Good news for fans of Bolu Babalola, author of story collection Love in Colour.
UK, Commonwealth, and translation rights for Babalola’s Honey & Spice and a second novel were pre-empted by Katie Packer, commissioning editor at Headline Review. Also, US and Canadian rights for Honey & Spice were pre-empted by William Morrow for a six-figure sum. This was reported by The Bookseller
Here is a summary of the book by the The Bookseller:
“Honey & Spice will tell the story of the sharp-tongued (and secretly soft-hearted) Kiki Banjo, an expert in relationship evasion, as well as the women who make up the Afro-Caribbean Society at Whitewell University, and their attempts to avoid the mess of “situationships”, players and heartbreak. But when Kiki meets newcomer Malakai Korede—who she has publicly denounced as “The Wasteman of Whitewell”—her defences are weakened. A clash embroils them in a fake relationship to salvage both their reputations, and soon she finds herself in danger of falling for the very man she warned her girls about.”
Babalola commented that she is “elated for the world to finally meet Kiki and Malakai. This story was years in the making and so much love was poured into it. The universe of Honey & Spice is so special to me; it’s one of friendship and inner growth, romance and the strength in allowing yourself to open yourself up to love and community; to be truly understood and to be seen. It is my hope that many feel understood and seen by it.”
Packer, the commissioning editor at Headline, told The Bookseller that he was “hooked on Honey & Spice from the first chapter; so full of Bolu’s warmth, humour and love of love. The book struck a chord with the whole Headline Review team, as I know it will for masses of enthusiastic readers. I can’t wait for the world to meet Kiki in 2022.”
Headline Review will publish Honey & Spice as a super-lead hardback in summer 2022.
Congratulations to Bolu Babalola! We can’t wait to read this new novel.
Image sourced from Bolu Babalola´s Twitter account
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