from Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature, she studied West African mythology, religion, and culture in Salvador, Brazil. Her first novel, Children of Blood and Bone, debuted at #1 on The New York Times Bestseller list and remained on the list for over 120 weeks. Its highly anticipated sequel, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, also debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Tomi's Children of Blood and Bone trilogy is being developed into a feature film with Paramount Pictures with Gina Prince-Bythwood, director of The Old Guard and The Woman King, set to direct. Tomi can be found teaching creative writing at thewritersroadmap. In 2020, she was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media, and her website has been named one of the 101 best websites for writers by Writer's Digest.

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Tomi Adeyemi, 'The Tonight Show' with Jimmy Fallon

Tomi Adeyemi for Alexander McQueen, New York Fashion Week

Tomi Adeyemi, Vanity Fair 'Young Hollywood" Party

Tomi Adeyemi in Children of Blood and Bone (2027)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

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