I'm Telling the Truth but I'm Lying

I'm Telling the Truth but I'm Lying is a memoir by Nigerian spoken word artist Bassey Ikpi published by Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins in 2019.[1][2]

First edition

Plot

The book is described as "a deep personal work that chronicles the Nigerian-American author's life living with bipolar II disorder and anxiety, and a woman of color and combating the stigma surrounding it."[3] The essays cover her difficulties as a young child re-locating from Nigeria to America, struggling with household tensions, depression and hospitalization, leading up to her eventual diagnosis of and treatment for bipolar II disorder.[4]

Development

On May 4, 2017, it was announced that her first book, a memoir titled Making Friends With Giants would be published by Harper Perennial in 2018.[3] The book, eventually renamed I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying was published in August 2019.

Reception

The book became a New York Times bestseller.[5] Essence described it as a "stunning essay collection".[4] Kola Tubosun calls it "a kind of map for those interested in learning about how mental illness affects people."[6]

References
  1. Ikpi, Bassey (August 17, 2019). "Bassey Ikpi On 'I'm Telling The Truth, But I'm Lying'". NPR (Interview). Interviewed by Scott Simon. Weekend Edition.
  2. Ikpi, Bassey (May 27, 2019). "I'M TELLING THE TRUTH, BUT I'M LYING | KIRKUS REVIEWS". Kirkus Reviews.
  3. "Deals: Making Friends With Giants by Bassey Ikpi Acquired by Harper Perennial". Eric Smith. May 4, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  4. Arceneaux, Michael (October 23, 2020). "How Writer Bassey Ikpi Intricately Weaves the Art Of Storytelling in Her Memoir About Mental Illness". Essence.
  5. "Paperback Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Sept. 8, 2019 - The New York Times". The New York Times. September 8, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331.
  6. Tobuson, Kola (July 18, 2019). "Bassey's Literature as Truth; Truth as Literature". Ktravula - a travelogue!.
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