Imbolo Mbue

Imbolo Mbue

Imbolo Mbue is the author of the New York Times bestseller Behold the Dreamers, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Blue Metropolis Words to Change Prize and was an Oprah's Book Club selection. Named a notable book of the year by The New York Times and The Washington Post and a best book of the year by close to a dozen publications, the novel has been translated into eleven languages, adapted into an opera and a stage play, and optioned for a movie. A native of Limbe, Cameroon, and a graduate of Rutgers and Columbia Universities, Mbue lives in New York City.

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April 10 2017

BEHOLD THE DREAMERS Author Imbolo Mbue on College and the Immigrant Experience

I was born in Cameroon and moved to the United States after high school to attend college. Having never been that far from home, I was extremely homesick in my first months in the country (it didn’t help that the weather was too cold for my liking). That all changed when I arrived at college.

BEHOLD THE DREAMERS Author Imbolo Mbue on College and the Immigrant Experience

College & University Reads Community Reads

April 10 2017

College & University Reads All-School Reads Community Reads

August 22 2018

Women of Color: Common Reading Selections for All Ages

Women’s history is still under-discussed and undervalued, doubly so when it comes to the history of women of color. We’re highlighting some of our recent favorite titles, bringing these women’s stories and perspectives to the forefront.

Women of Color: Common Reading Selections for All Ages

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August 22 2018

College & University Reads

April 24 2018

Videos from the 2018 First-Year Experience® Conference are now available

We’re pleased to share videos from the First-Year Experience® Conference held in San Antonio, TX this past February. If you weren’t able to join us for our author events at the conference, or would simply like to hear the talks again, please take a moment to view the clips below. Penguin Random House Author