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Emi Ikkanda

Henry Holt & Company
Editor
New York, NY
Emi Ikkanda pursues a diverse list at Holt, and she most recently edited New York Times bestselling author Richard Reeves’s Infamy, about the Japanese American internment during WWII, and journalist Carla Power’s National Book Award longlisted memoir If The Oceans Were Ink, about her journey through the Quran. Her forthcoming titles include disabled comedian and TV star Zach Anner’s memoir If At Birth You Don’t Succeed, and Lijia Zhang’s novel Lotus, which centers on a love story set in Shenzhen, the “city of sins.” Emi pursues humorous or eye-opening memoirs, and journalistic or narrative nonfiction exploring various topics including current affairs, 20th century history, war, race, gender, science, adventure, food, and film. For her select fiction list, she is seeking multicultural or 20th century historical novels that focus on family, creative life, secrets, disappearances, or unusual relationships. She loves going on a journey and exploring hidden worlds, in fiction or nonfiction.