Butter Honey Pig Bread
Butter Honey Pig Bread is Francesca Ekwuyasi's debut novel, a contemporary novel published September 3, 2020 by Arsenal Pulp Press.
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| Author | Francesca Ekwuyasi |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | Arsenal Pulp Press |
Publication date | September 3, 2020 |
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The book tells the story of three women, Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye, and takes place over three continents. Its main themes include food, family, and forgiveness.[1]
Reception
Butter Honey Pig Bread received starred reviews from Booklist[2] and Publishers Weekly,[3] as well as positive reviews from The New Yorker,[4] Quill & Quire,[5] The Puritan,[6] Hamilton Review of Books,[7] The Suburban,[8] This Black Girl Reads,[9] Consumed by Ink,[10] and Foreword Reviews.[11] The book also received the following accolades:
- Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (2020)[12]
- CBC's Best Canadian Fiction of 2020[13]
- Quill & Quire's Books of the Year: Editors’ picks (2020)[14]
- Globe 100: Best Books of the Year (2020)[15]
- Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction nominee (2020)[16]
- Lambda Literary Award finalist (2020)[17]
- Amazon.ca First Novel Award finalist (2021)[18]
- CBC Canada Reads nominee (2021)[8][19]
References
- "Butter honey pig bread". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Chanoux, Laura (October 1, 2020). "Butter Honey Pig Bread". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "Fiction Book Review: Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi. Arsenal Pulp, $19.95 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-1-55152-823-6". Publishers Weekly. 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "Briefly Noted Book Reviews". The New Yorker. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Carter, Sue (2020-09-14). "Francesca Ekwuyasi's sensual debut novel melds Nigerian folklore with a personal journey to make connections". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- French, Whitney (Fall 2020). "Making Food, Making Fury: Francesca Ekwuyasi's Butter Honey Pig Bread". The Puritan (51).
- Francis, Claire. "Claire Francis Reviews Francesca Ekwuyasi's Butter Honey Pig Bread". Hamilton Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Meredith (March 8, 2021). "Entertainment: Butter Honey Pig Bread review". The Suburban Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "My Canada Reads Pick for 2021 is 'Butter Honey Pig Bread' Here's Why…". This Black Girl Reads. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi". Consumed by Ink. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Gonzalez, Eileen (November–December 2020). "Review of One Night Two Souls Went Walking". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "14 books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. September 9, 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "The best Canadian fiction of 2020". CBC Books. February 1, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "2020 Books of the Year: Editors' picks". Quill and Quire. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Cannon, Margaret; Canton, Jeffrey; Pereira, Judith; Rogers, Sean; Scott, Alec; Colbert, Jade (2020-12-04). "The Globe 100: Our favourite books of 2020". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "Past GGBooks winners and finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "Previous Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Qiao, Vicky (May 28, 2021). "Five Little Indians by Michelle Good wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award". CBC Books. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "Roger Mooking thinks Canada Reads will be like 'Reading Rainbow Gladiator'". CBC Books. January 21, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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