VERNA WILKINS

I read widely, and go through many phases.

Having been hooked on Crime for the past couple of years, the writer who has captured my imagination is Chimamanda Adichie. I am just beginning Americanah, her latest book. She is a great social commentator.

Her lecture “The Danger of the Single Story” is powerful and so relevant to all in the African diaspora.  

• Verna is a children's writer and founder of the UK publishing house Tamarind Books. She was a featured guest writer for Bim LitFest 2014.