Good morning,
Today, the third book in the prize-winning, best-selling, middle-grade fiction series - Emily Knight I am... Becoming by A. Bello - is released. Published by the People's Book Prize Publisher of 2020, Hashtag Press, the new children's book boasts a strong, vibrant cover featuring the young, Black, female lead character - Emily Knight. It's a powerful story of facing up to your fears, finding inner strength, re-connecting with family and re-establishing relationships. London-based author and publishing entrepreneur, Abiola Bello, is available for media interviews, editorial commissions and comment. She first came up with the idea for Emily Knight at the age of 8 and is passionate about diversity and inclusion in publishing, particularly for children.
More information below...
Press copies available (digital and paperback).
Thanks,
Helen Lewis
Director - Literally PR
www.literallypr.com
ADVANCE INFORMATION SHEET
Emily Knight I am...Becoming
By A. Bello
The next book in the Emily Knight series is officially confirmed for release on 17th September 2020! The eagerly anticipated third book follows the incredible success of Emily Knight I am... Awakened, which released in September 2017 and has since received a prestigious Carnegie nomination and enjoyed first place in the London's BIG Read 2019.
https://emilyknightiambecomingbooklaunch.eventbrite.co.uk- online launch event invitation!
Homecoming. Sacrifice. Family. Fire.
The Knights are finally reunited and ready to defeat Neci once and for all. But Neci is one step ahead and is targeting them one by one. When one of Emily's best friends is kidnapped, Emily leads the elite team on a rescue mission, but nothing can prepare them for what Neci has planned...
About the Author
A. Bello is an award-winning author and publishing entrepreneur, born and raised in London, where she still lives and works. In 2018, Abiola was named ‘Trailblazer of the Year' by London Book Fair.
Abiola wrote her first novel at the age of eight - when she fought monsters and dragons on a daily basis - and experienced her first taste of ‘being published' after winning a school poetry competition at the age of 12. Seeing her words in print fuelled a passion for writing that remains to this day.
The first incarnation of the Emily Knight story can be traced back almost 20 years; Abiola wanted to fill the gaping hole in children's fiction for an inspirational, strong, black, female, young protagonist. This ‘gap' in publishing remains in today's publishing world despite continued calls for more BAME authors and diversity within characters and plotlines.
She is the founder of The Lil' Author School and co-founder of The Author School (shortlisted for The Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2016 and celebrating its fifth birthday in 2020). A. Bello is regularly asked to contribute to the media; she has been featured in About Time Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Female First, Daily Mirror, BBC1XTRA, The Bookseller, The British Blacklist, Melan Magazine, London Post, and many more. Abiola is also a regular at literary festivals and gives talks to children in primary and secondary schools, as well as to young writers and people wishing to get into the publishing business.
- #DiverseBooks
- Representation in Middle Grade/YA Crossover Fiction
- Powerful female protagonists
- Diversity in fiction for children and teenagers
- Third book in a series that has grown from strength to strength over the past three years!
ESSENTIAL DETAILS
Title:Emily Knight I am...Becoming
Author:A. Bello
Genre:Middle Grade, Tweens, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher:Hashtag Press
Publication date:September 17th 2020
Availability:Paperback, eBook, International distribution
ISBN:9781916161788
Price: £7.99
Website:www.a-bello.com
Twitter:twitter.com/emilyknightiam
Facebook:facebook.com/A.BelloAuthor
Online press folder:bit.ly/EmilyKnight
Online profile:literallypr.com/public_relations/file/A.-Bello.php