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Helen Oyeyemi talks to Kirsty Lang

A New New Me: Her Latest Novel

Hay Festival 2026, 

Master storyteller Helen Oyeyemi presents her playful new novel A New New Me.

Set over the course of a week, the book is the story of Kinga, who exists in seven different versions, Kingas A to G. When Kinga A discovers a man tied up in their apartment, the Kingas have to deal with the possibility that one of them might be planning to destroy them all.

Oyeyemi is the author of several novels including Parasol Against the Axe, and won the Somerset Maugham Award for White is for Witching. She talks to journalist Kirsty Lang.

Helen Oyeyemi talks to Kirsty Lang