Akwaeke Emezi has written ten award-winning books since publishing their first novel, Freshwater, in 2018. 2024’s Little Rot is one of the most recent, and it’ll be the subject of the Iron Book Discussion Group’s next meeting in June 2026…
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them.
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Copies of Little Rot can be picked up from the Book Discussion Shelf on our first floor.
An in-person discussion of Little Rot will be held at the library on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:00 PM. No registration is required, so please join us if you’d like to be part of the discussion.
Published on May 14, 2026.
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