News

MARCH 2013

-Daughters is published in Germany by Graf Verlag (Ullstein)

FEBRUARY 2013

-Toronto Public Library recommends Daughters for Black History Month 

-Author Interview: Western Gazette http://www.westerngazette.ca/2013/01/31/london-programming-in-support-of-black-history-month/

JANUARY 2013

-Daughters is published in the US by Pintail Books (Penguin Group USA)

-Audiobook version published by Blackstone Audio (US)

DECEMBER 2012

-Daughters is featured on Africa Book Club 2012 Books of the Year
http://www.africabookclub.com/?p=12655

-Yejide's second novel, When Land Spirits Cross Big Waters, to be published by Penguin Canada, Spring 2014.

-Daughters is featured on GalleyCat's list of Most Overlooked Books of 2012
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/most-overlooked-books-of-2012-a-literary-mixtape_b61962

NOVEMBER 2012

-Daughters to be published in Thailand by Sanskrit Book.

-Daughters makes the Globe and Mail Reader's picks for best books of 2012
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/readers-picks-for-best-books-of-2012/article5617539/

OCTOBER 2012

-Donna Bailey Nurse reviews Daughters on The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers. http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/episode/2012/10/29/candace-savage-linwood-barclay-sci-fi-smackdown/

-Author Interview: The Bridge with Bob Steele.http://www.cbc.ca/thebridge/episodes/2012/10/26/an-interview-with-yejide-kilanko-author-of-daughters-who-walk-this-path/

-Author Interview: The Windsor Star. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/10/27/chatham-social-workers-debut-novel-explores-young-women-abuse-in-nigeria//

SEPTEMBER 2012

-Author Interview: Think Africa Press. http://thinkafricapress.com/nigeria/review-daughters-who-walk-path#.UE3ymozmt98.facebook

AUGUST 2012

-Author Interview: Africa Book Club. http://www.africabookclub.com/?p=10650

-Daughters nominated as a top-ten pick for the Giller Prize's Readers Choice Award.

JULY 2012

-U.S Edition of Daughters to be published on January 29, 2013.

-Author Interview: Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-fab-five-canlits-hottest-up-and-comers/article4380445/

-Author Interview: Open Book Ontario  http://www.openbookontario.com/news/festival_series_five_questions_yejide_kilanko

JUNE 2012

-Daughters marks her ninth straight week on the Globe and Mail Canadian Fiction Bestseller List.

-German rights to Daughters acquired by Graf Verlag (Ullstein) Publication March 2013

MAY 2012

-US rights to Daughters acquired by Pintail Books (Penguin USA) Publication Spring 2013

-North American audio rights to Daughters acquired by Blackstone Audio Inc (USA) Publication Spring 2013

-Daughters debuts on The Globe and Mail's Canadian fiction Bestseller list.

-Daughters is Costco Canada’s Buyer’s Pick for the month of May.

-Author Interview: Chatham Daily News http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2012/05/03/for-all-the-silent-daughters

-Author Interview: 1st BOOKS: http://megwaiteclayton.com/1stbooks/authorposts/yejide-kilanko-walking-this-path/

-Author Interview: Chatham This Week http://www.chathamthisweek.com/2012/05/15/chatham-resident-writes-powerful-coming-of-age-novel

APRIL 2012

-First edition of Daughters is published in Canada by Penguin Canada.