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Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is the author of the children’s picture book BLUE: A History of the Color as  Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky (Knopf), illustrated by Caldecott Honor Artist Daniel Minter. Brew-Hammond also wrote the young adult novel Powder Necklace (Atria), which Publishers Weekly called “a winning debut”. For adult readers, she edited RELATIONS: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices (HarperVia), of which Kirkus Reviews said in a starred review: “This smart, generous collection is a true gift.” In 2023, she partnered with the curators of Brooklyn Museum’s “Africa Fashion” exhibit to pen and perform an original poem in the Museum's companion film. Her newest novel for adults, My Parents' Marriage (Amistad), releases in the U.S. July 9, 2024. Every month, she co-leads a writing fellowship whose mission is to write light into darkness. Born to Ghanaian immigrants in New York, she splits her time between Oakland, CA and Queens, NY. Learn more at nanabrewhammond.com.