Author, speaker, and photographer Lola Akinmade Åkerström is Nigerian-American, and based in Sweden. Her debut novel In Every Mirror She's Black was published in 2021, and her second book, Everything is Not Enough, is out today with Head of Zeus. It tells the story of three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in Stockholm.
'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more