Peace Adzo Medie

Peace Adzo Medie's debut novel, His Only Wife , was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, a New York Times Notable Book of 2020, and a Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020. It was also a Reese's Book Club pick. Her book, Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa , was published by Oxford University Press in 2020. She has won numerous awards for her scholarship and has held several fellowships, including the Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders...See more

Peace Adzo Medie's debut novel, His Only Wife , was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, a New York Times Notable Book of 2020, and a Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020. It was also a Reese's Book Club pick. Her book, Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa , was published by Oxford University Press in 2020. She has won numerous awards for her scholarship and has held several fellowships, including the Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellowship. She holds a PhD in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in geography from the University of Ghana. This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau. See less