'Pemi Aguda
’Pemi Aguda is the author of One Leg on Earth and Ghostroots, a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Trained as an architect in Lagos, Nigeria, she lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Awards
Shortlisted — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, 2025
Shortlisted — NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, 2025
Shortlisted — National Book Award, 2024
Shortlisted — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2024
Books by 'Pemi Aguda

Ghostroots: Stories
'Pemi Aguda
Hardback, 2025

Ghostroots: Stories
'Pemi Aguda
E Book

One Leg on Earth: A Novel
'Pemi Aguda
Hardback, 2026
One of Esquire's "Best Books of 2026 (So Far)"
A Time and Oprah Daily Best Book of the Summer
From the author of the National Book Award finalist Ghostroots, a debut novel that thrills with its...
One Leg on Earth: A Novel
'Pemi Aguda
E Book
One of Esquire's "Best Books of 2026 (So Far)"
A Time and Oprah Daily Best Book of the Summer
From the author of the National Book Award finalist Ghostroots, a debut novel that thrills with its...
Ghostroots: Stories
'Pemi Aguda
Paperback, 2026



