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2023 has been an excellent year for books so far, with tons of memoirs, romance novels and other new releases that have book lovers excited. Ziwe Fumudoh, best known for her satirical late-night talk show "Ziwe," recently announced the upcoming release of her new book "Black Friend: Essays," a comical collection of personal essays.

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"Black Friend: Essays" is now available for preorder, and it's set to release on October 17, 2023. The new book will take a deeper dive into Ziwe's own struggles with her identity.

What is Ziwe's book about?

Ziwe's new book "Black Friend: Essays" will explore difficult questions surrounding society, race and identity and give readers more insight into Ziwe's experience growing up in America as a Black daughter of Nigerian immigrants. The book's title is an ode to Ziwe's talk show, where she's gone viral for asking her guests how many Black friends they have. The book also reflects on pop culture and touches on last year's incident where comedian Sam Jay was mistaken for Ziwe at a WNBA game.

$26 at Amazon

"Black Friend: Essays" will be released on October 17, 2023, and is available for preorder now.

Where can you preorder Ziwe's new book?

Ziwe's upcoming book "Black Friend: Essays" will be released on October 17, 2023. If you don't want to wait until release day, you can preorder "Black Friend: Essays" now from these retailers:

• $26 at Amazon
• $26 at Barnes & Noble
• $24 at Bookshop
• $26 at Books-A-Million

Where to watch Ziwe

Ziwe has taken the internet by storm with her Showtime late-night talk show "Ziwe," which first premiered in 2021. The show uses comedy and satire to tackle issues like race, class, politics and other societal issues through interviews and comical sketches. Ziwe has interviewed celebrities like Drew Barrymore, Emily Ratajkowski, Phoebe Bridgers and Wayne Brady and asked uncomfortable yet important questions to address taboo topics in American culture.

Ziwe has also made appearances in the 2020 comedy special "Yearly Departed," as well as season 3 of "Succession" as late-night comedian Sophie Iwobi.

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