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Lauren Beukes



Lauren Beukes is a recovering journalist, TV scriptwriter, award-winning columnist and writer (aka glorified typist).She lives in Cape Town with her husband and daughter.

Genres: Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, General Fiction, Horror
 
Novels
   Moxyland (2008)
   Zoo City (2010)
   The Shining Girls (2013)
   Broken Monsters (2014)
   Afterland (2020)
   Bridge (2023)
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Collections
   Slipping (2016)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Lauren Beukes recommends
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The Haven (2024)
Fiona Neill
"The Haven is a smart, fierce thriller about an unravelling family, a corrupted utopia, and the wild hearts of teenage girls. I couldn't look away."
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The Future (2023)
Naomi Alderman
"Playful, incisive, horribly relevant and surprisingly hopeful, The Future is a thrill ride that's also a powerful manifesto hurtling towards a world where everything might turn out to be okay. A little Atwood, a little Gibson, all Alderman, it's brilliant and I loved it."
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Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023)
Wole Talabi
"Fast and sharp as talons, Shigidi is a high-stakes art heist love story with Nigerian gods and demons and some Succession-level corporate politics and Alan Moore-ish deep dives into occult lore and mythologies. If you thought Killmonger was right or loved American Gods and Akata Witch, this one is very much for you."

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Anthologies containing stories by Lauren Beukes
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Stories of Hope and Wonder (2020)
In Support of the UK's Healthcare Workers
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Mechanical Animals (2018)
Tales at the Crux of Creatures and Tech
edited by
Selena Chambers and Jason Heller
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Digital Dreams (2016)
A Decade of Science Fiction by Women
edited by
Ian Whates

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Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book winner (2011) : Zoo City
John W. Campbell Best Book nominee (2011) : Zoo City
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (2011) : Zoo City
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2013) : The Shining Girls


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