Is Tomi Adeyemi a new J.K Rowling?

The Nigerian-American novelist and creative writing coach Tomi Adeyemi is climbing all the heights of success from her book ‘Children of Blood and Bone.’ The book by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers deals with the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy.

Nevertheless, Tomi became a part of controversy a few weeks back for falsely accusing New York Times bestselling author, Nora Roberts of plagiarizing. In reverse, Roberts criticized her audacity of blaming without fact-checking. However, the case is no longer troubling any of them after the two resolved their misunderstandings.

As Tomi’s bestselling novel Children of Blood and Bone is going viral, Fox2000 bought the rights of the movie adaption of the novel. Without any doubts, after the success, Tomi Adeyemi net worth is going to be in millions.

Are there any other Tomi Adeyemi books available on the market? Besides the professional career, who is Tomi Adeyemi boyfriend? Find out while exploring Tomi Adeyemi wiki facts and bio, including her age, family, parents, books, net worth, and boyfriend.

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Tomi Adeyemi Boyfriend and Marriage

Back in 2016, Tomi mentioned about her boyfriend as her idea tester. Though she has never revealed her boyfriend’s identity, she hasn’t married him yet. She often talks about her boyfriend in interviews and mentions him as a “supportive boyfriend.”

It looks like Tomi hasn’t decided yet to marry her boyfriend. But after her novel’s popularity and success, she would likely think of getting married to him.

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Tomi Adeyemi Net worth

Speaking of Tomi Adeyemi net worth, the writer has gathered all the fame and fortune from her debut novel, Children of Blood and Bone. Recently, Fox 2000 has purchased the movie adaptation rights to the book. Allegedly, the deals for the publishing and film rights were about seven figures. Deadline labeled Children of Blood and Bone as “one of the biggest YA debut novel publishing deals ever.”

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Moreover, Tomi Adeyemi net worth seems to rise in days to come as she is still competing with many established writers. She guest-starred in the last episode of Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis.  It has been a few weeks of the novel Children of Blood and Bone being on No. 1 spot on the New York Times young-adult best-seller list. Currently, Tomi is eventful with her book tour.

But what’s the figure of Tomi Adeyemi net worth?

As of 2018, Tomi Adeyemi net worth is under review.

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Tomi Adeyemi Novel: Children of Blood and Bone

After Tomi moved to California, she used to work at a Los Angeles film production company. She was working as a creative writing coach while she was at the beginning of her first novel. However, her first novel did not produce positive feedback. As a replacement for that downfall, she gave herself a year to write another book, which later became Children of Blood and Bone. Following that, she competed into Pitch Wars, a competition program for emerging writers.

Her debut novel Children of Blood and Bone was released in March 2018. It made it to the number 1 on The New York Times Young Adult Hardcover Bestseller List. Her book is a young adult (YA) fantasy novel, highlighting central character Zélie Adebola, who combats a system to return magic to her people. Tomi said she desired to write a fantasy novel set in West Africa so that:

“A little Black girl [could] pick up my book one day and see herself as the star…I want her to know that she’s beautiful and she matters and she can have a crazy, magical adventure even if an ignorant part of the world tells her she can never be Hermione Granger.”

Tomi Adeyemi Wiki – Bio: Age, Family, Ethnicity, Birthday

Tomi Adeyemi was born in 1993 in the United States to her immigrant parents. Her family moved to the USA from Nigeria due to the financial crisis. Despite being a physician in Nigeria, her father worked as a taxi driver while her mother was a cleaner.

Tomi celebrates her birthday on August 1 that makes her age 25. She is of Nigerian ethnicity.

She grew up in Chicago without knowing anything about her Nigerian heritage that her parents tried to hide from her. Tomi wrote her first story at the age of five, relating:

“I loved myself so much I gave myself a twin named Tomi. Everything started out fine. But then I didn’t write another black character until I was 18. I look at that gap, and just the thought of me sitting alone in my room reinforcing the lies the world told us pisses me off.”

Tomi attended Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois. Later, she graduated from Harvard University with an honors degree in English Literature. She also studied West African mythology and culture in Salvador, Brazil.