Shirlene Obuobi is a Ghanaian-American physician, cartoonist, and author who grew up in Chicago, Illinois, Hot Springs, Arkansas and The Woodlands, Texas. When she’s not in the hospital (and let’s be honest, even when she’s in it), she can be found drawing comics, writing on her phone, and obsessing over her three cats. She currently lives in Chicago, where she is completing her cardiology fellowship.
Genres: General Fiction
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A Love Like the Sun (2024)
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The Art of Scandal (2023)
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"Richly characterized and beautifully depicted, Black brings the political drama and electric chemistry of Shonda Rhimes' Scandal to this novel of two starkly different individuals learning to find themselves in each other."
The God of Good Looks (2023)
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"Bursting with vivid imagery and a striking voice, The God of Good Looks boldly tackles complex topics and characters with remarkable nuance and grace. Immersive and impossible to put down."
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