Born: 1984, Jamaica
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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Safiya Sinclair was born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the author of “How to Say Babylon: A Memoir,” which is featured at the 2024 National Book Festival. “How to Say Babylon: A Memoir” received a National Book Critics Circle Award in autobiography and One Caribbean Media’s OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Sinclair’s memoir was also included in many best book of the year lists, selected as a “Today” show book club pick and named one of former President Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2023. Sinclair is also the author of the poetry collection “Cannibal,” which received a Whiting Award.