Hi everyone! It’s time for #debutauthorchat - check out the tag to meet other authors whose first books come out next year!
Today is DAY ONE: Introduce Yourself!
My name is Shirlene Obuobi, and I’m a Cardiology Fellow at University of Chicago, cartoonist, and debut author(!!) My adult fictional novel, ON ROTATION, comes out 6/21/2022 via @avonbooks @wmbooks @harpercollins. It’s a (second?) coming-of-age about a Ghanaian American medical student!
Things about me: I have 1 amazing husband, 2 younger siblings and 3 cats. I’m very loud in person, but am secretly an introvert. I love candles that smell like cookies & plush blankets, travel, & friends that feel like family. I’ve been writing & drawing since I was a kid. #graphicmedicine & #narrativemedicine are my passions. I take pride in not taking myself too seriously while simultaneously being notoriously Type A.
Pic 1: (one of) my author photos by @pavspixelz Pic 2: 1/3 cats (bc I am a wicked step cat mom & my baby is my clear favorite) Pic 3: my actual debut novel, age 10 Pic 4: what I looked like 50% of the time while writing ON ROTATION
Comps for On Rotation: Sweetbitter, Talia Hibbert’s Brown Sisters series, Grey’s Anatomy.
Don’t forget to check the rest of my feed for a giveaway! And go to the @22debuts page to check out other debuts!
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