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Elizabeth Amisu

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Author | Academic | Educator | Storyteller

Elizabeth Amisu is an author, scholar, and educator whose works span dystopian fiction, fantasy thrillers, literary criticism, and cultural studies. She is the author of The Sacerdos Mysteries, a gripping dystopian adventure series, as well as Ripe Earth, a young-adult fantasy thriller, and Gild Your Shadows, a collection of haunting short stories.

Her non-fiction work includes the landmark academic study, The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife, a comprehensive exploration of Jackson’s artistry, identity, and cultural impact, archived at the British Library.

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Elizabeth Amisu Creating worlds out of thin air. It's magic. It really is. I feel like a conduit, I've read writers and artists say that but it's true. The good art g…moreCreating worlds out of thin air. It's magic. It really is. I feel like a conduit, I've read writers and artists say that but it's true. The good art goes through you, not from you.(less)
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Why did Gordon Finch withdraw from Stoner at the end “in such a way that he could never return.”? What does the passage mean? ". . . he turned to him with a kind of surprise and asked, “Where’s Dave?” And when he saw the shock of fear come over Gordon’s face he shook his head weakly and said, “I’m sorry, Gordon. . . . but Stoner knew that in that instant Gordon Finch had withdrawn from him . . . "
Elizabeth Amisu Hello @John, I know - it's so resonant... and confusing. This line is towards the very end of the narrative, and it's because Stoner's mind is transit…moreHello @John, I know - it's so resonant... and confusing. This line is towards the very end of the narrative, and it's because Stoner's mind is transitioning. He no longer lives completely in the present moment. Part of him is moving through a review of his life experiences. It's also clear that the moment of Dave, Stoner and Finch together at the University was a very formative moment for him. After that moment, it's clear that Finch realises the Stoner he knew is gone, or going. Hence, the withdrawal.(less)
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“Regent’s Park, Ripe Earth, and the Magic of Theatre That Talks Back: Why Malorie Blackman Still Teaches Me About Love, Race, and Writing”

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She was my childhood heroine, full stop. I still remember devouring her books like forbidden fruit at Leyton Library (yes, Sacerdos, Chapter One reference alert). But the true magic moment? My graduation in 2009 at the Institute of Education, when I locked eyes with the legend herself. She was receiving an honorary doctorate. I was a green, idealistic tr

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“I love books. I’m giving some hard copies of the Sacerdos Mysteries book away because I think there’s something so brilliant about them. The digitisation trend is the future but people will still want the feel and smell of real books.”
― Elizabeth Amisu, Sacerdos
tags: digital-age, ebooks, future, migmag, sacerdos
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“It was not that he was feckless – more that he had simply not been around the day they handed out feck.”
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