Kobe Bryant Tweeted at Tomi Adeyemi and Said This

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant tweeted at debut Nigerian novelist Tomi Adeyemi, surprisingly, to say that he had read her book, and that he liked it! The book in question is of course Children of Blood and Bone, which is the first book in a fantasy trilogy that earned Adeyemi a million-dollar advance.

Kobe Bryant was all:

Well deserved @tomi_adeyemi I read it in just about a day!! LOVED it #ChildrenofBloodandBone #congrats https://t.co/8wTh0OwKq2

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) March 16, 2018

And Tomi Adeyemi was like:

KOBE BRYANTTTTTTTTTTTT READ MY FREAKING BOOK!!!!!!

AND HE LIKED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU @kobebryant!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/ZuqaTobvha

— Tomi Adeyemi (@tomi_adeyemi) March 16, 2018

Here’s to basketball superstars reading new African novels.

Best wishes to Tomi Adeyemi.

Read Chapters 1-6 of Children of Blood and Bone HERE.