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Read-Alikes for Paul Beatty

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  • Oyinkan Braithwaite

    Oyinkan Braithwaite

    Oyinkan Braithwaite is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. Following her degree, she worked as an assistant editor at Kachifo, a Nigerian publishing house, and as a production manager at ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    The Sellout

    Try:
    My Sister, the Serial Killer
    by Oyinkan Braithwaite

  • Jamel Brinkley

    Jamel Brinkley

    Jamel Brinkley is the author of Witness: Stories, published in August 2023 from Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US)/4th Estate (UK), and A Lucky Man: Stories (2018, Graywolf Press), which was a finalist for the National Book Award... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    The Sellout

    Try:
    A Lucky Man , or
    Witness
    by Jamel Brinkley

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