Bunmi Emenanjo is an attorney, entrepreneur, writer, and speaker. Born in the United States and raised in Nigeria, she was exposed at a young age to globally diverse stories from the works of Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, to Shakespeare and Arabian Nights. Bunmi’s childhood and culture inspire her writing and her work as a curator of children’s books. In 2019, she founded Atlas Book Club, a company focused on curating diverse children's books in an intentional and inclusive manner. She strives to help all kids see themselves represented in the books they read.
While Bunmi has had a vast legal career from working in the private sector to the White House under the Biden administration, writing is her passion. When she is not practicing law or leading Atlas Book Club, Bunmi is baking, traveling, and writing stories that fill the heart and move the spirit.
Her debut picture book is I'll See You in Ijebu, forthcoming in 2024, followed by her board book Our World: Nigeria, both with Barefoot Books.
She lives in Maryland with her husband, her three children, and a devoted Black Russian terrier named Shadow.
