Safiya Sinclair '10

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Safiya Sinclair '10 was born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the author of the memoir  a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Kirkus Prize, and longlisted for the Women鈥檚 Prize in Nonfiction. 

How to Say Babylon was named one of the 100 Notable Books of the year by the New York Times, a Top 10 Book of 2023 by the Washington Post, one of The Atlantic鈥檚 10 Best Books of 2023, a TIME Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2023, a Read with Jenna/TODAY Show Book Club pick, and one of Barack Obama鈥檚 Favorite Books of 2023. How to Say Babylon was also named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, NPR, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Vulture, Harper鈥檚 Bazaar, and Barnes & Nobleamong others, and was an ALA Notable Book of the YearThe audiobook of How to Say Babylon was named a Best Audiobook of the Year by Audible and AudioFile magazine.

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Safiya Sinclair '10
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stack of 2023 books in library at Bennington